SEOUL (Reuters) – The North Korean Red Cross has deployed 43,000 volunteers to help communities prevent coronavirus outbreaks and provide flood relief, an official with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said in a statement. Monday. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared a state …
Read More »North Korea’s Red Cross uses dozens of volunteers to help deal with coronavirus floods
SEOUL (Reuters) – The North Korean Red Cross has deployed 43,000 volunteers to help communities prevent coronavirus outbreaks and provide flood relief, an official with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said in a statement. Monday. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared a state …
Read More »Food crisis in China? Rising domestic prices and large import purchases send a signal
Empty (dark) plate and chopsticks on a dark background. Asian style, Asian cuisine. Copy … [+] space. getty Rising demand, floods, insect infestations and rumors of spoiled inventories are contributing to the development of food-related problems in China. China has a food problem. For a nation whose leaders are old …
Read More »Will China change its dam policy? The | Floods
It has been described as a once in a generation event. Floods have inundated large parts of southern and central China after the worst torrential rains in decades. Many people are dead or missing. Entire towns are flooded and millions of displaced people. The economic losses in dollars are believed …
Read More »Tropical Storm Hanna threatens flash flooding off the Texas coast hit by COVID
GALVESTON, Texas (Reuters) – Hurricane Hanna winds hit the southern Texas coast early Sunday morning, leaving thousands of people without power before it was downgraded to a tropical storm that was still threatening flash flooding in the area that is already had been severely affected by COVID-19 infections. FILE PHOTO: …
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