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Language Barriers Blunt Flood Warnings for isiXhosa Speakers

Language Barriers Blunt Flood Warnings for isiXhosa Speakers

Modern Ghana reports that many isiXhosa-speaking residents did not receive timely or understandable flood alerts. The case highlights gaps in multilingual communication and the need for accessible disaster warnings to protect vulnerable communities.

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Language matters for disaster warnings - this community didn’t get useful flood alerts