Natural Disasters

UN: Months after Pakistan floods, millions lack safe water

Mar 21, 2023 11:15

The United Nations children’s agency on Tuesday warned that after last summer's devastating floods, 10 million people in Pakistan, including children, still live in flood-affected areas without access to safe drinking water.
Syria: EU conference to raise funds for quake victims 'theatrical'

Mar 21, 2023 08:20

Syria has strongly denounced as “theatrical” an international conference in Brussels to purportedly raise funds for the victims of last month's devastating earthquake, stating that the United States and its Western allies would rather lift sanctions on the crisis-hit West Asian country than to organize such sham events.
Floods in quake-hit Turkish provinces kills at least 10

Mar 15, 2023 12:36

At least ten people were killed, and five others went missing in floods that hit Türkiye's southern provinces on Wednesday, as the region is still struggling to recover from the effects of massive earthquakes in early February.
FM visits quake-stricken Syrian city after Turkey

Mar 09, 2023 09:35

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has arrived in the northwest Syrian city of Latakia, which was hit by a devastating earthquake last month.
FM visits Turkey’s quake-hit city as people thank Iranians for aid

Mar 08, 2023 13:39

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Wednesday visited the city of Adıyaman in southern Turkey to express solidarity with local people affected by powerful earthquakes that hit the country last month, killing at least 45,000 people.
Syria FM slams politicization of humanitarian response to devastating quake

Mar 03, 2023 09:42

Syrian foreign minister has denounced the politicization of humanitarian response to the devastating earthquake that struck the Arab country recently, saying it failed to prick the conscience of some countries who pretend to advocate human rights.
Over 300,000 homes without power as US hit with extreme weather

Feb 28, 2023 10:11

Millions of people in the United States are bracing for more tornadoes and heavy snow after a weekend of wild winter weather left over 304,000 homes and businesses without power.
Death toll from Brazil floods, landslides reaches 54

Feb 24, 2023 12:42

The death toll from heavy rains that devastated coastal areas of Brazil's southeastern Sao Paulo state reached 54 people on Friday, official figures showed, climbing from 50 reported a day earlier.
Death toll of west Indonesia's earthquake rises to 271

Nov 23, 2022 09:32

The death toll from a strong earthquake hitting west Indonesia rose to 271 on Wednesday with 40 others still missing, officials said.
Nicole leaves 'unprecedented' destruction in Florida, kills at least 5

Nov 12, 2022 09:09

At least five people are dead after Hurricane Nicole hit Florida’s east coast, severely damaging hotels and apartments.