カテゴリー: Natural disasters and extreme weather
At least 50 people have been killed after the river Kuma in Kyushu burst its banks, triggering floods and mudslidesRescue workers were combing through the wreckage of houses hit by flooding and landslides in Japan after extreme weather left more than 5…
Record heavy rain in western Japan has caused widespread flooding and landslides, forcing authorities to issue evacuation orders for more than 76,000 residents. Television footage shows homes and vehicles in Kumamoto prefecture partly submerged, and se…
Record rainfall triggers landslides in western Kumamoto region, stranding hundreds Deep floodwaters and the risk of further mudslides have hampered search and rescue operations after heavy rain in southern Japan, including at elderly home facilities wh…
More than 76,000 residents ordered to evacuate in west of the country amid massive floods and landslidesAt least two people were feared dead and 13 others missing in western Japan as record heavy rain triggered massive floods and landslides, forcing au…
Five years after the Nepal earthquake many buildings still lie in ruins. But homeowners and conservationists are working to overcome bureaucratic hurdles to rebuild and preserve the area’s unique heritage, says resident photographer and journalist Pete…
Pentecost Island, devastated by Cyclone Harold in April, has been left a silent shadow of its former self. But its people endureTouching down on the island of Pentecost in Vanuatu, it takes hours to notice the silence. After a while it hits you: there’…
First cyclone in 70 years for financial capital sparks rush to transfer Covid-19 patients and sanitise temporary sheltersAt least 100,000 people including coronavirus patients were being moved to safety as India’s west coast braced for a cyclone – the …
Many of us recognised ourselves in the PM’s cool response to an earthquake on live TV, but we do fear the ‘big one’As I awoke to the bedroom shuddering and rattling around me on Monday morning, my first thought was a frantic household census, followed …
State chief minister says areas of city will have to be rebuilt from scratch after deadly stormThe Indian city of Kolkata has been left devastated by the worst cyclone it has seen in 100 years, which swept through India and Bangladesh on Wednesday and …
Strong winds tore down electricity pylons, walls and buildings, with full scale of damage still being estimatedThe most powerful cyclone to hit Bangladesh and eastern India in more than 20 years tore down homes, carried cars down flooded streets and cl…
Thousands of migrant workers left jobless by Covid-19 pandemic are still on the roads, and evacuations have been hampered by distancing rulesThe Bay of Bengal’s fiercest storm this century – super cyclone Amphan – was bearing down on millions of people…
West Bengal, Odisha and coastal areas of Bangladesh on high alert for super-cycloneIndia is preparing to evacuate more than a million people, with a “super-cyclone” due to hit the country this week and cause devastation in vulnerable areas.The Indian s…
Humanitarian supplies flown in by Australian government can’t be touched for three days due to strict quarantine rules The distribution of urgent cyclone relief supplies brought into Vanuatu by the Australian government has been delayed due to coronavi…
Eruption of Mount Merapi coated nearby communities with grey dust and forced an airport closureIndonesia’s most active volcano Mount Merapi erupted on Tuesday, shooting a massive ash cloud some 6,000m (20,000ft) in the air which coated nearby communiti…
Cyclone Winston devastated Fiji’s agriculture sector, but regenerative farming may provide the solutionWhen Tropical Cyclone Winston struck Abhishek Sapra’s farm exactly four years ago, the damage was monumental. Sapra suffered losses of over $F500,000…