According to the report, the telluric movement occurred 16 kilometers west of Conduriri, El Collao (Puno), with a depth of 192 kilometers.
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Just over 20 million children are at risk of hunger, thirst and disease in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, according to a report by the United Nations Children’s Fund released on Thursday (December 22nd). Climate change, conflict, inflation and grain shortages are severely affecting the Horn of Africa region.
They were ten million last July. They are 20.2 million now. More than double, therefore, despite the efforts of humanitarian agencies. ” While accelerated collective efforts have mitigated some of the worst effects of what was feared, said UNICEF’s Deputy Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Lieke van de Wiel, children in the Horn of Africa still face the most severe drought for more than two generations. »
Call for donations from Unicef
Nearly two million children in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia need urgent treatment to malnutrition severe acute, the deadliest form of hunger “, says the UN agency. Given the scarcity of water, families face extreme situations. And this increases the pressure on children, as well as abuse, forced labor or marriages, or mutilation, sexual or non-sexual violence, especially young girls.
Unicef is calling for donations: $759 million to meet needs in 2023. An additional $690 million might enable children and their families to adapt to climate change.
A fire threatens thousands of residents, and the American authorities raise a state of emergency in the western United States
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
A large forest fire has spread in the state of Oregon in the western United States, where several fires are burning, leading to the evacuation of thousands of residents, according to local authorities.
The Cedar Creek Fire has destroyed 35,000 hectares of land as it spread to two counties in central Oregon east of Eugene, according to the National Bushfire Coordination Group.
Third level of depopulation
The fire threatens more than 2,000 homes and 400 commercial buildings. The authorities activated the third level of their evacuation plan in certain areas a few days ago, which means that the danger in these places is imminent and must be evacuated immediately.
Hundreds of residents received orders to vacate their homes and thousands more were told by the authorities to prepare to evict if necessary.
The National Forest Fire Coordination Group confirmed that thick smoke enveloped the area, affecting air quality.
“I want to leave as soon as possible,” Hermann Schimmel, who recently moved to the area, told the Oregonian newspaper.
The Cedar Creek Fire expanded due to weather conditions last week, which saw winds from the east, high temperatures and drought, but improved weather late Monday made it easier for regarding 1,200 firefighters working to put out the blaze.
On Sunday, firefighters set up barricades once morest the flames along the roads. They noted that it may take regarding a week.
Another fire, “Double Creek Fire”, has been burning since August 30 in northwest Oregon, destroying more than 62,000 hectares of forest.
The American West is suffering the consequences of a devastating drought that has been going on for more than two decades and exacerbated by climate change. More than 90 fires are currently spreading in eight western states, stifling residents of major cities such as Seattle.
Firefighters are battling especially the “Fairview Fire” in the suburbs of Los Angeles, where significant progress was made in confronting it Monday, and the “Mosquito Fire” in the vicinity of Sacramento.
Earthquake in Peru today, Monday, September 12: report of the last tremor according to the Geophysical Institute | Twitter PGI | Lime | Arequipa | Chilca | Ika | earthquake | SYSTEMATE | tdex | lb posting | PERU
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
“For Hombro a Hombro it is quite a challenge to promote a culture of preparation for earthquakes, and this is a great opportunity to reach a broad and vulnerable population. An earthquake can occur at any time, when schoolchildren are at their school or at home, and they must be prepared to know what to do before, during and following a large earthquake,” he said. Juan Manuel ArribasExecutive Director from Shoulder to Shoulder.