natural disasters

At least 14 dead, two missing as landslides hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island

At least 19 people have been found dead and two more are missing after a landslide in central Indone...

Bodies of 3-year-old girl and her mother recovered after Indonesian landslides that killed 20

Rescuers have recovered the bodies of a 3-year-old girl and her mother, the last victims still missi...

Indonesian volcano eruption forces evacuations, airport closure; officials flag tsunami threat

Indonesia shut a provincial airport and evacuated hundreds of people from the vicinity of the Ruang ...

United Arab Emirates struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rainfall ever hits desert nation

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) struggled on April 18 to recover from the heaviest recorded rainfall ...

Extreme weather may pose risk to inflation, says RBI Bulletin

Extreme weather conditions may pose a risk to inflation, along with prolonged geopolitical tensions ...

At least 45 people die in western Kenya as floodwaters sweep away houses and cars

Flash floods and a landslide swept through houses and cut off a major road in Kenya, killing at leas...

Powerful storms bring tornadoes to Oklahoma, large hail to Kansas

Powerful storms have erupted in the central United States, bringing tornadoes to rural Oklahoma and ...

Flash floods in Afghanistan kill hundreds and injure many others, Taliban says

Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and...

Indonesia's Mt. Ibu erupts, spewing ash clouds

Indonesia's Ibu volcano erupted on May 13 morning, spewing thick columns of grey ash several kilomet...

Indonesian rescuers search through rivers and rubble after flash floods that killed at least 50

Rescuers on May 14 searched in rivers and the rubble of devastated villages for bodies, and whenever...

What are the reasons and concerns related to floods in Kenya? | Explained

The story so far: India on May 14 sent fresh consignments of relief materials, including medicines a...

Indonesia evacuates hundreds near erupting volcano

“Hundreds of people living near an erupting volcano in eastern Indonesia have been evacuated after a...

Over 100 feared dead by a landslide in Papua New Guinea

More than 100 people are believed to have been killed Friday, May 24, 2024, in a landslide in a remo...

Cyclone Remal hits Bangladesh and India, leaving destruction and death

Bangladeshi weather experts said on May 28 that a deadly cyclone that carved a swath of destruction ...

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake in South Korea cracks walls, leaves other minor damage

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake cracked walls, spilled items from store shelves and caused other minor da...

Rescuers search for dozens buried in an Indonesian landslide that killed at least 17 people

Rescue workers searched for dozens of missing people on July 9, digging through tons of mud and the ...