Disaster

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) issued a prediction today that the current mild to moderate heat wave, which is now affecting the districts of Nilphamari and Netrokona, as well as the divisions of Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna,...

According to local authorities on Monday, the number of people killed in the capsize of a makeshift ferry boat off the coast of Mozambique has grown to 96. The administrator of the small island close to...

After a natural disaster was declared in several areas of New South Wales on Sunday, widespread flooding in Australia resulted in the need for hundreds of people to be rescued. Approximately 300 residences in northeast Sydney...

Rescue helicopters from Taiwan conducted airborne missions on Saturday to evacuate tourists who had been left stranded in the highlands for several days due to a strong earthquake that damaged roads and shut tunnels. The magnitude...

The Japan Meteorological Agency downgraded its tsunami warning for Japan’s southern islands to a “tsunami advisory” on Wednesday after a powerful earthquake in eastern Taiwan. Following the earthquake, the JMA reported that waves as high as...

When a magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook flood-ravaged northern Papua New Guinea on Monday, authorities claimed that at least five people had died and that an estimated 1,000 homes had been demolished. Disaster teams were flooding into...

Search teams in southeastern Brazil rescued a girl buried for more than 16 hours in the rubble of a collapsed house following a powerful storm that has claimed at least a dozen lives. Authorities have deployed...

Lava erupted from a fresh volcanic fissure on the Reykjanes peninsula on Saturday, marking the fourth eruption to affect the region since December, prompting Icelandic police to proclaim a state of emergency. According to an announcement...

Three central US states were blasted by devastating storms on Thursday night, which resulted in several large tornadoes, one of which struck a trailer park in Indiana and killed three people, according to US media. The...

The capital’s Bailey Road building caught fire today, causing extensive damage and taking many lives. President Mohammed Shahabuddin voiced his shock and sadness at the losses. The Head of State expressed profound sympathy to the deceased...