Natural disasters and extreme weather
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Rescuers search for survivors of Japan floods as more heavy rain expected
At least 50 people have been killed after the river Kuma in Kyushu burst its banks, triggering floods and muds…
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Record rainfall triggers floods and landslides in Japan – video
Record heavy rain in western Japan has caused widespread flooding and landslides, forcing authorities to issue…
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Japan floods leave dozens dead, including nursing home residents
Record rainfall triggers landslides in western Kumamoto region, stranding hundreds Deep floodwaters and the ri…
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At least two people die as record heavy rain lashes Japan
More than 76,000 residents ordered to evacuate in west of the country amid massive floods and landslidesAt lea…
- Global development, Natural disasters and extreme weather, Nepal, South and Central Asia, World news
Quake-hit Kathmandu rises from the wreckage – in pictures
Five years after the Nepal earthquake many buildings still lie in ruins. But homeowners and conservationists a…
- Asia Pacific, Cyclone Harold, Natural disasters and extreme weather, Pacific islands, South Pacific, Vanuatu, World news
The Vanuatu island in the eye of the storm
Pentecost Island, devastated by Cyclone Harold in April, has been left a silent shadow of its former self. But…
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Cyclone Nisarga: India evacuates 100,000 as Mumbai awaits historic storm
First cyclone in 70 years for financial capital sparks rush to transfer Covid-19 patients and sanitise tempora…
- Asia Pacific, Earthquakes, Jacinda Ardern, Natural disasters and extreme weather, New Zealand, World news
New Zealanders – like Jacinda Ardern – might not be shocked by earthquakes, but we do get scared | Charlotte Graham-McClay
Many of us recognised ourselves in the PM’s cool response to an earthquake on live TV, but we do fear the ‘big…
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Kolkata surveys damage after bearing brunt of Cyclone Amphan
State chief minister says areas of city will have to be rebuilt from scratch after deadly stormThe Indian city…
- Bangladesh, Extreme weather, India, Natural disasters and extreme weather, South and Central Asia, World news
Super-cyclone Amphan kills up to 20 in India and Bangladesh
Strong winds tore down electricity pylons, walls and buildings, with full scale of damage still being estimate…
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Super cyclone Amphan: evacuations in India and Bangladesh slowed by virus
Thousands of migrant workers left jobless by Covid-19 pandemic are still on the roads, and evacuations have be…
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India prepares to evacuate a million as Cyclone Amphan nears
West Bengal, Odisha and coastal areas of Bangladesh on high alert for super-cycloneIndia is preparing to evacu…
- Asia Pacific, Australia news, Australian foreign policy, Coronavirus outbreak, Humanitarian response, Natural disasters and extreme weather, Pacific islands, Vanuatu
Cyclone Harold: relief for Vanuatu delayed by coronavirus contamination fears
Humanitarian supplies flown in by Australian government can’t be touched for three days due to strict quaranti…
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Indonesia’s most active volcano spews massive ash cloud 6,000m into the air
Eruption of Mount Merapi coated nearby communities with grey dust and forced an airport closureIndonesia’s mos…
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A farm to withstand a cyclone: rebuilding after Fiji’s worst storm
Cyclone Winston devastated Fiji’s agriculture sector, but regenerative farming may provide the solutionWhen Tr…