“I’m looking for God to help”: Somalia’s most powerful storm leaves traders, herders devastated
Garowe, Somalia Thomson Reuters Foundation Electronics shop owner Mohamed Nor had a thriving business selling televisions and phones in Somalia’s coastal town of Bosaso until three days ago, when the most powerful storm to hit the country hammered his business and left him with nothing. “I had a booming shop in downtown Bosaso. It has […]
INDIA: BEYOND SHELTER IN A STORM, ODISHA EYES STURDIER HOMES, POWER AND TREES
In the aftermath of Cyclone Fani, MANIPADMA JENA reports for Thomson Reuters Foundation, on how preparations had mitigated damage and the work to rebuild…
At least 50 killed in floods and landslides following storm in Philippines
At least 56 people have reportedly died in landslides and floods following a damaging storm in the country’s east. Police said most of the victims died in landslides and have expressed fears the death toll could grow. They said most people died in landslides. More than 22,000 people in six provinces have reportedly been displaced […]
Open Book – Hints from the Spirit of Holiness: Paul, son of encouragement
BRUCE C WEARNE, in his series on Acts, looks at how Paul encouraged sailors in a storm as he makes his way to Rome…
Situation remains ‘desperate’ following storm devastation in Haiti
Already one of the poorest countries in the world, the Caribbean island nation of Haiti has this year been devastated not only by spiralling food prices but, in more recent times, the destructive force of a series of tropical storms and hurricanes which have torn through the island country. The UN special envoy to Haiti, […]