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Women on farms say that pesticide exposure is making them sick

Mr. Jonathan Hope, Disaster Manager of the Ghana Red Cross Society (GRCS), said the Society was taking the necessary measures to support victims of the tidal waves with temporary shelter kits. He said finding lasting solutions to the problem required a collective effort and, therefore, appealed to the citizens to…

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Northern Cape is opposing cadre deployment in Gamagara municipality following the hiring of former ANC councillors, whose appointments come at a direct cost to service delivery. The three latest appointments to raise eyebrows include those of Dineo Seetile, who previously served as Speaker, into the position of Disaster Manager; Abel Booysen, a previous Ward 2 councillor, into the position of Disaster Officer; and Monica Orpen, a previous Ward 3 councillor, into the position of Senior Housing Officer. The majority councillors, with the exception of the DA, a...

Could from the scene. it was like scrap metal and air-conditioners, dressers, presumably to sell at some point and in speaking of the desperation and the poverty and overall situation in that area. that is before what is happening today. when is a tropical depression grace that is on its way here right now. that has authorities concerned. that is what they have to say. >> yes, i'm worried about the storm. as a disaster manager, like i said, it first puts an additional pressure on handling a zafdisaster in a complex situation. and as a citizen, my fellow citizens are sleeping outside and they m...

The plan was if got higher, we would use the truck to get on the roof. >> the water levels here you can see it right on the counters and so you are sitting on the counters for how many hours? >> it was probably four that we were on high ground. we stayed here from probably 3:00 in the morning and water went down around 10:00 the next morning. we probably really couldn't get down and walk until 9:00. >> so she called 911 so they're on these counters. i want to show you the other side of the kitchen here. they're on these counters. and now of course they are trying to salvage what they can so th...