Heavy rainfall swept across Lagos on July 3, leaving several major roads submerged, stranding motorists and disrupting business activities as flash floods once again exposed the city’s drainage challenges. Areas including Lekki Phase 1, the Lekki-Epe Expressway, Victoria Island, Ikeja, Gbagada, Mushin and Mafoluku experienced severe flooding after an intense downpour overwhelmed drainage systems. Videos…
Global health authorities are responding to two major public health challenges as the Democratic Republic of Congo begins testing an experimental Ebola treatment while Europe grapples with a deadly heatwave that has claimed more than 1,300 lives. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the first patients have been enrolled in a World Health Organization-backed clinical…
Hope has returned to Venezuela’s disaster zone after rescuers pulled a three-year-old child alive from the rubble six days after the country’s devastating twin earthquakes, as search and rescue operations continue against mounting odds. The child, identified as Klieber Morán, was rescued from the collapsed Los Corales Garden 1 residential building in La Guaira State…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that more than 1,300 excess deaths have been recorded across Europe since June 21 as an unprecedented early-summer heatwave continues to grip the continent with record-breaking temperatures. According to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Europe is warming faster than any other region globally, with the current heatwave exposing…
A powerful heatwave is sweeping across Europe, with meteorologists warning that at least 193 million people are expected to experience temperatures above 35°C today as governments issue health alerts and power operators prepare for surging electricity demand. The extreme weather has spread across much of Western and Central Europe, with countries including Germany, France, Italy,…
Venezuela has been left reeling after two powerful earthquakes struck the country’s northern region on June 24, causing widespread destruction, killing at least 32 people, and injuring more than 700 others. According to authorities, the earthquakes measured magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 and occurred just 39 seconds apart near the town of Morón in Yaracuy State,…
A severe summer heatwave has swept across Europe, triggering red heat alerts in parts of France, Italy, and Spain as temperatures climb toward 40°C and above. The extreme weather has been linked to a large area of high pressure pulling hot air from the Sahara, creating dangerous heat conditions across western and southern Europe. Authorities…
