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Indiscriminate waste disposal worsening floods and disease risk – health expert warns

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July 2, 2026

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Indiscriminate waste disposal worsening floods and disease risk – health expert warns

A public health expert has called for nationwide action to improve sanitation and eliminate indiscriminate waste disposal to reduce flooding and disease outbreaks.

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Vanguard News

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· Jul 1, 2026

Refuse take over roads, drainage in Ondo, Oyo, Ekiti, Ogun

Poor waste management is not merely an environmental concern; it is a serious public health issue that requires behavioural change The post Refuse take over roads, drainage in Ondo, Oyo, Ekiti, Ogun appeared first on Vanguard News.

ANTARA News

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· Jul 6, 2026

BNPB distributes clean water to drought-hit communities in Java

Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has ensured clean water distribution to residents facing ...

MyJoyOnline

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· Jul 11, 2026

Floods: Stop blaming waste alone, rethink Ghana’s drainage systems – Environmental engineer

Environmental Engineer, Dr. Juliet Ohemeng-Ntiamoah, has challenged the growing narrative that indiscriminate waste disposal is the primary cause of Ghana's recurring floods, arguing instead that the country's flooding crisis stems from deeper structural and planning failures that require long-term engineering solutions.

ABC7 New York

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· Jul 3, 2026

Sewage spill in Yonkers prompts Hudson River health advisory

Sewage spill in Yonkers prompts Hudson River health advisory

Nepal News

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· Jul 9, 2026

‘पानी संकट राजनीतिक मुद्दा हो’

नेपालमा पानी संकट धारा र चापाकलमा मात्रै सीमित छैन। फेरिँदो मनसुन, सुक्दै गएका मूल र रित्तिँदो भूमिगत पानीका कारण खेती, खाद्य सुरक्षा, बसाइँसराइ र नागरिकको मताधिकारसम्म प्रभावित हुन थालेको छ। यसलाई वातावरणीय मात्रै नभई राजनीतिक मुद्दा मान्ने जलाधारविद् मधुकर उपाध्यासँग गहिरिँदो पानी संकट, कमजोर जल व्यवस्थापन, सरकारको नीतिगत प्राथमिकतालगायत सन्दर्भमा विद्या राईले गरेको बातचितको सम्पादित []

Daily Post Nigeria

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· Jun 22, 2026

Scores displaced as flood ravages Otukpa community in Benue

Scores of residents have been displaced and several properties destroyed following a devastating flood that swept through Odoba Ogaje community in Otukpa, Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State, after a heavy rainfall on the night of June 21, 2026. The flood, which residents believe was worsened by drainage challenges associated with the ongoing dualization [] Scores displaced as flood ravages Otukpa community in Benue

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Related coverage for "Indiscriminate waste disposal worsening floods and disease risk – health expert warns": Vanguard News — Refuse take over roads, drainage in Ondo, Oyo, Ekiti, Ogun. ANTARA News — BNPB distributes clean water to drought-hit communities in Java. MyJoyOnline — Floods: Stop blaming waste alone, rethink Ghana’s drainage systems – Environmental engineer. ABC7 New York — Sewage spill in Yonkers prompts Hudson River health advisory . Nepal News — ‘पानी संकट राजनीतिक मुद्दा हो’. Daily Post Nigeria — Scores displaced as flood ravages Otukpa community in Benue