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White Island/Whakaari volcano exploded in 2019, prompting debate over natural hazard tourismThe landowners of a New Zealand volcano that fatally erupted in 2019 have rejected arguments from the country’s workplace safety regulator that they ultimately …
Read MoreStreets and homes flooded with sewage in Karachi as downpours overwhelm outdated waste system in country’s largest cityThree days of monsoon rains have killed at least 90 people and damaged at least a thousand homes across Pakistan, the country’s natio…
Read MoreExtreme floods have hit the Three Gorges dam on the Yangtze River, which recorded the largest inflow of water in its history, prompting officials to promise it could withstand the flows.Several outlets of the dam have been opened to discharge water, th…
Read MoreOfficials seek to reassure public after world’s largest hydro-electric dam nears capacity amid heavy floodsExtreme floods have hit China’s Three Gorges dam, which recorded the largest inflow of water in its history, prompting officials to assure the pu…
Read MoreFlooding in Sichuan province rises over feet of Leshan Giant Buddha for first time since 1949Floods on the upper reaches of the Yangtze river in south-west China have forced authorities to evacuate more than 100,000 people and threatened a 1,200-year-o…
Read MoreIndia’s commercial capital grinds to a halt after heaviest August rainfall in 47 years causes widespread floodingThe heaviest monsoon downpour in nearly 50 years has brought Mumbai to a standstill, with stranded passengers at railway stations having to…
Read MoreThree New Zealanders among dead after avalanche hits Gapyeong holiday cottagesFourteen people have been killed and more than 1,000 forced from their homes as 42 consecutive days of rain, South Korea’s longest monsoon in seven years, triggered floods an…
Read MoreDespite flood planning efforts hundreds have been killed and millions hit as third of land is submerged by non-stop rainBangladesh could be plunged into a humanitarian crisis as it undergoes the most prolonged monsoon flooding in decades while it is st…
Read MoreHurried evacuation of millions of residents will increase coronavirus cases, officials say Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage Severe flooding in India’s tea-growing state of Assam and neighbouring Nepal has killed at least 200…
Read MoreExplosives used to destroy Chu river dam in central Anhui province in bid to bring water levels down Authorities in central China have blasted a dam to release surging waters behind it amid widespread flooding that has claimed scores of lives.The dam o…
Read MoreResearchers claim system could save lives in situations like the Whakaari/White Island eruption in 2019, which killed 21 peopleNew Zealand scientists say they have invented a warning system to predict volcanic eruptions that may prevent future tragedie…
Read MoreThirty-three rivers break water level records as relief funds criticised as inadequateTorrential rains have continued to batter China, destroying homes and rendering millions of people homeless as residents fear they may be facing a repeat of floods th…
Read MoreHeavy rain that caused deadly floods in southern Japan has moved north-east, hammering large areas of the country’s main island, swelling rivers, triggering mudslides and destroying homes and roads. At least 58 people have died over several days of flo…
Read MoreHeavy downpours in southern Japan, which have killed more than 50, now battering the country’s main islandPounding rains that have already caused deadly floods in southern Japan have moved northeast, hammering large areas of Japan’s main island, swelli…
Read MoreCity at centre of coronavirus outbreak faces new crisis as China suffers weeks of floodingPeople living in Wuhan, the central Chinese city that bore the brunt of the country’s coronavirus outbreak, have been told stay indoors once more after record rai…
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