The South African government has declared foodborne illnesses a national disaster, following weeks of fatalities caused by toxic substances found in contaminated food. Watch this report for more details!

South Africa: Government Declares Foodborne Illness a 'National Disaster'

The Pacific nation of Vanuatu which witnessed back-to-back cyclones and earthquakes had been placed under a state of emergency on Friday (March 3). As the nation was reeling from the aftermath of Cyclone Judy, it was hit by Category 4 Cyclone Kevin which also brought strong winds and torrential rain.

Vanuatu: State of emergency continues as Cyclone Kevin brings destructive winds, heavy rain

The Supreme Court have agreed to hear on January 16 a plea seeking the court’s intervention to declare the crisis in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath as a national disaster.

WION Dispatch | Joshimath crisis: SC agrees to hear plea on January 16

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday contended that the calamity, which has left at least 80 dead, is "more than a national disaster". Banerjee said it will take time to restore normalcy, with cyclone 'Amphan' having ravaged at least seven to eight districts in Bengal, and adversely impacting 60 per cent of the state's population.

Cyclone Amphan 'more than a national disaster', never seen such devastation: Mamata

The department of cooperative governance said it had elevated the drought to a 'national disaster' after reassessing its 'magnitude and severity'

South Africa declares drought a 'national disaster'

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