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Floods in Malaysia displace more than 30,000 people
Dec 19, 2021 (AFP)
The tropical Southeast Asian nation often sees stormy monsoon seasons towards the end of the year, with flooding regularly prompting mass evacuations. Downpours...
Floods in Malaysia displace over 22,000 people
Dec 19, 2021 (AFP)
The tropical Southeast Asian nation often sees stormy monsoon seasons at the end of the year, with seasonal flooding regularly causing mass evacuations. Heavy d...
Floods displace thousands in Malaysia
Dec 18, 2021 (AFP)
Flash floods appeared in many parts of the country as continuous heavy rain since early Friday swamped urban areas and cut off access to major highways. The tro...
Beneath La Palma volcano, scientists collect lava 'to learn'
Dec 18, 2021 (AFP)
Like other scientists around the world, he was eager to get a first-hand look at the rare and valuable data spilling out of the Cumbre Vieja volcano off Africa'...
Foreigners among 12 killed in Iraqi Kurdistan floods
Dec 17, 2021 (AFP)
In a country dealing with severe drought, many were caught by surprise as powerful storm waters started surging into their homes in the city's eastern suburbs b...
Spaniards slowly rebuild their lives after volcano havoc
Dec 17, 2021 (AFP)
Now the 49-year-old truck driver and his extended family are dispersed across the island in temporary housing but he is determined to rebuild his life. "We can'...
12 dead as powerful typhoon batters the Philippines
Dec 17, 2021 (AFP)
More than 300,000 people fled their homes and beachfront resorts as Typhoon Rai pummelled the southern and central regions of the country, knocking out communic...
One dead as powerful typhoon batters the Philippines
Dec 17, 2021 (AFP)
More than 300,000 people fled their homes and beachfront resorts as Typhoon Rai pummelled the southern and central regions of the country, knocking out communic...
Foreigners among 11 killed in Iraqi Kurdistan floods
Dec 17, 2021 (AFP)
In a country dealing with severe drought, many were caught by surprise as powerful storm waters started surging into their homes before dawn. "The toll is now 1...
Indonesian volcano erupts again, spewing ash cloud
Dec 16, 2021 (AFP)
The highest mountain on the island of Java erupted earlier this month, killing at least 48 and leaving a dozen people missing. Rescuers were digging through the...
'Forgotten' animals rescued after Indonesia volcano eruption
Dec 16, 2021 (AFP)
The disaster killed 48 people, according to the latest toll, and rescuers are still seeking bodies in the mud and rubble. As deadly ash destroyed villages in Ea...
Tens of thousands flee as super typhoon hits the Philippines
Dec 16, 2021 (AFP)
Rai is the strongest storm to hit the disaster-prone archipelago this year. It was packing maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometres (120 miles) an hour as it m...
Thousands flee homes as super typhoon lashes Philippines
Dec 16, 2021 (AFP)
The powerful storm was packing maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometres (115 miles) an hour as it barrelled towards central and southern regions of the vast ar...
Volcanic eruption on Spanish island shows signs of ending
Dec 15, 2021 (AFP)
The eruption of the Cumbre Viejo volcano has ebbed and flowed since it first began spewing lava on September 19, forcing the evacuation of over 7,000 people and...
7.3-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia
Dec 14, 2021 (AFP)
The epicentre was in the Flores Sea, north of East Nusa Tenggara province, where the quake sparked terror after hitting in the late morning (0320 GMT). "I was i...
Thousands briefly shut indoors on Spanish volcano island
Dec 13, 2021 (AFP)
After several days of low-level activity, the Cumbre Viejo suddenly sprang to life on Sunday with several explosions sending a vast cloud of ash and smoke into ...
Southwest France hit by flooding after heavy rains
Dec 10, 2021 (AFP)
Warm southern winds that have melted snowbanks in the Pyrenees mountains in recent days also contributed to the flooding, which could persist for several days. ...
Morocco businessman jailed over 29 deaths in factory flood
Dec 09, 2021 (AFP)
The workers were trapped as heavy rains flooded the basement factory in the northern city of Tangiers, in a country where many scrape a living from informal job...
New research makes waves tackling the future of tsunami monitoring and modeling
Dec 09, 2021 (SPX)
However, new research by assistant professor Tina Dura and professor Robert Weiss in the College of Science's Department of Geosciences indicates that future se...
Death toll from Indonesia volcano eruption rises to 39
Dec 08, 2021 (AFP)
The highest mountain on the island of Java thundered to life on Saturday, ejecting volcanic ash into the sky and raining hot mud on villages as thousands of pan...
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