Disaster

At least 101 people died as flash floods and landslides hit Indonesia and East Timor

News Hour Correspondent - Apr 5, 2021

At least 101 people have died after flash floods and landslides hit Indonesia and East Timor on Sunday. Torrential rain sparked widespread destruction in the South East Asian neighbours, with water from overflowing...
Strong earthquake shakes Japan, tsunami alert issued

News Hour Correspondent - Mar 20, 2021

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake shook the region of Honshu in eastern Japan. The German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said the quake shook the country’s eastern coast on Saturday. However, no casualties have...
Floods and volcanic ashfall affect thousands in Ecuador

News Hour Correspondent - Mar 14, 2021

Floods and ashfall from rumbling volcano Sangay have destroyed around 60,000 hectares (150,000 acres) of land and crops across Ecuador, affecting 350,000 people, the risk management service (SNGRE) said on Saturday. “We support...
Indian rescuers try drilling from above into disaster tunnel

News Hour Correspondent - Feb 13, 2021

Indian rescuers began drilling from above a debris-filled tunnel Thursday in a desperate bid to reach dozens of people missing since a flash flood likely caused by a breaking glacier four days earlier....
A power plant in Uttarakhand, India has been washed away due to a glacier landslide

News Hour Correspondent - Feb 7, 2021

A glacier landslide near the Nanda Devi peak in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district in India has swept away vast areas downstream. It is feared that one hundred to one hundred and fifty people may...
6.3 magnitude earthquake shakes Philippines

News Hour Correspondent - Feb 7, 2021

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook the southern Philippine province of Davao del Sur on Sunday. The Institute of Seismology and Volcanology in the Philippines reported. The epicenter was reported at 12:22 a.m. local...
India put northern districts on high alert after the “breaking of a part” of a Himalayan glacier

News Hour Correspondent - Feb 7, 2021

India put many of its northern districts on high alert on Sunday after the “breaking of a part” of a Himalayan glacier, officials said, with people being evacuated due to rising water levels...
A strong earthquake with 6.3 magnitude struck Davao del Sur in the Philippines

News Hour Correspondent - Feb 7, 2021

A strong earthquake with 6.3 magnitude struck the southern province of Davao del Sur in the Philippines on Sunday, with damage and aftershocks expected, the country’s seismology agency said. The earthquake was initially...
Australian firefighters hold off bushfire near Perth

News Hour Correspondent - Feb 4, 2021

A mammoth effort by Australian firefighters saved homes from an out-of-control bushfire near Perth overnight, authorities said Thursday but warned strong winds and rough terrain posed an ongoing challenge, reports BSS. At least...
Up to 90,000 children in central Mozambique urgently need humanitarian assistance

News Hour Correspondent - Feb 3, 2021

More than 176,000* people, including 90,000* children, in central Mozambique, are likely to need humanitarian assistance in the aftermath of Cyclone Eloise, UNICEF said today. Children living in the affected areas, particularly those...