Disaster

News Hour: Tens of thousands of people have been displaced after a devastating earthquake in Indonesia killed more than 100 people, an official said Saturday, leaving communities in ruins as aid trickled into the disaster-stricken province,...

News Hour: A major 7.7-magnitude quake struck on Friday off the Solomon Islands, but there were no reports of any serious damage, officials said. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre initially warned of possible “widespread, hazardous” tsunami...

News Hour: Days of torrential rain and flooding have killed at least 14 people in southern Thailand, with authorities declaring much of the region a disaster zone, the government said on Tuesday. Heavy rains have lashed...

News Hour: Eleven workers are trapped in a coal mine after a gas outburst in central China’s Hubei Province, according to a local government source on Tuesday. The accident occurred at around 11:20 p.m. on Monday...

News Hour: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a NZ$13.95 million (around $10 million) policy-based loan from its Ordinary Capital Resources to fund the Cook Islands Disaster Resilience Program which will rapidly make available financing...

News Hour: The death toll from a fire at a California warehouse where a rave party was taking place rose to 33 on Sunday, with authorities saying they had no idea how many more bodies they...

News Hour: A pre-dawn fire at a hotel in Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi on Monday killed at least 11 people and wounded 75 others, police and a doctor said. Among the dead were four women...

News Hour: A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Indonesia on Monday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The undersea...

News Hour: At least 11 have died and two remain missing from the heavy flood that resulted from downpours in southern Thailand, local media reported on Monday. The disaster started last Thursday in the ten southern...

News Hour: At least nine people were killed and about 15 are unaccounted for following a massive fire at a rave party in Oakland, California, media reports said, citing fire officials. The San Jose Mercury News...