Natural disasters
- Afghanistan, Earthquakes, Global development, Natural disasters, South and Central Asia, Taliban, World news
‘Too much suffering’: survivors talk of quake’s deadly toll in Afghanistan
5.9-magnitude earthquake leaves children buried under rubble and villages destroyed in already impoverished co…
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Fears grow for Afghanistan earthquake survivors left without shelter
First shipments of international aid arrive in country as officials say death toll has risen to 1,150There are…
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Afghanistan earthquake: homes and lives left ruined by devastating quake – in pictures
The 5.9 magnitude quake destroyed thousands of buildings and left rescue teams scrambling through rubble for s…
- Bangladesh, Environment, Flooding, Global development, Internally displaced people, Natural disasters, South and Central Asia, World news
After the flood: torrential monsoon rains devastate Bangladesh once again
At least 60 people have been killed and millions need help after floodwater submerged 80% of Sylhet district i…
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Afghanistan earthquake: at least 1,000 people killed after 5.9 magnitude tremor
Toll expected to rise after deadliest quake in two decades strikes during night near Khost, 95 miles south of …
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Flood alerts issued as more torrential rain forecast to hit China
At least 15 people were killed last week and new low pressure system across region will bring more disruptionR…
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Tropical storm Megi: Philippines death toll rises to 123 as landslides bury villages
Focus now on retrieving bodies, says mayor, after strongest storm to hit archipelago this year devastates comm…
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Dozens killed in Philippines landslides and floods as tropical storm Megi hits
More than 17,000 people flee their homes as landslides engulf villages, cutting off roads and powerRescuers ha…
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Chinese officials arrested for concealing true scale of flood death toll
Beijing government says officials in Henan province were found to have deliberately underreported the disaster…
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Tsunami from Tonga volcano eruption leaves trail of flood damage
Waves rush over island country while tidal surges are felt by small Pacific neighbours plus New Zealand, Austr…
- Asia Pacific, Australia news, Fiji, Natural disasters, Pacific islands, South Pacific, Tonga, Tsunamis, US news, Volcanoes, World news
Tonga: tsunami floods streets and cuts communication after undersea volcano erupts
Warnings issued for Australia, Alaska, Hawaii and US west coast as waves observed in Tonga, American Samoa and…
- Africa, Americas, Bangladesh, Climate crisis, Coastlines, Environment, Flooding, Global development, Mexico, Middle East and North Africa, Natural disasters, Somalia, South and Central Asia, World news
‘Our house was gone, it was sea and sand’: life on the vanishing coasts – in pictures
Coastal communities in Mexico, Bangladesh and Somalia are struggling to adapt to the climate crisis. Many peop…
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Philippines Typhoon Rai death toll reaches 375 as desperate survivors plead for supplies
Calls for urgent aid as some residents remain without drinking water and food in the aftermath of Typhoon RaiT…
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Drone footage reveals damage from Indonesia’s Mount Semeru volcano eruption – video
Drone footage has captured some of the devastation following the eruption of Mount Semeru on the Indonesian is…
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Mount Semeru volcano: search for survivors suspended amid fresh eruption in Indonesia
Search to resume when ‘a bit safer’, rescuer says, while some residents reported to have returned home after w…