Natural hazards are termed disasters when they kill and displace humans, damage livelihood and development infrastructure. Families and societies with adequate resources and capacities are able to avoid or limit the disastrous consequences of natural hazards, to an extent, and are able to recover whatever the losses they face. People […]

A huge mile wide tornado devastated the small suburb of Moore, Oklahoma on Monday leaving 91 dead and many more injured. Of the 91 at least 20 are believed to be children. Editor’s note: This article was written on Tuesday 21/05 where it was widely reported 91 people had been […]