Natural Disasters

Brazil: Houses submerged as heavy rainfall triggered Acre river to overflow

Mar 01, 2024 11:50

Hundreds of houses remain under water, and roads are still submerged after heavy rainfall in the northwestern region of Brazil's Acre state triggered severe flooding of the area.
Summer 2023 heat killed over 5,000 people in France

Feb 09, 2024 07:41

French health authorities say more than 5,000 people died in France last year because of the searing summer heat waves.
Powerful earthquake hits China-Kyrgyzstan border

Jan 23, 2024 12:29

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake has hit the mountainous China-Kyrgyzstan border, causing several injuries and destroying houses.
Death toll from Japan’s New Year’s Day quake rises above 200

Jan 09, 2024 16:26

The death toll from a New Year’s Day earthquake in Japan climbed to 202 on Tuesday, as 100 people are still unaccounted for amid ongoing relief operations, authorities said.
Japan faces ‘race against time’ to find quake survivors as death toll rises

Jan 02, 2024 12:04

Japan’s Prime Minister has said the country is facing a “race against time” to rescue quake survivors, after a powerful earthquake struck western Japan on New Year’s Day, reportedly killing more than 48 people.
China quake death toll rises to 131 as rescue efforts continue

Dec 20, 2023 13:59

The death toll from China's earthquake has risen to 131, with almost 1,000 people injured, as rescuers dig through the rubble in freezing temperatures.
Magnitude 6.3 quake in west Afghanistan leaves multiple casualties

Oct 07, 2023 11:29

A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake has hit western Afghanistan, leaving at least 15 people dead and scores injured, officials say.
UN says "extent of the problem" in flood-hit Libya remains unclear

Sep 15, 2023 15:19

The United Nations has raised concerns about the situation in the flood-ravaged areas of Libya, citing civil strife as a main hindrance to aid efforts and calling on the fighting sides to put aside political deadlocks and divisions.
Libyan authorities say floods may have killed 20,000 people

Sep 15, 2023 08:30

Libyan authorities have demanded an investigation to see if the catastrophe that recently unfolded amid floods in the country killing thousands was caused by a human blunder.
Libyan city counts toll of huge flood, 10,000 missing

Sep 13, 2023 13:23

Libya's eastern city of Derna was counting its dead Wednesday with 2,300 people confirmed killed in devastating flash floods unleashed by Storm Daniel and the Red Cross warning that 10,000 are missing.