SHAKE AND BLOW

News About Earthquakes And Cyclonic Storms

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5.3-magnitude quake hits central Pakistan
Jun 28, 2025 (AFP)
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the shallow quake, which USGS reported had occurred around 3:30 am (2230 GMT) with the epicentre ar...
Pakistan flash floods kill 32; Thai PM visits flood-hit regions
Jun 28, 2025 (AFP)
Flash floods and roof collapses over the past 36 hours have claimed the lives of 19 people, eight of them children, a statement Saturday by the Khyber Pakhtunkh...
Hundreds of earthquakes rattle Japanese island chain
Jun 26, 2025 (AFP)
No major damage has been reported from the series of quakes with a strength of at least one -- slightly perceptible to people seated quietly indoors -- on Japan...
Six dead from floods in China's south: state media
Jun 26, 2025 (AFP)
Deluges in Guizhou -- classified as a southwestern province by the Chinese government -- have prompted authorities to activate the highest-level emergency flood...
Brazilian found dead after fall at Indonesia volcano
Jun 24, 2025 (AFP)
Attempts to evacuate Juliana Marins, 26, who went missing on Saturday at Mount Rinjani on Lombok island, were hindered by challenging weather and terrain after ...
Nigeria flood victims mourn missing bodies as death toll stagnates
Jun 20, 2025 (AFP)
Both women, married to the same man, had been spending their nights there since a week before when the worst flood in living memory wiped out swathes of the tow...
Two dead in Mexico as Hurricane Erick moves on from Mexican coast
Jun 20, 2025 (AFP)
A man was electrocuted while helping with debris removal in the southern Oaxaca state, where Erick made landfall, after handling high-voltage cables near a stre...
Cleanup begins as Hurricane Erick moves on from Mexican coast
Jun 19, 2025 (AFP)
In the tourist town of Puerto Escondido in Oaxaca state, residents and emergency personnel worked to drain flooded streets and clear debris left behind as the s...
Hurricane Erick strengthens as it barrels toward Mexico
Jun 19, 2025 (AFP)
Erick is expected to make landfall on Thursday morning bringing "life-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in areas of steep terrain", the center's la...
Hundreds dead and missing as floods devastate Nigeria, India and China
Jun 18, 2025 (AFP)
Late last month flash floods swept through the town of Mokwa after hours-long torrential rains, destroying homes and killing more than 200 residents, according ...
Dozens of Bali flights cancelled after Indonesia volcano erupts
Jun 18, 2025 (AFP)
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,584-metre (5,197-foot) volcano on the tourist island of Flores, erupted on Tuesday, with authorities raising its alert status to t...
Vietnam death toll from Typhoon Wutip rises to seven
Jun 16, 2025 (AFP)
Wutip made landfall in southern China at the weekend with winds gusting up to 128 kilometres per hour (80 miles per hour) before downgrading to a tropical storm...
One dead, 36 injured after 6.1-magnitude earthquake in Peru
Jun 16, 2025 (AFP)
The quake hit shortly before noon and was centered around 30 kilometers (20 miles) from Callao, a port city next to the capital Lima, the National Seismological...
Five killed, two missing in Vietnam typhoon floods
Jun 15, 2025 (AFP)
Typhoon Wutip made landfall in southern China on Saturday with winds gusting up to 128 kilometres per hour (80 miles per hour) and was downgraded to a tropical ...
One dead after 6.1-magnitude earthquake in Peru
Jun 15, 2025 (AFP)
The quake hit shortly before noon and was centered around 30 kilometers (20 miles) from Callao, a port city next to the capital Lima, the National Seismological...
At least 10 dead in flooding in Texas; Floods in DR Congo capital kill at least 19
Jun 14, 2025 (AFP)
Intense downpours hit Thursday morning in the city of San Antonio, Texas, causing flash flooding on roads which pushed vehicles off the streets into a nearby cr...
S.African president blames climate change for 'catastrophic' floods
Jun 13, 2025 (AFP)
Ramaphosa toured the disaster zone and met with survivors in the region, where thousands of houses, roads, schools and health facilities were left caked in mud ...
Thousands evacuated as typhoon nears south China: state media
Jun 13, 2025 (AFP)
More than 16,000 people have been moved from "construction sites, low-lying flood-prone areas and regions at risk of flash floods", Xinhua news agency said, whi...
Death toll in S.Africa floods rises to 78
Jun 12, 2025 (AFP)
The bitterly cold winter storm struck the largely rural and underdeveloped province on Monday, causing a river to burst its banks and submerge homes, with sever...
First hurricane of season forms off Mexico's Pacific coast
Jun 09, 2025 (AFP)
At 2100 GMT, Barbara was located around 175 miles (280 kilometers) from the port of Manzanillo, packing maximum sustained winds of nearly 75 miles an hour, the ...
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