Natural disasters
- Business, Debt relief, Economics, Extreme weather, Natural disasters, Society, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, World news
Top economists call for halt to Sri Lanka debt repayments after Cyclone Ditwah
Group of 120 experts including Joseph Stiglitz urge fresh debt restructuring plan given scale of destructionA …
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Japan issues megaquake advisory in north after magnitude 7.5 earthquake
Officials said probability of a magnitude 8 or larger quake was only about 1% but they have urged people to be…
- Climate crisis, Extreme weather, Fossil fuels, Natural disasters, Oil and gas companies, Philippines, Shell
Is Shell to blame for a ‘super typhoon’? Philippines survivors to sue oil giant in legal first
Typhoon Rai killed more than 400, displaced nearly 3.2 million, and destroyed more than a million homes in 202…
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Dashcam footage shows people rocked off their bikes as earthquake shakes the Philippines – video
At least 60 people were reported dead by civil defence officials in the Philippines as a quake struck off Bogo…
- Asia Pacific, China, Environment, Extreme weather, Hong Kong, Natural disasters, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, World news
Super Typhoon Ragasa batters Hong Kong – video
Super Typhoon Ragasa has caused widespread flooding and damaged roads in Hong Kong, which resumed internationa…
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Afghanistan faces ‘overlapping crises’ after a week of earthquakes – video
Afghanistan is facing 'several overlapping crises', a UN official said, after thousands of homes were reduced …
- Afghanistan, Aid, Earthquakes, Global development, Humanitarian response, Natural disasters, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
‘All I have left is this cloth’: Afghan quake survivors still waiting for help as aid cuts hit Taliban relief efforts
Villagers near epicentre of devastation in Kunar province say they have been left without adequate food, tents…
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‘The walls collapsed around me’: Afghans describe quake devastation
People tell of losing children and other relatives and of digging their way out of the rubble after the disast…
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Rescue efforts continue in Pakistan as flash floods kill more than 320 people – video report
More than 320 people have died in north-west Pakistan after two days of torrential rains triggered flash flood…
- Aid, Business, Climate crisis, Earthquakes, Environment, Extreme weather, Flooding, Food security, Global development, Humanitarian response, Infrastructure, Mountains, Natural disasters, Nepal, Nepal earthquake 2015, Society, South and Central Asia, US foreign policy, USAid, World news
‘If I had to choose, I’d prefer the earthquake’: the 2015 disaster left Nepal in ruins, now record rains wreak fresh havoc
Despite attempts to build resilience by improving infrastructure and first response, extreme weather events an…
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The people of Myanmar can’t seem to catch a break. Here’s my plea to the international community | Thin Lei Win
We have had to be resilient because no one has come to our aid. Myanmar needs tangible support before the huma…
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Man pulled alive from Myanmar earthquake rubble after five days
Twenty-six-year-old rescued from hotel in Naypyidaw as agencies call for increased aid before monsoonA man has…
- Earthquakes, Myanmar, Natural disasters, South and Central Asia, US foreign policy, US news, USAid, World news
Myanmar earthquake: China and others step into aid gap left by Trump cuts
US president accused of blowing up country’s ability to respond to disasters by removing fundingAs aid from Ch…
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Scramble to free survivors as death toll passes 1,600 after Myanmar earthquake
Woman pulled to safety after 30 hours trapped in building a rare glimmer of hope in midst of devastation• ‘No …
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‘A hospital collapsed right in front of me’: Myanmar reels after earthquake
People in Mandalay fear further deadly tremors amid widespread poverty and aid cuts after four years of civil …