Wellington, May 26 : New Zealand's mental health system, and the people working in it, are on the brink of collapse, according to industry insiders on Friday. Problems include lack of inpatient beds, ad hoc rationing of services, and clinician burnout, according to researchers from the Univers […]
Category: Disaster
Dust, snow storms in Mongolia kill 290,000 livestock
Ulan Bator, May 25 : More than 290,000 livestock have been killed in the Mongolian provinces of Sukhbaatar and Khentii due to the recent dust and snow storms, local media reported on Thursday. The overall number of fatalities is however, expected to increase since many livestock still remain s […]
Vanuatu introduces digital cash transfer for cyclone-affected households
Port Vila, May 25 : More than 1,000 households and nearly 90 vendors affected by Tropical Cyclones Judy and Kevin in the island nation of Vanuatu, have been registered for digital cash transfer using blockchain technology. This came after the Vanuatu government decided that instead of deliveri […]
Roads closed, people evacuated in Sydney building fire
Sydney, May 25 : A massive fire broke out in a seven-storey building in Sydney on Thursday, leading to the closure of roads and people being evacuated. The building is located in the city's suburb of Surry Hill, reports Xinhua news agency. Fire trucks have been sent to battle the blaze a […]
UN allocates $8.5 mn for cyclone victims in Madagascar
United Nations, May 25 : The UN has allocated $8.5 million to aid 3,35,000 people in the worst-hit areas of storm-battered Madagascar, UN humanitarians said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Wednesday that it is working with the government to continue t […]
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