Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has directed the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) to enforce strict adherence to the Waterways Transportation Code in response to a fatal boat accident in Kupa Ebbe Village, Kogi State. In a statement, Oyetola extended his condolences to the Kogi State government and the families of the…
Severe flooding across Malaysia has claimed the lives of three people and forced over 122,000 residents to flee their homes. Authorities warn that the situation could worsen as storm alerts remain active nationwide. The state of Kelantan, near the Thai border, is the hardest hit, accounting for 63% of the displaced population. Other affected states…
At least 169 residents from the Gwajibo Mudi community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State are feared dead following a tragic boat accident in Gwajibo village, located in neighboring Niger State. Reports from LEADERSHIP previously indicated that the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) had rescued around 100 individuals involved in the incident. However,…
At least three people have lost their lives due to severe flooding in several villages across three local government areas in Bauchi State. The flood, which also displaced hundreds of residents, destroyed farmlands and property valued at millions of naira. The disaster was triggered by a heavy downpour that lasted for about three hours, leading…
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck near Arequipa, Peru’s second most populated city, resulting in injuries but no reported fatalities. David Aponte, Chief of Disaster Risk Management and National Defense at the Ministry of Health, reported three minor injuries on local radio station RPP. Subsequently, the Ministry of Health confirmed that five additional injured individuals were…
A 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck Iran’s northeastern city of Kashmar on Tuesday, resulting in at least four fatalities and 120 injuries. Kashmar’s Governor, Hajatollah Shariatmadari, reported the casualty figures on state television, noting that the earthquake occurred at 1:24 PM local time (0954 GMT). He stated that 35 of the injured have been hospitalized. The…
A tragic discovery was made on Saturday as a body was found off the coast of Libya, just a day after a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) rescue ship uncovered a devastating scene. On Friday, the MSF vessel recovered the bodies of 11 migrants in the same Mediterranean area and rescued over 160 people from perilous…
At least 50 people have died due to severe rain and flooding in central Afghanistan, an official reported on Saturday. Mawlawi Abdul Hai Zaeem, head of the information department for Ghor province, told Reuters that there is no information on the number of injured from the rainstorm that began on Friday, which also disrupted many…
The Central African Republic (CAR) witnesses a catastrophic loss of life as a ferry, with over 300 passengers aboard, tragically overturns near the capital city of Bangui. The calamitous event occurred as the vessel was en route to a funeral on Friday, resulting in the loss of at least 58 lives, with the fate of…
