Natural disasters
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Indonesia: death toll rises to 14 after eruption of Semeru volcano
Dozens more injured as highest volcano on densely populated Java island spews huge ash cloud into airRescuers …
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Magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes Philippines
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology says damage and aftershocks expectedAn earthquake of magnit…
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‘A sample of hell’: Rohingya forced to rebuild camps again after deadly floods
At least 21,000 refugees displaced after heavy rain devastates Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, the latest in a series…
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Massive landslide sweeps away portion of road in India – video
A massive landslide in the Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh in India has led to a road collapsin…
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Nine dead after boulder destroys bridge in northern India – video
Video captures the moment a huge rockfall hit the Sangra valley in the northern Indian state of Himachal …
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Deadly rains hit central China as subways flood and tens of millions impacted – video
Heavy rains have flooded parts of central China's Henan province, upending the lives of tens of millions and l…
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Cyclone Tauktae: death toll rises to more than 90 after huge storm hits India
Rescue ships recover 26 bodies of offshore workers and 49 still missing after storm bringing 180km/h winds lea…
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Cyclone Tauktae: Indian navy in search for 81 oil workers missing at sea
Air and sea rescue operation under way after barge carrying workers sinks following powerful stormThe Indian n…
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‘Shortsighted’: UK cuts aid to project preparing cities for natural disaster
From Quito to Kathmandu, millions will be endangered by cuts affecting planning for floods, earthquakes and fi…
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The typhoon that hit my island didn’t make the news. This is what the climate crisis looks like
Palau was hit by Typhoon Surigae last week, but even the typhoons that don’t claim lives or flatten cities are…
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Cyclone Seroja aftermath: ‘I prayed and prayed in the dark’
In Kupang, Indonesia, residents wait for aid after torrential rain, destructive winds and flooding forced thou…
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‘When I woke, the house was full of water’: daunting cleanup follows Timor-Leste floods
At least 150 people killed in Indonesia and Timor-Leste after tropical cyclone Seroja hit region In Tasitolu, …
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Death toll in Indonesia and Timor-Leste from catastrophic floods rises to 157
Dozens are still missing and thousands have been left homeless after a tropical cyclone hit over the weekendAt…
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Scores die in flash floods in Indonesia and Timor-Leste
Death toll may rise further after torrential rain swept Indonesian archipelago and neighbouring Timor-LesteAt …
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Strong earthquake off Fukushima shakes Japan – video
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake that shook Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures off the coast of Japan, injur…