Tag: Natural disasters
GDV: “336,000 buildings are in flood areas”
Due to climate change, natural disasters are hitting the world more and more frequently, becoming more intense and therefore more expensive. Also in Germany: “Floods of the century now occur…
Anniversary of the severe earthquake: Turks boo Erdogan in the destroyed city
Anniversary of the severe earthquake Turks boo Erdogan in destroyed city February 6, 2024, 6:33 a.m When commemorating the devastating earthquake a year ago, survivors insulted the Turkish government as…
A cold wave sweeps through France, public authorities vigilant
Several prefectures, including that of Ile-de-France, have implemented their plan ” Extreme cold “, Sunday January 7, to cope with the drop in temperatures which will increase until Tuesday. Emmanuel…
Germany hit by major floods
Floods in the town of Verden (Lower Saxony), January 1, 2024. AP The lull was short-lived. After three days of respite, the rain returned on Wednesday, January 3, to a…
the price of insurance will increase in 2025
In Verlincthun, in Pas-de-Calais, November 10, 2023. SAMEER AL-DOUMY / AFP An increase expected for months by insurers. The additional premium which finances the natural disaster regime of French insurers…
Ukraine and Russia swept by ‘mega-storm’ that killed four and left two million without power
A “mega-storm” caused four deaths in Russia, Crimea and other occupied regions of Ukraine where two million people are without electricity, the press and the authorities reported on Monday, November…
In South America, a “historically hot” spring overwhelms populations
Temperatures regularly exceed 40°C and in places feel close to 60°C – and this, even though the southern summer in South America has not yet started: heat records have been…
at least 550 million euros in damage
View of a flooded area in Hames-Boucres, in Pas-de-Calais, on November 15, 2023. CHARLES CABY/AFP The water has not finished falling in several communes of Pas-de-Calais, even if the weather…
what compensation after a storm?
Le passage of storms Ciaran and Domingos, between the 1er and on November 5, caused enormous damage: 1.3 billion euros, according to France Assureurs. Will duly insured individuals be compensated?…
Iceland under threat from Fagradalsfjall volcano
Damage due to volcanic activity on a golf course, in Grindavik, Iceland, November 11, 2023. RUV/RAGNAR FACE / VIA REUTERS It could take place in a few hours, a few…
in the most affected areas, “the economy is no longer running and people are breaking down, they are at their wits’ end”
In Neuville-sous-Montreuil (Pas-de-Calais), November 9, 2023. SAMEER AL-DOUMY / AFP Although it is still too early to be able to draw up an exhaustive assessment of the floods which have…
In Greece, the distress of farmers in Thessaly two months after storm Daniel: “I lost everything”
Two months after being ravaged by torrential rains, the town of Vlochos, in Thessaly, in central Greece, is nothing more than a ghost village. Built below a river, the houses…