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Landslide at illegal gold mine kills 28

Freedom Online — Mon, 25 May 2026 16:43:02 +0000

Local authorities, on Monday, announced that 28 people were killed when a landslide struck an illegal gold mining ‌site in Angola. According to the authorities, this was the deadliest illegal mining accident in Angola, northwestern Bengo province. The province’s civil protection and fire service said four people were rescued from ⁠the site, adding that search […]

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303 dead in India’s Himachal Pradesh monsoon

Freedom Online — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 15:01:37 +0000

At least 303 people died in cloudbursts, landslides, flash floods and other rain-related incidents during the ongoing monsoon season in India’s northern hilly state Himachal Pradesh. The state’s disaster management authority said in a statement that since June 20, at least 155 people have died due to rain-related incidents while 148 casualties occurred in road […]

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Zimbabwe gold mine collapse leaves 11 miners trapped

Freedom Reporter — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 15:00:26 +0000

Authorities on Friday said 11 subsistence mine workers have been trapped in an underground shaft after a ground collapse at Zimbabwe’s Redwing Mine, 270 kilometers west of the capital Harare. Zimbabwe’s mines ministry in a statement said the incident took place on Thursday morning, with initial assessments pointing to earth tremors as the possible cause […]

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Enugu Fire Service saves goods worth millions of naira at Orba International Market

Gbemi Banks — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 15:57:02 +0000

The Enugu State Fire Service has saved goods worth millions of naira during a New Year eve inferno that broke out at Orba International Market within Udenu Local Government Area of the state. The Director of Enugu State Fire Service, Mr Okwudiri Ohaa, disclosed this in Enugu on Monday. Ohaa said that the timely intervention […]

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National Theatre Fire outbreak: 4 cows, 3 goats burnt at NCAC office Lagos

Gbemi Banks — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 17:26:01 +0000

No few than four cows, three goats kept at the National Council of Arts and Culture (NCAC), National Theatre Complex , Iganmu , Lagos, were killed in a fire outbreak on Saturday night. The Director of Public Affairs, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Mr Amodu Shakiru, confirmed this on Sunday. Shakiru said that the […]

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NBS, UNDP, NEMA inaugurate Nigeria flood assessment report

Gbemi Banks — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 08:51:00 +0000

The Statistician-General of the Federation, Prince Adeyemi Adeniran, on Wednesday inaugurated the Nigeria Flood Impact, Recovery and Mitigation Assessment Report aimed at assessing the impact of 2022 floods on households. Adeniran, while speaking at the occasion, said the survey report was a collaboration between the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), National Emergency Management Agency […]

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Death toll in Kenya flooding rises to at least 120 – Minister

Gbemi Banks — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 05:49:03 +0000

The death toll in weeks of flooding in Kenya in eastern Africa has risen to at least 120, Interior Minister Raymond Omollo said on Tuesday. People from almost 90,000 households have fled the flood waters and are being accommodated in 120 makeshift camps, Omollo added. He did not provide any information about the total number […]

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Number of victims continues to rise from Dominican Republic flooding

Gbemi Banks — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 06:06:42 +0000

The death toll in the Dominican Republic has risen to 30 after flooding caused by heavy rain last weekend, according to local media reports on Thursday. More than 7,400 homes and houses were damaged and 22 destroyed, as the newspaper “Diario Libre” and other media reported, citing new figures from the civil protection authority COE. […]

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At least 128 killed in Nepal earthquake

Gbemi Banks — Sat, 04 Nov 2023 08:16:39 +0000

At least 128 people have died in a strong earthquake in Nepal, according to police in the capital Kathmandu. Dozens more have been reported injured. A representative of the local administration in the Jajarkot district, near the epicenter of the quake, said the number of victims could rise. Confirmed figures on deaths or injuries from […]

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20 injured as petrol tanker explodes in Kaduna

Gbemi Banks — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 06:30:46 +0000

No fewer than 20 people sustained various degrees of injuries following a tanker explosion at a petrol station in Rigasa area of Kaduna. Mr Paul Aboi, Director, Kaduna State Fire Service, made this known in an interview on Thursday in Kaduna. Aboi said among those injured were five Federal fire fighters, some personnel of Kaduna […]

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Oyan Dam not responsible for Ogun, Lagos floods – FG

Gbemi Banks — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 12:51:30 +0000

Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, on Thursday, said the recurring floods in Ogun and Lagos were caused by climate change and not Oyan Dam water release. Utsev, who said this in a statement issued at the end of his familiarization visit to Gov. Dapo Abiodun and Ogun Osun River Basin Development […]

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Flood: Abiodun, minister visit affected areas

Freedom Reporter — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 19:40:47 +0000

*’We Are Providing Immediate Solution To Isheri Flooding’ The Federal Government on Wednesday assured residents of flood-prone areas, particularly the Isheri North community in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State of quick and permanent solution to the perennial menace of flooding in the corridor. This assurance was given by the Minister of State, Environment; […]

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Flood: Lagos, Ogun residents fault minister’s position

Freedom Reporter — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 19:27:54 +0000

Residents of flooded communities in Lagos and Ogun states have faulted Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev on the cause of flood in their communities. The minister had during his visit to the Oyan Dam on Tuesday asserted that the water released from the Oyan Dam in Ogun State was not responsible […]

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FEMA warns FCT residents against going through flood water

Gbemi Banks — Sun, 22 Oct 2023 12:59:27 +0000

The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has warned residents against going through flood water to prevent avoidable death. Mrs Florence Wenegieme, Director, Forecasting Response and Mitigation, FEMA, gave the warning in an interview on Sunday in Abuja. Wenegieme, while reacting to the demise of a 31-year-old motorcyclist from flooding in Abuja on Friday, […]

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Flood: Lagos orders residents of Alagbole, Meiran, Kara, Isheri-Olowora, Owode-Onirin, Ajegunle, Lekki-Ajah, others to relocate

Femi Adewale — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 20:23:15 +0000

The Lagos State Government has advised all residents of the state living in the Ogun River banks to relocate immediately and move to the upper land for safety. This is contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, on Wednesday in Lagos. The statement said the relocation […]

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