How Derna tragedy epitomizes Libya’s misfortune
OSAMA AL-SHARIF September 19, 2023 Last week’s deadly deluge that hit the eastern Libyan port city of Derna, killing thousands and leaving many more homeless, was brought about by a […]
Middle East countries respond to Morocco earthquake, Libya flooding with aid and solidarity
Previous SPECIAL 1 / 5 Flash floods overturned vehicles and destroyed infrastructure in the Mediterranean coastal city of Derna, eastern Libya, on Sept. 10, 2023 (left) two days after a powerful […]
Pakistan flood victims throw note pleading for help
By Farhat JavedBBC Urdu, Manoor valley Hundreds of people are stranded across the river in the Manoor valley of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after a flash flood hit the region […]
Austrian man saves Turkish neighbors from raging floods
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL DIASPORA JUL 18, 2021 People walk in the flooded historic center, in Hallein, Austria, July 17, 2021. (AFP PHOTO) A heroic act of an Austrian man saved the lives […]
Scientific proof: The Comeback of Noah’s Flood
By Andrew Alden, About.com Guide n 1997 two marine geologists, William Ryan and Walter Pitman, published a book about Noah’s Flood—the real one they discovered themselves. It’s a geologic event that they say occurred several thousand years before the ancient Hebrews wrote the story down in its familiar 40-days/40-nights form. […]
Prime Minister of Bangladesh: Climate Change ‘Disastrous’ for Developing Countries
Source: Asia Society By Liz Flora Leaders from the countries on the front lines of climate change assailed the “inertia” of the world’s richer nations, and warned of grave consequences ahead for their own countries, when they convened at Asia Society New York today for the launch of a new […]
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 […]