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Millions in Caribbean left without power and water in wake of Category 3 Hurricane Fiona

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — On the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Maria, a devastating killer storm that left still-unhealed scars, Puerto Ricans awoke Tuesday to a fresh scene of ruin from Hurricane Fiona.

Miami Herald · Sep 20, 2022

Floods kill over 300 in Nigeria this year, and could worsen -emergency agency

Floods in Nigeria have killed at least 300 people this year and the situation could worsen due to heavy rainfall and the effects of excess water from a dam in Cameroon that will affect 14 Nigerian states, the disaster management agency said.

Reuters · Sep 20, 2022

The Guardian view on Pakistan’s floods: life in the aftermath

Editorial: The images of raging torrents were frightening – but as the waters begin to retreat, the true disaster is emerging

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2022

White House rejects ‘sham referendums’ in occupied Ukraine – as it happened

National security adviser makes remark while Biden will ‘rebuke Russia’ at UN summit

The Guardian - US · Sep 20, 2022

Puerto Rico power grid no match for Fiona; residents unsurprised

Some 80% of homes and businesses in Puerto Rico still lacked power on Tuesday as rains from Hurricane Fiona receded, leaving residents complaining that the island's troubled electrical grid was still a mess before the storm, despite billions of dollars in funding to improve it.

Reuters · Sep 20, 2022

People dying of water-borne diseases in flood-hit Pakistan

Nine die of gastroenteritis, diarrhoea and malaria in Sindh in the last 24 hours as the crisis overwhelms health system.

Al Jazeera · Sep 20, 2022

Perth family move out after being flooded for third time in two years

Residents in the Croft Park area of Perth call for action after recent storm water submerged gardens and came into homes.

Daily Record · Sep 20, 2022

How to help people in Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Fiona

Several organizations are asking for assistance in helping those impacted by Hurricane Fiona.

WEKU · Sep 20, 2022

Floods Affect 150,000 Women in Yemen, 200,000 Others at Risk

Women and girls in Yemen suffer the harshest fallout from the severe funding shortfall of the Humanitarian Rapid Response Mechanism and the floods that struck most of the refugee camps in several governorates, recent UN reports revealed. Of the 4.3 million people displaced within Yemen, more than three-quarters are women…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 20, 2022

Warnings over floods and landslides in Japan in wake of Typhoon Nanmadol

Two dead and thousands without power as storm dumps heavy rain and authorities warn six million to evacuate

The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2022