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10 hours ago

We've lost everything': anger and despair in Sicilian town collapsing after landslide

For days, the 25,000 residents of the Sicilian town of Niscemi have been living on the edge of a 25-metre abyss. On 25 January, after torrential rain brought by Cyclone Harry, a devastating landslide ripped away an entire slope of the town, creating a 4km-long chasm. Roads collapsed, cars were swallowed, and whole sections of the urban fabric plunged into the valley below.
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3 months ago

Every day's a fight': join the commuters in Africa's rapidly growing cities

Rapid urbanisation in Africa outpaces public transport development, leaving many cities dependent on informal minibuses, suffering severe congestion and inadequate formal transit.
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