Tag: FLOODS

Flood: ‘Prepare for looming hunger’, Emir of Zazzau warns North

Aminu Imam

The Emir of Zazzau and Grand Patron of the Kaduna Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, (KADCCIMA), Ambassador Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, has called on the northern region to wake up and address extreme hunger. Speaking at the 3rd KADCCIMA Award of excellence ceremony in Kaduna, the Emir said the region does not need a soothsayer to tell it that hunger crisis is coming and that it needs to wake up because agriculture is the mainstay of the economy. According to him, On the issue of hunger crisis in the…

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16 dead, 36 missing after flash flooding in north-western China

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

At least 16 people have died and a further 36 are missing after a flash flood in north-western China, according to a report on state television on Thursday. The flash floods occurred on Wednesday evening in the mountains in Datong County near the city of Xining in Qinghai Province, after heavy rainfall. The downpours triggered landslides that blocked and diverted rivers, affecting more than 6,000 people in two towns and six villages, the report said. The authorities mobilised around 2,000 rescue workers, including police officers, paramilitary units, emergency services and…

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