At least 16 women dead after boat capsizes off Lesbos
The disaster involving migrants in waters off Greece follows another near Kythira in which 15 are still missing Reuters in AthensThu 6 Oct 2022 At least 16 women have died […]
Angelina Jolie urges people to ‘learn and follow what is happening’ in Pakistan after floods
Angelina Jolie urges people to ‘learn and follow what is happening’ in Pakistan after floods PUBLISHED ABOUT 13 HOURS AGO IMAGES STAFF DESK REPORT The actor took to Instagram and said […]
Reform, relief, resilience
Reform, relief, resilience Ali Tauqeer Sheikh Published September 8, 2022 Updated about 4 hours ago LISTEN TO ARTICLE1x1.2×1.5x DISASTER relief is not a stand-alone operation. It cannot be effective unless clearly designed and aligned with […]
Ismaili Imamat donates $10m for flood victims
Deeply indebted to His Highness the Aga Khan for this contribution, says PM Shehbaz News Desk September 04, 2022 Prince Rahim Aga Khan. PHOTO: FILE As unsparing floods cripple the […]
Pakistan floods wash away a family’s marriage hopes
By AFP – Sep 04,2022 – JORDAN TIMES This aerial photograph shows makeshift tents for people displaced due to the floods after heavy monsoon rains at Sohbatpur in Jaffarabad district of Balochistan […]
Fluid dynamics and Pakistan’s deadly floods
DR. THEODORE KARASIK September 02, 2022 Short Url Pakistan’s historic flooding covering a third of the country is a complex humanitarian disaster illustrating how excessive water can quickly overwhelm land […]
The most heartbreaking thing about the Indonesian earthquake is the emotional trauma that it’s left behind
Natural disasters and conflicts can rob the most vulnerable people in society of a livelihood and a support system. But the ensuing emotional damage can last for a lifetime Rachid […]
Swiss foreign minister says the country should do more
HUMANITARIAN AID MAY 23, 2016 – 14:12 Currently a record 125 million people worldwide need help to survive, according to UN figures. (Keystone) Switzerland is not doing enough to combat suffering in the world, says Swiss foreign minister Didier Burkhalter. The country would have liked to host the UN’s first World […]
South Korean Ferry Sinks Off Southern Coast; 4 Dead, Hundreds Missing
The Global Post: by Hyung-Jin Kim and Youkyung Lee — MOKPO, South Korea (AP) — Koo Bon-hee could see the exit. For half an hour, as the doomed ferry filled with water and listed severely on its side, the crew told passengers to wait for rescuers. With their breathing room […]
Western Firms Feel Pressure as Toll Rises in Bangladesh
Source: NY Times. By JULFIKAR ALI MANIK, STEVEN GREENHOUSE and JIM YARDLEY DHAKA, Bangladesh — As the search for survivors continued on Friday in one of the worst manufacturing disasters in history, pointed questions were being raised about why a factory building in Bangladesh was not padlocked after terrified workers […]
Bangladesh at extreme risk
Source: The Daily Star. The news that Bangladesh tops the list among 197 nations surveyed under “Natural Hazards Risk Atlas 2011”, a report by respected British risk consultancy firm Maplecroft is disturbing to say the least. The report states that we fall in the “extreme risk” category as Bangladesh suffers […]
Sceptics are preparing for disaster
Americans sceptical of the country’s future are preparing for economic collapse and a fascist regime reminiscent of Nazi Germany.