Disaster

Authorities said Tuesday that a forest fire in northern Morocco that was thought to have been ignited on purpose claimed the lives of three firefighters and critically injured two more. Late on Monday, as they were...

Late this month, The Gambia saw its worst floods in “almost half a century,” which resulted in the internal displacement of more than 5,000 people and the deaths of 11. The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA)...

Typhoon Mulan, the seventh of the year, is predicted to make landfall in the coastal regions of the provinces of Hainan and Guangdong during the daytime on Wednesday, prompting China to issue a yellow alert. The...

Governor Andy Beshear announced on Monday that at least 37 people, including four children, had died as a result of the floods caused by the region’s severe rains. He also issued a warning that more catastrophic...

Portugal and France on Sunday battled major forest fires as temperatures rose sharply this weekend. In Portugal, a blaze broke out in the Mafra area, north of Lisbon, while in France at least four firefighters were...

Officials said on Sunday that nine people had died and that many more were thought to have perished in flooding in the city of Mbale in eastern Uganda as a result of two rivers bursting their...

On the Greek island of Lesbos, hundreds of locals and visitors have been evacuated after a wildfire started, threatening villages and destroying homes. The Greek Fire Service stated in a televised briefing on Sunday that volunteers...

Ten people were killed and seven injured Saturday after the collapse of a section of a mountain at a coal mine in China, state television channel CCTV reported. The accident took place around 11:15 am local...

Following significant rainfall in the relatively desert nation, flooding in southern Iran has resulted in at least 17 fatalities and six unaccounted for, according to official media on Saturday. “Around 5:00 pm yesterday, heavy rains in...

Over 1.25 million people would benefit from the $500 million credit that the World Bank has approved for Bangladesh to help it better prepare for inland flooding disasters in 14 flood-prone regions. The Resilient Infrastructure for...