31 Jan 2011 (South African Government News Service) – Roosters cluck, dogs dig through heaps of mud and garbage, music blasts from a distance, children’s cries and laughter can be heard from miles away and raw sewage trickles past the doorsteps of many dishevelled houses. This is the flood-hit Themba Khoza informal settlement, near Ivory […]
Reporting by Janelle Miles, Peter Michael, Sarah Vogler, Brian Williams, Michael Madigan and Lizzie Stafford, The Courier-MailFebruary 02, 2011 CYCLONE YASI has been upgraded to Category Four and is likely to cross the coast earlier than expected at 10pm Wednesday evening, according to the latest update from the Bureau of Meteorology. Cyclone Yasi is expected […]
VIDEO: Yasi will be worse than Larry – Bligh EVACUATIONS are under way as communities along the coast prepare for a cyclone that has stunned experienced weather watchers with its size and force. Live updates will be posted here as they come to hand. Live coverage: Cyclone Yasi bears down on Queensland coast Technorati Tags: […]
By Jane CowanTuesday, February 1, 2011 ELEANOR HALL: It was with a touch of irony that Australia’s ambassador to the United States, Kim Beazley, opened a World Bank drought conference today. Mr Beazley admitted it was a tough job selling Australia’s expertise on drought with so much of the country under water. But he urged […]
By Rob Taylor, Reuters January 31, 2011 10:01 PM CANBERRA – Australia evacuated northeast coastal cities on Tuesday as a cyclone rivaling the strength of Hurricane Katrina bore down on tourism, sugar and coal mining areas and threatened areas already devastated by floods far inland. Cyclone Yasi is expected to generate winds of up to […]
By Julian Labores, ManilaFebruary 1, 2011 The number of people affected by floods and landslides that hit parts of the southern Philippines in recent weeks breached the two-million mark on Monday, with 75 dead and 22 still missing, according to the country’s disaster prevention body. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said the […]
Life improved for Pakyarani’s family when the war ended, but then the floods came and washed away their hopes. 29 Jan 2011 (Al Jazeera) – Recent flooding in eastern Sri Lanka destroyed thousands of homes, devastated the rice crop and drowned thousands of livestock. A million people, 40 per cent of them children, are at […]
January 31, 2011 (AP) – As Queensland bore the brunt of Cyclone Anthony overnight another strong cyclone roared towards the state, prompting evacuations and warnings that it could be the worst the already swamped region has ever seen. Cyclone Hits Australia’s Flood Ravaged Northeast Technorati Tags: Australia,flood,hurricane,global warming,climate change
9 January 2011 25 January 2011 Caption by Michon ScottJanuary 30, 2011 Heavy rains in Queensland, Australia, pushed the Fitzroy River over its banks at the beginning of 2011. The overflowing river submerged much of Rockhampton, not far from the Queensland coast. In late January, however, flood waters receded, leaving behind a mixture of […]
BRISBANE, January 28, 2011 (AP) — Deadly floodwaters that have swamped huge parts of Australia will cost the nation 1 billion Australian dollars ($990 million) in agricultural losses and billions more in lost coal exports, the nation’s treasurer said Friday. The damage figures released by federal Treasurer Wayne Swan were the first official estimates of […]
