Disaster

News Hour: The toll from severe flooding in eastern Canada worsened on Monday with thousands of people affected and schools closed, but authorities were optimistic that rising water levels would soon crest. Several rivers and lakes...

News Hour: Deadly weekend storms have left at least 14 dead in the midwestern and southern United States, according to officials, as eastern regions faced potential damaging winds and isolated tornadoes into Monday. Severe weather devastated...

News Hour: The 1991 Bangladesh cyclone was among the deadliest tropical cyclones on record. On the night of 29 April 1991, a powerful tropical cyclone struck the Chittagong district of southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around 250 km/h...

News Hour: BRAC launches emergency relief effort worth tk 15 crore to support people affected by flash flooding in haor areas. BRAC will support 50 thousand families over the next month to cope with the immediate...

News Hour: As part of the UN Flash Appeal launched last week, IOM as Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) sector lead, is appealing for USD 4.3 million to provide humanitarian aid to the population affected...

News Hour: New Zealanders began cleaning up on Friday after a powerful storm swept across the country, forcing families from their homes and leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. The remnants of Cyclone Cook,...

News Hour: The governor of Florida declared a state of emergency Tuesday as more than 100 wildfires burned large swathes of land in the southeastern US state. The measure by Rick Scott frees up more resources...

News Hour: The Australian city of Rockhampton in Central Queensland suffered major flooding on Thursday. Despite the initial weekend forecast of a 9.4-meter peak on the Fitzroy River, the warnings were later downgraded to 8.8 meters....

News Hour: Residents bracing for major flooding in an Australian town breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday after a swollen river peaked lower than forecast, although hundreds of homes were still inundated. There were fears...

News Hour: The bodies of a “hero” mother and her two young children were pulled from a river in Australia on Tuesday as the death toll rose from cyclone-fuelled floods that devastated parts of the country....