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'Lost everything': survivor tells of deadly Vietnam landslide horror
Sep 11, 2024 (AFP)
The landslide triggered by intense rains from Typhoon Yagi engulfed the remote community of Lang Nu in Lao Cai province early on Tuesday, killing at least 30 pe...
'Essential services' still sparse in Libya's flood-ravaged Derna
Sep 10, 2024 (AFP)
On September 10, 2023, extreme rainfall from hurricane-strength Storm Daniel caused two dams to burst inland from Derna, which lies some 1,300 kilometres (800 m...
Senegal migrant shipwreck death toll climbs to at least 26: navy
Sep 10, 2024 (AFP)
In a post on X, the navy said it had recovered "17 lifeless bodies" on Tuesday, bringing the toll to 26 after nine were initially announced dead following the S...
Trial removal of nuclear debris from Fukushima reactor begins
Sep 10, 2024 (AFP)
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) said in a statement that its "pilot extraction operation" had started. It will take about two weeks, according to the compa...
A year on, rebuilding Libya's flood-hit Derna plagued by politics
Sep 08, 2024 (AFP)
On September 10, 2023, extreme rainfall from the hurricane-strength Storm Daniel caused two dams to burst in the coastal city of Derna, some 1,300 kilometres (8...
ICEYE and Aon broaden partnership with global flood and US wildfire data agreement
Sep 05, 2024 (SPX)
Through this agreement, Aon will integrate ICEYE's near real-time flood and wildfire data into its event response capabilities for Reinsurance clients, enhancin...
Japan to resume trial removal of Fukushima debris
Sep 05, 2024 (AFP)
Thirteen years after an earthquake and tsunami hit Fukushima-Daiichi in one of the world's worst nuclear accidents, around 880 tons of extremely hazardous mater...
China school bus crashes into crowd, kills 11 including students
Sep 03, 2024 (AFP)
State broadcaster CCTV said the driver "lost control" of the vehicle as it approached the school in Shandong province's Tai'an city at 7:27 am (2327 GMT Monday)...
Digicel Pacific Enhances Tonga Disaster Recovery with SES Satellite Services
Sep 03, 2024 (SPX)
This collaboration proved crucial after the earthquake on August 26th, which disrupted the Tonga Domestic Cable Extension (TDCE), the nation's sole domestic sub...
Senegal navy intercepts nearly 80 migrants off coast
Aug 27, 2024 (AFP)
The 76 people, including six women and seven children, were stopped by a Senegalese Navy patrol boat 80 kilometres (50 miles) off the coast of the capital Dakar...
Death toll in Thai holiday island landslide jumps to 10
Aug 24, 2024 (AFP)
Three people were still missing and 19 were injured following Friday's landslide which slammed into a residential area, the government said in a statement. Poli...
Japan postpones trial removal of nuclear debris from Fukushima reactor
Aug 23, 2024 (AFP)
Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) was aiming to remove a tiny sample of the estimated 880 tons of radioactive debris believed to sit inside reactors at the t...
Regional power sharing could reduce outage risks by 40 percent
Aug 21, 2024 (SPX)
This strategy could also bolster public and policy support for renewable energy growth, as the study underscores. The findings emerge as debates continue around...
Pakistan's Sindh orders inquiry into monsoon child brides
Aug 20, 2024 (AFP)
Pakistan's high rate of marriages for underage girls had been inching lower in recent years, but after unprecedented floods in 2022 rights workers warned that s...
Turkey gold mine in landslide disaster lays off workers
Aug 19, 2024 (AFP)
The Anagold company blamed a "difficult economic situation" caused by the shutdown for its decision to make 187 staff redundant at the Copler mine in Erzincan p...
Japan to begin trial removal of nuclear debris from Fukushima reactor
Aug 19, 2024 (AFP)
Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) aims to retrieve a tiny sample of the estimated 880 tons of radioactive debris that is believed to sit inside reactors at t...
Pavilion collapse kills six in eastern China: state media
Aug 12, 2024 (AFP)
The accident took place in the city of Changzhou in Jiangsu province on Sunday, state news agency Xinhua said. The 10 injured people were in stable condition an...
India PM vows support after deadly landslide
Aug 10, 2024 (AFP)
Torrential monsoon rains battered the southern coastal state of Kerala and triggered landslides on July 30, burying homes and people in Wayanad district under t...
Japanese urged to avoid panic-buying as megaquake fears spread
Aug 10, 2024 (AFP)
In its first such advisory, the weather agency said a huge earthquake was more likely in the aftermath of a magnitude 7.1 jolt in the south on Thursday which le...
North Korea moving thousands of flood victims to capital: KCNA
Aug 10, 2024 (AFP)
Pyongyang last week said a record downpour in late July had killed an unspecified number of people, flooded dwellings, and submerged swathes of farmland in its ...
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