natural disaster
At least 19 missing as mudslide west of Tokyo hits houses
World
July 3, 2021
At least 19 missing as mudslide west of Tokyo hits houses
TOKYO (AP) — A powerful mudslide carrying a deluge of black water and debris crashed into rows of houses in…
Back-to-back tornadoes kill 12 in China; over 300 injured
World
May 15, 2021
Back-to-back tornadoes kill 12 in China; over 300 injured
BEIJING (AP) — Back-to-back tornadoes killed 12 people in central and eastern China and left more than 300 others injured,…
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes southwestern Iran
Middle East
April 18, 2021
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes southwestern Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook southwestern Iran along the Persian Gulf on Sunday, followed by at…
Drought, fire and flood devastate Australians in the bush
World
March 29, 2021
Drought, fire and flood devastate Australians in the bush
HOLLISDALE, Australia (Reuters) – Robert Costigan thought the worst was behind him when he saved two family properties from bushfires…
Australian floods kill two, more evacuations as clean-up begins
World
March 24, 2021
Australian floods kill two, more evacuations as clean-up begins
SYDNEY (Reuters) -The bodies of two men were found in Australia on Wednesday in cars trapped in floodwaters, the first…
Thousands evacuated in Australia’s worst flooding in almost half a century
World
March 23, 2021
Thousands evacuated in Australia’s worst flooding in almost half a century
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian authorities issued fresh flood warnings and evacuation orders on Tuesday as torrential rains again pummelled several…
Dozens of towns isolated by flooding in Australian state
World
March 22, 2021
Dozens of towns isolated by flooding in Australian state
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Hundreds of people have been rescued from floodwaters that have isolated dozens of towns in Australia’s…
After seeing floods, Indonesian leader visits quake zone
World
January 19, 2021
After seeing floods, Indonesian leader visits quake zone
MAMUJU, Indonesia (AP) — Relief workers worked to clear up rubble of collapsed buildings Tuesday on an Indonesian island where…
New Zealand marks one year since volcanic eruption killed 22
World
December 9, 2020
New Zealand marks one year since volcanic eruption killed 22
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A woman whose son was killed in a volcanic eruption in New Zealand a year…
Vietnam says recent typhoons caused 192 deaths, $1.3 billion damages
World
December 2, 2020
Vietnam says recent typhoons caused 192 deaths, $1.3 billion damages
HANOI (Reuters) – Natural disasters in the past two months caused Vietnam 30 trillion dong ($1.3 billion) in economic damage…