Disaster

Japan bids to harness the energy of super typhoons

News Hour Correspondent - Oct 12, 2021

As climate change causes more severe Pacific storms, a new research center hopes to better understand the hazards they bring and how to use the energy they provide to help Japan achieve carbon...
15 killed, 3 missing as rainstorms hit north China’s Shanxi

News Hour Correspondent - Oct 12, 2021

According to a press conference given by the provincial government on Tuesday, continuous rainstorms have killed 15 people and left three others missing in Shanxi Province in north China. Shanxi received the worst...
Pakistan earthquake kills 20 in Balochistan province

News Hour Correspondent - Oct 9, 2021

At least 20 people have been killed when an earthquake shook Pakistan’s Balochistan province early on Thursday, officials have informed the BBC. Disaster management officials indicated the death toll may grow. Images...
Earthquake leaves nearly 70 per cent of schools damaged or destroyed in southwestern Haiti, UNICEF said

News Hour Correspondent - Oct 5, 2021

Over a month after a devastating earthquake hit Haiti, about 70 per cent of all schools in the Southwestern part of the country are still either damaged or destroyed, UNICEF said. As part...
One child died in flash flooding while flights and schools suspended as tropical Cyclone Shaheen bears down on Oman

News Hour Correspondent - Oct 3, 2021

One child has died in flash flooding while flights and schools have been suspended as tropical Cyclone Shaheen bears down on Oman, authorities said on Sunday. Another person was also reported missing in...
Scientology volunteers carry on with their hurricane Ida disaster relief

News Hour Correspondent - Sep 19, 2021

The Scientology Cyclone Ida Disaster Response team continues to work in areas where the recovery from the category 4 hurricane that wreaked havoc on the region is still underway. Ida was the second...
Wind complicates battle against Spain wildfire

News Hour Correspondent - Sep 11, 2021

Erratic winds and scorching heat complicated Friday the battle against a wildfire in southern Spain which claimed the life of a firefighter and forced the evacuation of around 1,000 people. About 400 firefighters...
IOM needs 15 Million USD for critical needs of families affected by Haiti earthquake

Mridha Shihab Mahmud - Aug 27, 2021

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched a flash appeal for USD 15 million to assist Haitian authorities with housing, temporary shelter, mental health support, and COVID-19 prevention for the 137,000 families...
At least 21 dead in flooding in US state of Tennessee

News Hour Correspondent - Aug 23, 2021

Devastating floods in the southern US state of Tennessee have left at least 21 people dead and dozens missing, local officials said Sunday in what they warned was a preliminary toll. Tennessee was...
Devastating floods in Tennessee left at least 21 people dead

News Hour Correspondent - Aug 23, 2021

Devastating floods in the southern US state of Tennessee have left at least 21 people dead and dozens missing, local officials said Sunday in what they warned was a preliminary toll. Tennessee was...