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Chile warns over areas at risk due to climate change

Published on: March 7, 2023
12:17

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Santiago de Chile, Mar 7 (Prensa Latina) At least a dozen coastal areas of Chile are exposed to flooding and other damage as a result of climate change, a study by four universities revealed.

Several Indian states are at risk from extreme weather events

Published on: February 20, 2023
11:24

By: Alina Ramos Martin

New Delhi, Feb 20 (Prensa Latina) Many Indian states are at high risk of damage to built environment due to extreme weather events such as floods, forest fires, heat waves and sea level rise, it was disclosed today.

Ukrainian attacks put key points of nuclear power plant at risk

Published on: August 17, 2022
11:40

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Moscow, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) Zaporozhie authorities denounced that Ukrainian attacks against weak points of the nuclear power plant, including the cooling system, could cause "a catastrophe worse than Chernobyl" in 1986.

UNICEF and OXFAM support Cuba for risk reduction

Published on: October 13, 2021
16:23

By: Prensa Latina

Havana, Oct 13 (Prensa Latina) The Community Manual on Inclusive Management for Disaster Risk Reduction in Cuba was presented today as an educational tool with the support of UNICEF and OXFAM.

Cuba to implement project for disaster risk reduction

Published on: September 14, 2021
16:05

By: Prensa Latina

Havana Sep 14 (Prensa Latina) The European Union's Euroclimate program and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) signed today an agreement for the implementation in Cuba of a project to reduce risks from natural disasters.

FAO warns about African swine fever danger in the Americas

Published on: August 3, 2021
12:15

By: Prensa Latina

Santiago de Chile, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Monday warned all nations about recent detection of the first case of African swine fever (ASF) in the Americas.

Health intervention continues in Cuban province

Published on: June 30, 2021
12:52

By: Prensa Latina

Camagüey, Cuba, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's largest province on Wednesday continued the health intervention to curb Covid-19 in one of the risk territories identified by the Ministry of Public Health.

World heritage site in Angola is at risk

Published on: June 12, 2021
00:15

By: Prensa Latina

Luanda, (Prensa Latina) New constructions in the vicinity of the historic center of Mbanza Kongo, in northwestern Angola, could affect the preservation of the place, which was declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), local media reported.

Vaccination with vaccine candidates goes well in Cuba

Published on: May 15, 2021
11:12

By: Prensa Latina

Havana, May 15 (Prensa Latina) Vaccination in Cuba with Covid-19 vaccine candidates Abdala and Soberana 02 is being successfully carried out in Havana, where there is a complex epidemiological situation.

Scientists warn about tsunami risks in coastal areas

Published on: May 11, 2021
00:15

By: Prensa Latina

Washington, May 11 (Prensa Latina) A group of researchers identified a tsunami threat in several coastal areas of the world, due to submarine slip faults in the earth's crust, a scientific journal reported.

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