Death toll from flooding in Brazil rises, Lula visits disaster-hit region
Issued on: 21/02/2023 - 00:51
The death toll from devastating rainfall in southeastern Brazil rose to 40 on Monday, official figures showed, as President Luiz Inacio Lula…
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Working To Restore Internet In Disaster-Hit Tonga
<!-- -->Starlink is a division of Tesla boss Musk's SpaceX aerospace companySingapore: Elon Musk's satellite internet venture is helping to restore connectivity to the Pacific Island nation of Tonga, according to an official in Fiji…
Disaster-hit Tonga goes into lockdown after recording first local Covid cases
Two positive cases were discovered among front line workers at a port in the capital Nuku'alofa, where aid continues to flow in to help with recovery efforts, Tonga's Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni announced in a press conference, according…
First contactless aid flights arrive in disaster-hit Tonga
Flights from Australia and New Zealand carrying humanitarian aid and disaster relief landed at Fua'amotu International Airport in Tonga's capital, Nuku'alofa, after the runway was cleared of volcanic ash and debris following Saturday's…
‘Haiti is reeling:’ Earthquake survivors overwhelm hospitals in disaster-hit nation
The quake, which struck the southwest of the country, left at least 2,189 dead and more than 12,268 injured, the country's civil protection agency said Wednesday. Search and rescue efforts are being hampered by a lack of resources and by…