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09/19/2022

Floods and debris flows in Sameiro, Manteigas municipality, Guarda District, Portugal, 13 September 2022. Photo: Presidente da Câmara Municipal de Manteigas

09/19/2022

Over 1,000 people died and 3,000 were left homeless in the wake of heavy flooding and mudslides that ripped through Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown in 2017. Photo credit: Sierra Leone Red Cross Society
We know that forests are crucial to fighting global climate change, but another important and perhaps less appreciated aspect is the way they affect the climate on a much more local scale. Our research shows that deforestation in west Africa has made storms more frequent and thus increased the risk of disastrous flash flooding in the region’s coastal cities.
Much of west Africa was deforested throughout the 20th century, a process driven by agriculture, international trade in goods like cocoa, and the displacement of people by conflict. The rapid growth of cities, particularly along the coast, is also leading to deforestation in the surrounding regions.

09/19/2022

Flood damage in Costa Rica, September 2022. Photo: Comisión Nacional de Emergencias (CNE)
Heavy rain triggered a landslide along a road in the El Hundimiento mountain pass near Cambronero in Alajuela Province. A bus and two other vehicles crashed into landslide debris and into a ravine below, leaving at least 9 people dead. The Costa Rica Red Cross said over 30 people were rescued with some injured and taken to a nearby hospital. Search teams with sniffer dogs have been working at the site looking for possible missing passengers.
Flooding has also affected hundreds of people in the cantons of Desamparados and Aserrí after the overflow of the Cañas River. Five relief centres have been set up to house displaced families. Police, Red Cross teams and firefighters have helped with evacuations. Red Cross said around 80 homes have ben damaged and 50 people evacuated.

06/23/2022

Kids are just adorable 😍

06/23/2022

What a successful day happy to put simile on people faces

06/23/2022

06/23/2022

Providing food to the family who have been displaced because of environmental issues

06/23/2022

Offering medical care services to people who can't afford it

06/23/2022