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BUTTERWORTH: The state government does not have a policy to provide cash aid to flood victims. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said there is no such policy in Penang (to provide cash aid).

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At least half a dozen families displaced in January are home again. But restrictions on aid, one advocate says, has allowed ‘way too many people to slip through the cracks.’ ...

MMC for Human Settlement, Ofentse Madzebatela and councillor Francois Bekker at the land that will be a new home for the flood victims. The long wait for flood victims and other squatter camps in ...

The Kano government has announced plans to build houses for persons displaced by flood disasters in the state. This is contained in a statement on Thursday by the media aide to Gov. Abba Yusuf ...

People in Nigeria's flood-hit northeastern Borno state are struggling to get medical care as overwhelmed aid agencies warn of ...

As part of efforts to mitigate the effects of flooding in the state, the Kano State government will build free, affordable houses for flood victims across the 44 Local Government Areas of the state.

Several organisations — public, private and foundations — have joined forces to provide relief for flood-affected victims in all areas. To help out, Life has compiled a list of places where ...

"Since 1825, there'd been 56 damaging flood events in southern Santa Barbara county," he added. Climate is another factor when it comes to the potential to trigger mudslides in particular.

Since it was a failed government infrastructure that caused damage to private property, you would think they would quickly reimburse those property owners for all expenses the flood caused ...