ASIA: Continued rain has complicated rescues, as the death toll from floods and storms rose past 1,750, with hundreds still missing. In INDONESIA, 908 have died and 410 are missing, with 800,000 displaced. Rescue teams wade through waste-high mud to find survivors, and starvation has become a real threat. Many communities have been wiped outContinue reading “Floods in Indonesia & Sri Lanka, Conflict in Afghanistan, Sudan, South Africa”
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A World in Need: Headlines for Prayer
Due to ongoing violence in HAITI, Doctors Without Borders has permanently closed its emergency care center in the capital of Port-au-Prince, now 90% gang-controlled. Lord, please provide for those in need of medical care and bring an end to the violence in Haiti. Protect innocent civilians and children from harm, and meet every gang memberContinue reading “A World in Need: Headlines for Prayer”
A Gathering of Oppressive Nations
The leaders of two Communist and one post-Communist nation met together Tuesday, as China‘s Xi Jinping put on a display of hundreds of advanced weapons and more than 10,000 troops in a massive parade in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un and Russia‘s Vladimir Putin joining him. Over the last few years,Continue reading “A Gathering of Oppressive Nations”
Blast and Floods in Pakistan
At least 11 died and about 40 others were injured in a suicide bombing at a political rally in Quetta, Balochistan province, where hundreds had gathered. Meanwhile, severe flooding in Punjab‘s farming belt has affected more than two million people and brought a death toll of at least 33 over just a few days. AboutContinue reading “Blast and Floods in Pakistan”
Pakistan Floods Kill Hundreds
Flash floods in Pakistan have killed more than 340 people in just a few days, including at least 60 in the Himalayas, where landslides and floodwaters washed away a village. Since June 26, nearly 600 have died this monsoon season. Lord, please rescue those who are in danger and provide for the needs of thoseContinue reading “Pakistan Floods Kill Hundreds”
Millions of Afghans Forced to Return
Pakistan and Iran continue to expel millions of Afghan refugees who fled their homeland to escape war, poverty and Taliban rule. The more than 2.4 million who have already crossed the border back into Afghanistan now face hunger, persecution and other life-threatening hardships, even torture by the Taliban. Many Afghans reported being beaten by IranianContinue reading “Millions of Afghans Forced to Return”
Deadly Lightning, Fire, Clashes, Floods
PAKISTAN: Monsoon rains and flooding killed at least 65 in Punjab province and injured nearly 300 in one 24-hour window Wednesday-Thursday, bringing the total of deaths up to more than 180 in the past three weeks. INDIA: At least 33 died and dozens were injured by lightning strikes in Bihar this past week, bringing theContinue reading “Deadly Lightning, Fire, Clashes, Floods”
Headline News: Clashes, Floods, Fire and Refugees
In southwestern CHINA, more than 25 rivers have overflowed and about 10,000 people have been evacuated from cities in Sichuan and Yunnan. Heavy rains have also pelted Beijing. About 37 people have died and over 100 have been injured in clashes between the Druze religious minority and Sunni Bedouin clans in Sweida province, SYRIA, followingContinue reading “Headline News: Clashes, Floods, Fire and Refugees”
Floods Around the World
SOUTH AFRICA: The death toll from June floods and snow in Eastern Cape province has risen to 101, with two children still missing and more than 4,000 people displaced. CHINA: Tens of thousands fled their homes during heavy rain in Hunan province. Last week in neighboring Guizhou province, six died from Tuesday’s floods in CongjiangContinue reading “Floods Around the World”
Explosions, Unrest and All-Out War
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: An electrical malfunction caused an explosion, which triggered a stampede at a high school in Bangui Wednesday, where about 5,000 were taking exams. At least 29 children died and more than 250 were injured. IRAN executed three Kurds shortly after last Monday’s ceasefire, claiming they spied for Mossad (Israeli intelligence). This bringsContinue reading “Explosions, Unrest and All-Out War”
