Disaster
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Floods kill 7 in Saudi Arabia
Oct 28, 2019Seven people have been killed and 11 injured in floods after heavy rain lashed northeastern parts of Saudi Arabia, Al-Ekhbariya state television reported Monday. Rescue services in the northeastern city of Hafer al-Batin, about 100 kilometres... -
490,000 children affected by devastating floods in South Sudan
Oct 25, 2019An estimated 490,000 children are affected by heavy flooding in South Sudan, UNICEF warned today. Exceptional heavy rain since July, have affected some 908,000 people in 32 counties. While heavy rain and flooding is normal this... -
The death toll from earthquake in Indonesia’s Maluku islands rose to 23
Sep 27, 2019The death toll from a powerful earthquake that rocked Indonesia’s remote Maluku islands has risen to 23, the disaster agency said on Friday, as more than 15,000 people were evacuated to shelters. Terrified residents ran into... -
At least 24 people killed in an earthquake that hit Pakistani Kashmir
Sep 25, 2019At least 24 people were killed and 450 injured in an earthquake that hit Pakistani Kashmir, local officials said on Wednesday, but they added that rescue work was in full swing and panic was subsiding. Tuesday’s... -
10 million children in Indonesia at risk from air pollution due to wild forest fires
Sep 24, 2019Wild forest and peatland fires across Kalimantan and Sumatra in Indonesia are putting nearly 10 million children at risk from air pollution, UNICEF said. Small children are especially vulnerable to air pollution because they breathe more... -
An earthquake with 5.6 magnitude rocks buildings in Durres in Albania
Sep 22, 2019An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 and an aftershock only slightly weaker shook the Albanian port town of Durres on Saturday, rocking buildings there and in the capital Tirana and sending residents rushing into... -
Almost 80,000 homes still without power a week after Japan typhoon
Sep 16, 2019Almost 80,000 homes are still without power a week after a powerful typhoon battered eastern Japan, authorities said Monday, with sustained heavy rain prompting evacuation orders and hampering recovery efforts. Typhoon Faxai powered into the Tokyo... -
Bolivia’s fires destroy ‘heritage’ rock art sites
Sep 4, 2019Wildfires that have raged across forests and grassland in eastern Bolivia for weeks have destroyed rare rock art sites, archeologists announced Tuesday. “We believe that the damage is big and wide in terms of our heritage... -
Twenty-five bodies on the ocean floor after a boat destroyed by fire in California
Sep 3, 2019Twenty-five bodies have been found on the ocean floor after a boat was destroyed by fire off the coast of California, the US Coast Guard says. Nine people are still missing. Five crew members had escaped... -
At least five people killed in the Bahamas as Hurricane Dorian hits
Sep 3, 2019At least five people have been killed in the Bahamas, as Hurricane Dorian continues to batter the country. Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said the deaths were confirmed at the north-eastern Abaco Islands, which bore the brunt...
