On 12 September, the Alau dam, in the northeast of Nigeria, collapsed, resulting in flooding that caused the death of 30 people.

In the regional capital of Maiduguri, 40% of buildings are flooded.

The same dam also collapsed 30 years ago.

Hurricane Yagi has wreaked havoc in Vietnam on 7 September. It caused 3 m tall waves and at least 200 fatalities.

Over 50,000 people were evacuated from coastal areas. On 12 September large areas were still flooded.

Because of wildfires near Los Angeles, thousands of people were evacuated on 11 September.

There were no fatalities, but several people were injured as a result of the fires.

The Mont Blanc tunnel between France and Italy will close for renovation between 2 September and 16 December.

Travellers will have to use alternative routes and delays are expected.

The government of Namibia wants to kill 723 wild animals, including 83 elephants and distribute the meat to residents who suffer food shortages as a result of a prolonged drought that has affected the country.

The whole of southern Africa is suffering from a lack of rain that is the worse in decades.

On 25 August, the Arbaat dam in the norhteast of Sudan collapsed as a result of heavy rains and poor maintenance.

Numerous villages were destroyed and some 50,000 people lost their home.

On 23 August a volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula has erupted for the 6th time since last December.

The eruption occurred after several heavy earthquakes and is part of a series of eruptions that started last December, after the volcano had been dormant for 800 years.

The town of Gridavik is now uninhabitable and the Icelandic government has puchaqsed most of the town's dwellings.

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