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Thousands in shelters as Indonesia flood death toll hits 53
Jan 04, 2020 (AFP)
Tens of thousands in Jakarta were still unable to return to their waterlogged homes after some of the deadliest flooding in years hit the enormous capital regio...
Thousands in shelters as Indonesia flood death toll hits 60
Jan 04, 2020 (AFP)
Tens of thousands in Jakarta were still unable to return to their waterlogged homes after some of the deadliest flooding in years hit the enormous capital regio...
Indonesia flood rescuers hunt for missing after 43 killed
Jan 03, 2020 (AFP)
Around a dozen people were still unaccounted for after record rains that started on New Year's Eve pounded the capital and left swathes of the megalopolis, home...
Nine dead after Indonesian capital hit by New Year flooding
Jan 01, 2020 (AFP)
Thousands were evacuated to temporary shelters as electricity was switched off in scores of waterlogged neighbourhoods across greater Jakarta, home to about 30 ...
Death toll from Philippines typhoon hits 50
Dec 31, 2019 (AFP)
Typhoon Phanfone's destructive winds and heavy rains brought down flimsy homes and destroyed commercial buildings mainly in the central island of Visayas, affec...
Philippines Christmas typhoon death toll climbs to 41
Dec 29, 2019 (AFP)
Typhoon Phanfone left the Philippines on Saturday after devastating several islands in the central Visayas, including popular tourist destinations, but the exte...
One dead, one missing in cyclone-battered Fiji
Dec 28, 2019 (AFP)
The cyclone damaged houses, crops and trees, cut power and forced the cancellation of several international flights, stranding holidaymakers visiting the island...
Quake strikes near Iran nuclear power plant
Dec 27, 2019 (AFP)
The US Geological Survey said the 5.1 magnitude quake struck 44 kilometres (27 miles) from the southwestern city of Borazjan and at a depth of 38 kilometres. It...
Indonesia mourns 15 years after Boxing Day tsunami
Dec 26, 2019 (AFP)
On a grassy field in Aceh Besar district where at least 47,000 victims were laid to rest, family members and relatives prayed, scattered flower petals and comfo...
Typhoon Phanfone kills at least 16 in Philippines
Dec 26, 2019 (AFP)
Typhoon Phanfone, with gusts reaching 200 kilometres (125 miles) an hour, tore roofs off houses and toppled electric posts as it ripped through the central Phil...
After drought, floods compound Somalia's year of climate misery
Dec 18, 2019 (AFP)
When the skies finally opened, nature was unmerciful. Unrelenting downpours in October turned to flash floods, destroying her meagre home and few remaining poss...
Applying physics principle yields grim prediction on hurricane destruction in an era
Dec 18, 2019 (SPX)
Edward Wolf, professor emeritus at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, examined the most robust data sets on tropical hurricanes - compiled by noted atmospher...
Congo appeals for help after 150,000 hit by floods
Dec 17, 2019 (AFP)
President Denis Sassou Nguesso issued an "urgent appeal to the international community" to help provide "a more effective response to the humanitarian situation...
Last of New Zealand volcano dead identified
Dec 17, 2019 (AFP)
The explosion at the popular adventure tourist destination on December 9 killed 18 people, with another 17 receiving intensive treatment for severe burns. Follo...
Philippines' quake toll hits three amid hunt for survivors
Dec 16, 2019 (AFP)
Sunday's tremor cracked schools, toppled homes and injured dozens but largely spared big cities on the island of Mindanao, which is still recovering from a stri...
Rescuers race to find survivors after deadly Philippine quake
Dec 16, 2019 (AFP)
Sunday's tremor cracked schools, toppled homes and injured dozens but largely spared big cities on the island of Mindanao, which is still recovering from a stri...
New Zealand observes silence as PM warns of long volcano probe
Dec 16, 2019 (AFP)
At 2:11pm (0111 GMT) -- exactly a week since the eruption -- offices and shops fell silent as New Zealanders remembered the 16 international tourists and two lo...
New Zealand eruption death toll rises to 18
Dec 15, 2019 (AFP)
A land search early Sunday failed to find any sign of the missing pair and divers returned to the sea in the afternoon amid increasing speculation both could be...
Albania arrests nine people after quake killed 51
Dec 14, 2019 (AFP)
Prosecutors said 17 people, including builders, engineers and officials, were suspected of breaching building regulations that led to the collapse of buildings ...
Harnessing nature's defenses against tsunamis
Dec 13, 2019 (SPX)
An international research team led by the University of Gottingen has now compared the effects of man-made and ecosystem protection to propose a hybrid approach...
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