Bangladesh floods kill 51 and affect one million people
Floods, heavy rain and landslides have killed 51 people across Bangladesh, according to the latest government assessment. The disaster has affected 1,022,963 people in seven...
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Mayon eruption widens farm toll as crop checks continue
LEGAZPI: More than 1,200 hectares of farmland in Albay were potentially affected by ashfall from Mayon Volcano’s ongoing effusive eruption, with satellite analysis offering the broadest...
Ethiopia floods and landslides raise death toll to 70
ARBA MINCH: The death toll from floods and landslides in southern Ethiopia’s Gamo Zone has risen to 70, according to official reports issued on Friday, as rescue teams...
Nairobi floods kill 28 as Kenya storms displace thousands
NAIROBI: Flash floods triggered by heavy overnight rain killed at least 28 people in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, after rivers and drainage channels overflowed and sent water through...
At least 12 dead after Tropical Storm Basyang in Philippines
MANILA: At least 12 people have died and 36 others were injured in the Philippines in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Basyang, as emergency officials continued to validate...
Students trapped under rubble in Indonesia school disaster
Rescue teams in East Java, Indonesia, are racing to locate and free dozens of students still trapped beneath the rubble of a collapsed school building...
UAE deploys food supplies to support Afghan quake victims
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has intensified its humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan, deploying three military aircraft carrying over 105 tonnes of food aid on September...
Death toll rises to 3,700 in Myanmar after powerful quakes
More than 3,700 people have lost their lives and nearly 5,100 have been injured following two powerful earthquakes that struck Myanmar, according to the World...
Dozens killed as deadly earthquake shakes Myanmar and Thailand
A powerful earthquake in Myanmar and its aftershocks reverberating through Thailand have left at least 154 people dead and scores more injured or missing, with...