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Typhoon Doksuri batters China with high winds and rain
Jul 28, 2023 (AFP)
Wind speeds of up to 175 kilometres per hour (110 miles per hour) were recorded as the storm reached the coast of Fujian province around 10:00 am (0200 GMT), Ch...
Litli-Hrutur eruption seen from space
Jul 28, 2023 (ESA)
Litli-Hrutur, which translates to 'Little Ram,' is part of the Fagradalsfjall volcanic area in southwest Iceland. After around 800 years of silence, the volcani...
Philippine death toll from typhoon Doksuri rises to six
Jul 27, 2023 (AFP)
Typhoon Doksuri battered the main island of Luzon on Wednesday, toppling trees, knocking out power and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people from coasta...
Hundreds displaced by monsoon floods in Pakistan's Punjab
Jul 27, 2023 (AFP)
Authorities evacuated more than 14,000 people from villages elsewhere in the province earlier this month because of flooding caused by monsoon rains. "You can s...
Magnitude 6.4 earthquake hits east of Vanuatu: USGS
Jul 26, 2023 (AFP)
The US Tsunami Warning Center said there was no threat for the islands of Guam, Rota, Tinian or Saipan from the offshore quake, which hit at a depth of 10 kilom...
One dead as typhoon Doksuri batters Philippines
Jul 26, 2023 (AFP)
Typhoon Doksuri was packing maximum sustained wind speeds of 175 kilometres an hour (110 mph) as it hovered over waters around Dalupiri Island, off the northern...
Philippines orders evacuations ahead of Super Typhoon Doksuri
Jul 25, 2023 (AFP)
Super Typhoon Doksuri was packing maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometres per hour (115 miles per hour) as it headed towards the northern tip of the main isla...
Philippines orders evacuations ahead of super typhoon Doksuri
Jul 25, 2023 (AFP)
Super Typhoon Doksuri was packing maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometres an hour (115 miles per hour) as it headed towards a group of three lightly populated...
Two children found dead in eastern Canada flooding
Jul 25, 2023 (AFP)
The two children had been in a vehicle that was swept away when its occupants tried to flee their home Saturday in the province of Nova Scotia. Three months' wo...
Toll in Afghanistan flash floods jumps to 26 killed, 40 missing
Jul 23, 2023 (AFP)
Shafiullah Rahimi, spokesman for the State Ministry for Disaster Management, said a total of 31 people had been killed nationwide in floods since Friday and ext...
12 killed, 40 missing in Afghanistan flash flood
Jul 23, 2023 (AFP)
Zabihullah Mujahid said urgent aid was being rushed to the disaster zone in the Jalrez district of Maidan Wardak province. "With great sadness we have received ...
Flooding in eastern Canada leaves four missing
Jul 22, 2023 (AFP)
The children were in a car that was submerged, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said. The three other people in the car managed to escape. In a separate incide...
NASA's TROPICS Offers Multiple Views of Intensifying Hurricanes
Jul 20, 2023 (SPX)
Data from the TROPICS mission - short for Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats - will hel...
Flooded US town fights to stop repair of its leaking canal
Jul 20, 2023 (AFP)
But when federal officials stepped in to do just that, residents sued. In a situation that highlights the complex, competing claims to water in the US West, thi...
11 killed by wall collapse in Pakistan monsoon rains
Jul 19, 2023 (AFP)
Pakistan receives heavy -- often destructive -- rains during its annual monsoon season, which is crucial for agriculture and water supplies. The men were crushe...
Heavy rains hinder rescue effort after Colombian landslide kills 20
Jul 19, 2023 (AFP)
More than 400 military troops, firefighters and other government rescue workers searched for survivors under intense downpours, two days after Monday's disaster...
SKorea vows 'complete overhaul' of disaster mgt; Rescuers recover last body from tunnel
Jul 18, 2023 (AFP)
South Korea is at the peak of its summer monsoon season, and days of torrential rain have caused widespread flooding and landslides, with rivers bursting their ...
Weakened Typhoon Talim hits Vietnam after passing through China
Jul 18, 2023 (AFP)
Talim first made landfall in southern China late Monday evening, battering the coast of Guangdong province with maximum winds of 136.8 kilometres (85 miles) per...
Thousands evacuated as typhoon nears southern China, Vietnam
Jul 17, 2023 (AFP)
Powerful winds, storm surges and lashing rains were forecast to hammer the southern coastline from Guangdong to Hainan provinces when typhoon Talim makes landfa...
Heavy rains, flooding leave 33 dead in South Korea
Jul 16, 2023 (AFP)
South Korea is at the peak of its summer monsoon season, and there has been heavy rainfall for the last four days, causing a major dam to overflow. The interior...
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