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The Rains Are Here, Again!

Like a recurring decimal, it is that time of the year when they present with alarming intensity and deadly frequency – engendering flash floodings, erosions and landslides. These consequential natural disasters threaten lives and properties in various nooks and crannies of the country. Which is why the Nigerian government last week alerted that 1,249 communities […]
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Lightning kills pregnant girl, 5 others in Guinea

According to Guinea government, five children, including a 16-year-old pregnant girl, have been killed by lightning. Seven others were injured during the “violent thunderstorm” in the prefecture of Dabola in central Guinea, the ministry of security and civil protection said in a statement late on Thursday. The victims took part in a baptism ceremony and […]
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How rain killed 11 in Tanzania

At least 11 people, including five pupils, were on Tuesday killed by ongoing heavy rains in Tanzania’s Eastern Region of Morogoro, a senior police official said. The Morogoro Regional Commissioner, Wilbroad Mutafungwa, said the five pupils drowned in a flooded river while going home from school. Mutafungwa told a news conference in the Morogoro municipality, […]
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in Lagos, It’S Rain, Rain. Go Away…

GBUBEMI GOD’S COVE­NANT SNR moved around the flood prone areas of Lagos and reports that Lago­sians at worst hit zones are bracing themselves for the worst. Apprehension is building up again among residents of flood prone areas in Lagos, as the rainy season gathers storm for its 2015 reign of terror over the state. In […]