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News About Earthquakes And Cyclonic Storms

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China quake toll rises to 615: state media
Aug 07, 2014 (AFP)
The death toll from an earthquake that devastated a remote region of China has killed 615 people, state media said Thursday, as hopes of finding any more surviv...
Indonesian girl swept away by 2004 tsunami reunited with parents
Aug 07, 2014 (AFP)
An Indonesian girl swept away by the devastating 2004 tsunami has been reunited with her family a decade after she was given up for dead, her mother said Thursd...
Hawaii hunkers down as hurricanes near
Aug 07, 2014 (AFP)
Tourists and locals alike braced for double trouble in Hawaii on Thursday as a rare pair of hurricanes took aim at the holiday paradise, the first due to make l...
China quake toll nears 600 as volunteers told to stay away
Aug 06, 2014 (AFP)
The death toll from an earthquake that devastated a remote region of China jumped to nearly 600 people Wednesday, authorities said, as volunteer rescuers were w...
Flooding hits Serbia and Bosnia again
Aug 06, 2014 (AFP)
One person was killed and another was missing after heavy rains brought a new wave of flooding to Serbia and Bosnia this week, just three months after historic ...
Hawaii braces for double storm hit
Aug 06, 2014 (AFP)
Hawaii on Wednesday braced for a walloping by a rare duo of storms headed for the vacation paradise, with local residents rushing to stock up on water and flash...
China earthquake death toll passes 400
Aug 05, 2014 (AFP)
More than 400 people have died in an earthquake that devastated a Chinese village, officials said Tuesday, as relatives faced the stark probability that rescuer...
Guatemala's Fire volcano rumbles back to life
Aug 05, 2014 (AFP)
Guatemala's Fire volcano erupted Tuesday for the first time in nearly two years, causing panic in nearby villages and prompting aviation authorities to re-route...
At least 367 dead in southwest China quake
Aug 04, 2014 (AFP)
More than 367 people died and nearly 2,000 were injured when a strong earthquake hit southwest China's mountainous Yunnan province Sunday, bringing homes crashi...
Sudan flood victims say help slow in coming
Aug 04, 2014 (AFP)
When the skies again unleashed their fury over Khartoum before dawn on Sunday, there was little of Kamel Hussein's home left to be destroyed. The mud bricks and...
Rescuers race to find survivors after 400 die China quake
Aug 04, 2014 (AFP)
An intense rescue operation was under way in China Monday after an earthquake killed at least 381 people and injured thousands more, leaving scenes of devastati...
Half a million advised to evacuate as heavy rain lashes Japan
Aug 04, 2014 (AFP)
A man drowned in a raging river while more than half a million people were advised to evacuate over the weekend as heavy rain lashed western Japan, officials sa...
Hurricane Bertha charts course between US, Bahamas
Aug 04, 2014 (AFP)
Hurricane Bertha was on course to pass midway between Bermuda and the US East Coast on Monday and it was not expected to make landfall in either place, forecast...
Four die in flash flood at Italy festival
Aug 03, 2014 (AFP)
Four people died in a flash flood that tore through a festival in Italy on Saturday night, sweeping away residents, tents and cars in a muddy torrent. After a s...
Bertha lashes Turks and Caicos, southern Bahamas
Aug 03, 2014 (AFP)
Tropical Storm Bertha dumped heavy rain on the southern Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands on Sunday, as forecasters warned it would likely grow stronger. At ...
Thousands of Sudan homes destroyed in floods
Aug 02, 2014 (AFP)
More than 3,000 homes have been destroyed by floods that hit almost half of Sudan's states over Ramadan and the Eid Al-Fitr holidays, official media said on Sat...
New research reveals Pele is powerful, even in the sky
Jul 31, 2014 (SPX)
One might assume that a tropical storm moving through volcanic smog (vog) would sweep up the tainted air and march on, unchanged. However, a recent study from a...
Five dead in East Europe flooding
Jul 31, 2014 (AFP)
Two men reported missing in southern Romania following floods in Eastern Europe were found dead Thursday, taking the regional toll to five, official sources sai...
South Sudanese squatters flooded after heavy Sudan rains
Jul 30, 2014 (AFP)
Crude camps housing South Sudanese have been flooded by heavy rains that inundated the Sudanese capital over the Eid al-Fitr holiday, a southern diplomat said o...
Nuisance flooding increasing problem as coastal sea levels rise
Jul 30, 2014 (SPX)
Eight of the top 10 U.S. cities that have seen an increase in so-called "nuisance flooding"--which causes such public inconveniences as frequent road closures, ...
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