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Africa: Small and mighty Cyclone Gelane reaches category four strength(0)
Southern Indian Ocean–NASA satellites monitoring and studying Cyclone Gelane over the last several days have watched the storm become more powerful and more compact. Gelane is now a powerful category four cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Some regional warnings have been posted for this weekend as the storm approaches.
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer or MODIS [...]
Nigeria: Hundreds injured – Thousands displaced in Jos riots
Kano–Several thousand residents of Jos, in central Nigeria, are displaced after their homes burned in deadly sectarian clashes, according to residents and the local Red Cross.
Local authorities have not confirmed the death toll from the 17 January violence but information IRIN obtained from hospital sources and residents put the number at 26, with 300 people [...]
Kenya: Disease threat follows floods
Nairobi–Some 30,000 people are in urgent need of shelter, water, food and healthcare after heavy rainfall caused massive flooding, forcing thousands to leave their homes, according to the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS).
Roads and bridges have been either destroyed or severely damaged, cutting off villagers and leaving them without food or potable water, putting them [...]
Somalia: Round-the-clock care saves countless lives in South Galkayo Hospital
Galkayo Somalia–Located in bone-dry central Somalia, the city of Galkayo is divided in half by warring militias and separatist regional governments that continuously clash in armed confrontations. Since Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) was forced to evacuate its international staff in 2008 due to insecurity, MSF’s Somali staff has carried on the work of [...]
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