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Today is Tuesday, September 12th, A.D. 2023. This is The Africa Review in Five, written by Paul Schlehlein and presented by Yamikani Katunga.
A Biblical Response to Natural Disasters
This week, two severe natural disasters struck the continent of Africa. In the northern African country of Libya, flooding caused by torrential rainstorms has claimed the lives of at least 150 people. Authorities have called Libyan cities like Derna, with a population of over 100,000 people, to be a “disaster zone”. Mudslides and continuous rainfall have plunged buildings and entire neighbourhoods underwater.
This catastrophe comes on the heels of the storm Daniel that in days prior had rushed through Greece, Turkey, and Bulgaria. Authorities believe that perhaps thousands more are dead as a result.
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