Disaster

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 fall flood on...

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 on social media showed...

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 of the back-to-school...

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 the flash floods...

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 most powerful hurricane...

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 backed by 30...

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 who have been...

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 hit Saturday by...

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 hit Saturday by...

Preliminary assessments conducted on Tuesday by UNICEF and Haitian officials in one of the three departments hardest hit by Saturday’s earthquake, followed by Tropical Depression Grace on Monday, revealed extensive destruction to schools, just weeks before...