Reuters AlertNet Full site
Homepage | Newsdesk | NGO Latest | Crisis briefings | Country profiles | MediaWatch | Jobs | Alerting | Login
Fireman from a local Kenyan security company pulls branches while trying to extinguish a fire in Karura forest near the capital Nairobi
24 Mar 2009
Source: Reuters
 
A fireman from a local Kenyan security company pulls branches while trying to extinguish a fire in Karura forest near the capital Nairobi, March 24, 2009. Kenya is suffering a drought this year that has parched the landscape, left farmers facing ruin, and contributed to hunger the government says is affecting 10 million people. REUTERS/Antony Njuguna (KENYA DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
REUTERS/Antony Njuguna


AlertNet news is provided by

Related articles

Breaking stories
African weather centre to help Red Cross (1 minute ago)

Refugees from Central African Republic continue to arrive in Chad (1 minute ago)

AlertNet insight
Can cash-strapped world find emergency funds for poor? (1 minute ago)

Aid agency news feed
Humanitarian Advisor, temporary employment (1 minute ago)

Blogs
Food agency cuts paperwork in the bush (1 minute ago)

Maps
MAP: Weather hazards impacts assessment for Africa( March 19 - 25, 2009) (1 minute ago)


Background information

E. African hunger - [Who works where]
African hunger - [Who works where]

Food and hunger
Kenya

Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2009-03-24T143430Z_01_FAR53_RTRIDSP_2_KENYA_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/FAR53.htm
Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2009-03-24T143021Z_01_AFR52_RTRIDSP_2_KENYA_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/AFR52.htm
Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2009-03-24T142453Z_01_AFR51_RTRIDSP_2_KENYA_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/AFR51.htm
Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2009-03-24T141957Z_01_AFR50_RTRIDSP_2_KENYA_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/AFR50.htm
Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2009-03-22T225438Z_01_AFR011_RTRIDSP_2_KENYA-FIRE_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/AFR011.htm

A fireman from a local Kenyan security company pulls branches while trying to extinguish a fire in Karura forest near the capital Nairobi, March 24, 2009. Kenya is suffering a drought ...


More pictures | Galleries

Disclaimers |  Copyright |  Privacy |  Contact Us |  Feedback |  About Us |  RSS XML

Last updated:Tue Mar 24 14:39:51 2009