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Latest California storm leaves at least two dead, breaks levee
Mar 12, 2023 (AFP)
"We were hoping to avoid and prevent this situation, but the worst case scenario has arrived with the Pajaro River overtopping and levee breaching at about midn...
Heavy rains hit Mozambique as Cyclone Freddy lands again
Mar 12, 2023 (AFP)
Satellite images showed Freddy, which is on track to become the longest-lasting cyclone on record, made its second landfall near the eastern seaport of Queliman...
First rains hit Mozambique as Cyclone Freddy inches closer, again
Mar 11, 2023 (AFP)
Freddy, which is on track to become the longest-lasting cyclone on record, slowed its advance towards the southern African nation and was 60 kilometres (40 mile...
Police urge residents to flee flooded Australian town
Mar 11, 2023 (AFP)
Helicopters and other aircraft have already flown out 53 of the most vulnerable residents of Burketown, home to about 200 people in northeastern Australia, the ...
Freddy may break tropical cyclone record: UN
Mar 10, 2023 (AFP)
"Freddy is continuing its incredible and dangerous journey," Clare Nullis, spokeswoman for the UN's World Meteorological Organization, told reporters in Geneva....
Death toll from Cyclone Freddy's return rises to 8 in Madagascar
Mar 07, 2023 (AFP)
The UN's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said that Freddy, which began life off northwestern Australia in the first week in February, was set to become ...
Two strong earthquakes rock southern Philippines
Mar 07, 2023 (AFP)
A 6.0-magnitude quake struck at about 2:00 pm (0600 GMT), a few kilometres from Maragusan municipality in the mountainous gold-mining province of Davao de Oro o...
6.0-magnitude earthquake rocks southern Philippines: USGS
Mar 07, 2023 (AFP)
The shallow quake struck at about 2:00 pm (0600 GMT), a few kilometres from Maragusan municipality in the mountainous gold-mining province of Davao de Oro on Mi...
6.0-magnitude earthquake rocks southern Philippines
Mar 07, 2023 (AFP)
The shallow quake struck at about 2:00 pm (0600 GMT), a few kilometres from Maragusan municipality in the mountainous gold-mining province of Davao de Oro on Mi...
Cyclone Freddy kills four in 'rare' return to Madagascar
Mar 06, 2023 (AFP)
Authorities in the Indian Ocean island nation said on Monday a one-year-old died when a house collapsed as strong winds and heavy rains battered the south-west....
'Just lower the water!' Flood fatigue in the village that halted Russia
Mar 06, 2023 (AFP)
Authorities sacrificed his hamlet of Demydiv, 35 kilometres (22 miles) north of Kyiv, last February by blowing up a nearby dam in a bid to bog down Russia's inv...
Ten deadliest quakes of the past 100 years
Mar 05, 2023 (AFP)
- 1976: 242,000 dead, China - A quake measuring 7.8, according to the Chinese authorities, (7.5 according to the US Geological Survey), strikes near the industr...
'It feels like yesterday': Turkey quake overturns lives
Mar 05, 2023 (AFP)
"I was fearless in the past, but now a single noise is enough to freak me out," the 57-year-old former weightlifter told AFP. "Everything reminds me of the eart...
Key points one month after Turkey earthquake
Mar 05, 2023 (AFP)
The World Health Organization said it was the "worst natural disaster" in the European region for a century. One month on, Turkey is facing the daunting task of...
At least four dead, tens of thousands evacuated in Malaysia floods
Mar 04, 2023 (AFP)
Local reports and social media posts showed images of flooded roads, submerged cars, waterlogged homes and rows of shops closed in the affected areas, mainly in...
Earthquakes, back-to-back cyclones batter Vanuatu
Mar 03, 2023 (AFP)
As the country cleared roads and restored power lines cut by Cyclone Judy, residents were jolted early Friday by twin earthquakes and told to hunker down for a ...
Cyclone Judy lashes Vanuatu
Mar 01, 2023 (AFP)
With winds of up to 200 kilometres (125 miles) per hour, local disaster response officials said the cyclone had passed over the capital Port Vila before strengt...
Quake killed more than 50,000 in Turkey, Syria: revised toll
Feb 28, 2023 (AFP)
A total of 5,951 people were killed across Syria, while Turkey recorded 44,374 deaths after the February 6 earthquake. The new tally brings to 50,325 the total ...
Damaged buildings collapse after fresh quake in eastern Turkey
Feb 27, 2023 (AFP)
The epicentre of the tremor was the Yesilyurt district in the Malatya province, which was hit by the February 6 earthquake that killed over 44,000 people in Tur...
One killed, dozens wounded in fresh quake in eastern Turkey
Feb 27, 2023 (AFP)
The epicentre of the tremor was the Yesilyurt district in the Malatya province, which was hit by the February 6 earthquake that killed over 44,000 people in Tur...
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