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France's Reunion warns of 'probable or imminent' volcanic eruption
Jan 01, 2026 (AFP)
All access to the volcano has been closed after the The Piton de la Fournaise Observatory detected a "seismic crisis" starting at around 4:47 am (0047 GMT), the...
Death toll from Spain flooding rises to three
Dec 29, 2025 (AFP)
Spain's Guardia Civil police said the body of one man was found about three kilometres (two miles) from where he had been swept away on Sunday by a swollen rive...
One dead in southern Spain after flooding; Flash floods hit California
Dec 28, 2025 (AFP)
Spain has been exceptionally strongly affected by climate change in recent years, resulting in longer heatwaves and more frequent episodes of heavy rain. Heavy ...
6.6-magnitude earthquake hits off Taiwan
Dec 27, 2025 (AFP)
Taiwan's weather agency, which put the magnitude at 7.0, said the quake hit at 11:05 pm (1505 GMT) at a depth of 73 kilometres (45 miles) in the sea off Yilan c...
Heavy rain, flash floods hit California
Dec 25, 2025 (AFP)
Driven by an atmospheric river known as "the Pineapple Express," which moves heavy moisture from Hawaii to the US West Coast, storms were expected to dump month...
At least 20 dead in eastern Bolivia floods
Dec 15, 2025 (AFP)
The Pirai river flows through Bolivia's most populous city, Santa Cruz, which is also the country's economic capital. The worst-affected areas were the district...
Flash floods kill 21 in Moroccan coastal town
Dec 15, 2025 (AFP)
Images on social media showed a torrent of muddy water sweeping cars and rubbish bins from the streets in Safi, which sits around 300 kilometres (186 miles) sou...
Flash flood kills dozens in Morocco town
Dec 15, 2025 (AFP)
Drought-hit Morocco often faces severe weather, but Sunday's flooding in Safi is already the deadliest such disaster in at least a decade. A muddy torrent swept...
Levee break near Seattle prompts evacuation order
Dec 15, 2025 (AFP)
The Desimone Levee breached along the Green River in Tukwila, Washington, a suburb south of Seattle, according to the King County emergency services. The Nation...
Indonesia flood death toll passes 1,000 as authorities ramp up aid
Dec 13, 2025 (AFP)
The disaster, which has hit the northwestern island of Sumatra over the past fortnight, has also injured more than 5,400, the National Disaster Mitigation Agenc...
Gaza civil defence says 16 dead as heavy rains batter territory
Dec 12, 2025 (AFP)
Heavy rain from Storm Byron has flooded tents and temporary shelters across the Gaza Strip since late Wednesday, compounding the suffering of the territory's re...
Major Japan quake injures 30, damages roads
Dec 09, 2025 (AFP)
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the magnitude 7.5 quake at 11:15 pm on Monday (1415 GMT) -- downgraded from its first reading of 7.6 -- raised the chances ...
Anguished Sri Lankans queue for care after deadly cyclone
Dec 09, 2025 (AFP)
Carpenter Prasantha Perera, 60, was waiting to have a shard of wood removed from his left foot, so that he can finally begin the arduous task of cleaning up. Th...
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano nears year-long eruption: USGS
Dec 06, 2025 (AFP)
"Sustained lava fountains approximately 50-100 feet (15-30 meters) in height are currently erupting from the north vent," the US Geological Services Hawaiian Vo...
Landslides turn Sri Lanka village into burial ground; Tea mountains become death valley
Dec 04, 2025 (AFP)
A friend whom he directed to the disaster site to aid rescue efforts was also killed in the second cascade of mud and boulders. "I have nightmares, thinking tha...
Race to get aid to Asia flood survivors as death toll tops 1,300
Dec 02, 2025 (AFP)
Torrential monsoon season deluges paired with two separate tropical cyclones last week dumped heavy rain across Sri Lanka and parts of Indonesia's Sumatra, sout...
Deadly floods sweep Sri Lanka, Thailand and Indonesia as combined toll tops 300
Nov 29, 2025 (AFP)
Heavy monsoon rain overwhelmed swaths of the three countries this week and left thousands stranded, many on rooftops awaiting rescue. Rescuers in Indonesia were...
Thailand floods kill 13, leaving people stranded and roads submerged
Nov 25, 2025 (AFP)
The government declared a state of emergency in southern Songkhla province on Tuesday, as the meteorological department forecast more rain and possible flash fl...
Ethiopian volcano erupts after 12,000-year dormancy
Nov 24, 2025 (AFP)
The Hayli Gubbi volcano, located in Ethiopia's Afar region about 800 kilometres (500 miles) northeast of Addis Ababa near the Eritrean border, erupted on Sunday...
Northern Australia cleans up after cyclone
Nov 23, 2025 (AFP)
Tropical Cyclone Fina loomed off the coast of the Northern Territory for several days before rapidly strengthening to a Category 3 storm. It swept on Saturday n...
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