‘Nowhere to go,’ shellshock in devastated Haitian port
Image: People walk in a flooded area after Hurricane Matthew in Les Cayes, Haiti, October 5, 2016. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares By Makini Brice LES CAYES,...
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Floods affect 600,000 in North Korea: Red Cross
SEOUL (Reuters) – At least 600,000 people in North Korea have been affected by heavy flooding that damaged or destroyed 30,000 homes, the Red Cross...
Hurricane Matthew hammers Haiti and Cuba, bears down on U.S.
Image: A man stands near a house damaged by Hurricane Matthew in Les Cayes, Haiti, October 4, 2016. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares By Makini Brice and...
South Carolina governor orders evacuation ahead of hurricane
Image: A man walks past a flooded street while Hurricane Matthew passes, in Cite-Soleil in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, October 4, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins By Harriet...
Caribbean braces for hit from fierce Hurricane Matthew
Image: Workers cover the windows at a building while Hurricane Matthew approaches in Kingston, Jamaica October 1, 2016. By Makini Brice and Gabriel Stargardter PORT-AU-PRINCE/KINGSTON...
Rescuers pull 15 out from China landslide, 32 missing
Image: Rescue workers try to recover a railway line affected by Typhoon Megi, in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China, September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer BEIJING (Reuters) –...
Disaster Reporting Challenges
For a diverse country like Papua New Guinea, the task of reporting on disasters is indeed challenging – but there is a greater challenge that...
Mudslides Triggered by Storm Claim 18 Lives in Eastern Mexico
Image: A view of the house where three members of a family died after a mudslide following heavy showers caused by the passing of Tropical...
UNDP: PNG’s First Disaster Information System Setup Underway
A proper information system for disaster is an important area of development that can help the operations of disaster management in PNG....
Monsoon deluge in Indian cities causes traffic chaos, sewage swirls
Image: A policeman directs the vehicles in a waterlogged highway after heavy rains in Gurugram, previously known as Gurgaon, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India,...