floods
Death toll from Thailand floods rises past 500
Environment
November 6, 2011
Death toll from Thailand floods rises past 500
BANGKOK — The nationwide death toll from flooding in Thailand climbed past 500 on Sunday, as the polluted black water…
Thailand shores up capital as waters creep higher
Environment
October 23, 2011
Thailand shores up capital as waters creep higher
Thailand's capital was braced for possible flooding on Sunday as water levels rose in some of Bangkok's northern suburbs and…
Irrigation Ministry plans for flood defenses
Environment
November 13, 2010
Irrigation Ministry plans for flood defenses
Tighter controls on construction in desert areas have been announced by the Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Nasr…
Benin…Really?
Life & Style
November 8, 2010
Benin…Really?
The unfortunate case for countries with little to no geo-political relevance for the rest of the world is that their…
UN secures half Pakistan flood relief funds
World
August 18, 2010
UN secures half Pakistan flood relief funds
Islamabad--Nearly half the US$459 million needed to fund initial relief efforts following Pakistan's worst ever floods has been secured after…
UN chief: Pakistan floods worst he has ever seen
World
August 15, 2010
UN chief: Pakistan floods worst he has ever seen
Islamabad-- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Sunday the flooding in Pakistan was the worst disaster he had ever seen, and…
Aswan flood victims housing case referred to prosecution
Egypt
April 8, 2010
Aswan flood victims housing case referred to prosecution
The legal row over housing units allocated for flood victims in Aswan's Wadi el-Allaqi district has been referred to state…
Egypt: Perpetually unprepared for disaster
Egypt
February 2, 2010
Egypt: Perpetually unprepared for disaster
It’s a growing expectation that with each disaster that strikes in Egypt, two separate crises will unfold: the first a…
Life in the flood stream
Egypt
January 29, 2010