SHAKE AND BLOW - AFRICA DAILY

Sep 16, 2013 (AFP)

Authorities scrambled to rescue people stranded in flooded homes in Mexico's resort of Acapulco Monday after twin storms slammed opposite coasts in a rare one-t...

Death toll from Colorado floods rises to seven

Sep 16, 2013 (AFP)

The confirmed death toll from massive floods in the US state of Colorado has risen to seven, while more than 600 people remain unaccounted for, officials said M...

Hurricane, tropical storm combine to kill 19 in Mexico

Sep 15, 2013 (AFP)

Hurricane Ingrid and Tropical Storm Manuel triggered rain, landslides and floods on Mexico's east and west coasts Sunday, killing at least 19 people and forcing...

Colorado floods leave 500 unaccounted for

Sep 15, 2013 (AFP)

The water-soaked US state of Colorado saw more rainfall Sunday that threatened to slow the search for the 500 people unaccounted for after several days of massi...

Thousands flee as volcano erupts on Indonesia's Sumatra

Sep 15, 2013 (AFP)

Thousands of villagers fled Sunday after a volcano erupted on Indonesia's Sumatra island spewing rocks and red-hot ash onto surrounding villages, officials said...

NASA sends drones to track hurricanes' secrets

Sep 15, 2013 (AFP)

A pair of converted military drones are the US space agency's newest tools for tracking hurricanes and tropical storms, with the aim of improving forecasters' a...

Colorado floods leave hundreds unaccounted for

Sep 15, 2013 (AFP)

Emergency workers in a massive effort to rescue stranded flood victims in Colorado, where more than 500 people are still unaccounted for, braced for a fresh pou...

Mexico evacuates 5,000 ahead of Hurricane Ingrid

Sep 15, 2013 (AFP)

Mexican authorities evacuated about 5,000 people as Hurricane Ingrid gained strength and threatened to lash Mexico with heavy rains and floods when it is set to...

Death toll in Colorado floods rises to four

Sep 14, 2013 (AFP)

At least four people are now confirmed dead in massive floods in Colorado, which is forcing thousands to evacuate, as well as cutting roads in large parts of th...

Two tropical storms flank Mexico's coasts

Sep 14, 2013 (AFP)

Two tropical storms flanked Mexico on the Gulf and Pacific coasts on Friday, producing heavy rains, causing rivers to overflow and threatening to spark landslid...

Volcano prompts declaration of emergency in Peru

Sep 12, 2013 (AFP)

Peru declared a state of emergency Thursday in nine districts threatened by the Ubinas volcano, which has erupted seven times since September 1, spewing harmful...

Flooding kills three in US state of Colorado

Sep 12, 2013 (AFP)

Deadly flash floods have killed at least three people in the US state of Colorado, as residents were evacuated, roads closed and a dam was breached, authorities...

Floods kill eight in Romania, hundreds evacuated

Sep 12, 2013 (AFP)

Flash floods in eastern Romania have killed eight people, including a child, authorities said Thursday, updating an earlier toll of four dead. Rescuers saved 33...

Scientists confirm existence of largest single volcano on earth

Sep 11, 2013 (SPX)

A University of Houston (UH) professor led a team of scientists to uncover the largest single volcano yet documented on Earth. Covering an area roughly equivale...

Searchers look for 2,500 Japan tsunami dead

Sep 11, 2013 (AFP)

Police and the coastguard in Japan carried out large-scale searches Wednesday for the bodies of more than 2,500 people still missing two-and-a-half years since ...

Tropical Storm Gabrielle batters Bermuda: forecasters

Sep 11, 2013 (AFP)

Tropical Storm Gabrielle was battering Bermuda with heavy rains and powerful winds Tuesday, as US forecasters warned it was strengthening and moving closer to t...

New model of Earth's interior reveals clues to hotspot volcanoes

Sep 11, 2013 (SPX)

Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have detected previously unknown channels of slow-moving seismic waves in Earth's upper mantle, a discover...

Humberto becomes season's first east Atlantic hurricane

Sep 11, 2013 (AFP)

Humberto, churning far off land, has become the first hurricane of the season in the eastern Atlantic, US forecasters said Wednesday. Some additional strengthen...

Tropical storm Gabrielle heads for Bermuda: forecasters

Sep 10, 2013 (AFP)

Bermuda braced for a close encounter with tropical storm Gabrielle, on track to hit or pass closely by the popular vacation spot by early Wednesday, US forecast...

Japan scraps stranded tsunami ship

Sep 09, 2013 (AFP)

Workers in Japan on Monday began scrapping a large fishing boat that was swept far inland by the 2011 tsunami and became one of the most poignant symbols of the...