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Desperate survivors of Cyclone Nargis poured out of Burma’s Irrawaddy Delta on Sunday in search of food, water and medicine as aid groups said thousands more people will die if…
Cyclone kills nearly 4 000 in Burma
Burma said on Monday that nearly 4Â 000 people had been killed in the cyclone that tore into the impoverished and secretive Asian nation at the weekend, and that tens of…
Tens of thousands displaced in Mozambique floods
Several people have died while 70Â 000 others were displaced by floods in central Mozambique and the situation is expected to worsen till mid-February, the National Institute of…
Africa may face food crisis following floods
The Red Cross warned on Wednesday that a food crisis could be looming across East and West Africa due to the massive damage wrought on crops by ongoing flooding. The…
Fears mount over more floods in Africa
Fears mounted on Monday that downpours that have killed dozens in Africa, uprooted hundreds of thousands and devastated crops could continue past the end of the rainy season and…