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Indonesian president travels to flood disaster zone

Published on: December 1, 2025
11:16

Jakarta, Dec 1 (Prensa Latina) Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto traveled today to the areas hardest hit by floods on the island of Sumatra, where the tragedy has left 442 dead and 402 residents still missing.

Syria requests support to confront wildfire disaster (+Photo)

Published on: July 8, 2025
10:20

Damascus, July 8 (Prensa Latina) Syrian Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management, Raed Al-Saleh, requested assistance from the European Union (EU) to control the forest fires raging in the northwestern province of Latakia, where the situation has been classified as an environmental disaster.

Death toll rises to 63 in Spain due to DANA

Published on: October 30, 2024
11:00

Madrid, Oct 30 (Prensa Latina) The death toll from the DANA in Spain rose to 63, one from Cuenca and the rest in the province of Valencia, official sources reported today.

Cuban government focuses attention on province hit by Oscar

Published on: October 23, 2024
09:01

Havana, Oct 23 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban government is carrying out a series of actions to support the province of Guantánamo, located in the easternmost part of the country, which remains in an alert phase as a result of the flooding caused by tropical storm Oscar.

Bolivia promotes 330 administrative proceedings against arsonists

Published on: October 1, 2024
07:50

La Paz, Oct 1 (Prensa Latina) Some 330 administrative proceedings for illegal burning and 94 criminal proceedings for forest fires are advancing in Bolivia, as confirmed by the director of the Authority for the Supervision and Social Control of Forests and Land (ABT), Ramiro Vidaurre.

WHO and Venezuela negotiate aid for Bolivia

Published on: October 1, 2024
07:40

La Paz, Oct 1 (Prensa Latina) After the declaration of a national disaster due to the fires in Bolivia, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Venezuela are negotiating an increase in cooperation to face the consequences.

Storms in Niger drag 77 people to their deaths

Published on: August 8, 2024
13:46

Niamey, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The floods caused by the fierce rains of the current rainy season in Niger caused the death of 77 people, most of them, 43, because of collapsed infrastructures, an official statement says.

President of Brazil visits again cities destroyed by storms

Published on: June 6, 2024
07:20

Brasilia, Jun 6 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will travel for the fourth time to the state of Rio Grande do Sul to visit cities devastated by the rains and floods that began at the end of April.

UNICEF strengthens support in Afghanistan after sudden floods

Published on: June 4, 2024
07:55

United Nations, Jun 4 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) responded to the sudden floods, which caused at least a dozen victims, in the north and west of Afghanistan.

UN provides vital humanitarian response to floods in Afghanistan

Published on: May 13, 2024
08:03

United Nations, May 13 (Prensa Latina) Over the weekend, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the World Food Program (WFP), among other agencies, responded to the flash floods in the northeast of Afghanistan.

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