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Torrential rains in Niger kill 15 more people; as floods kill 25 in southern India
Sep 01, 2024 (AFP)
Heavy rains have been drenching Africa's Sahel region since June and the latest victims in Niger come on top of at least 217 people who have died across the cou...
UAF scientist's method could give months' warning of major earthquakes
Sep 01, 2024 (SPX)
The work was led by research assistant professor Tarsilo Girona of the UAF Geophysical Institute. Girona, a geophysicist and data scientist, studies precursory ...
Weakening Shanshan rains still disrupting transport in Japan
Aug 31, 2024 (AFP)
Shanshan, which at landfall was one of the fiercest typhoons to hit Japan in decades, pummelled Kyushu island on Thursday, but its speed has eased to 90 kilomet...
House collapse in monsoon rains kills 12 in Pakistan
Aug 30, 2024 (AFP)
The family, including three women and a child, were sleeping when their house collapsed in the remote area of Patrak, in the Upper Dir district of Khyber Pakhtu...
Typhoon Shanshan churns up Japan, up to six dead
Aug 30, 2024 (AFP)
The typhoon, one of the fiercest to hit Japan in decades, has weakened and was forecast to ease to tropical cyclone strength by Monday, though gusts were still ...
Monsoon floods in India's Gujarat kill at least 28 people
Aug 29, 2024 (AFP)
The weather department warned more heavy rain is expected on Thursday in the western coastal state. Rivers have burst their banks and more than 30,000 people fl...
24 dead in Yemen floods as search goes on: UN
Aug 29, 2024 (AFP)
Landslides triggered by torrential rains crashed through homes and businesses in Al-Mahwit province's Melhan district on Tuesday night burying some of their occ...
Weeks of floods kill nearly 200 in Nigeria
Aug 29, 2024 (AFP)
Most of the serious flooding has been in the north of Nigeria so far. At least 107,600 hectares (265,885 acres) of farmlands have also been affected, figures pu...
India floods kill 15 after heavy rains
Aug 28, 2024 (AFP)
Rivers across the coastal western state of Gujarat have broken their banks and more than 23,000 people have been evacuated from their homes, according to the re...
Three missing as 'extremely strong' typhoon nears Japan
Aug 28, 2024 (AFP)
The approach of Typhoon Shanshan, packing gusts of up to 252 kilometres (157 miles) per hour and bringing widespread heavy rain, prompted auto giant Toyota to s...
Thousands told to evacuate as 'extremely strong' typhoon nears Japan
Aug 28, 2024 (AFP)
"Typhoon Shanshan is expected to approach southern Kyushu with extremely strong force through Thursday and it may make landfall," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshim...
24 missing after heavy floods in Yemen: authorities
Aug 28, 2024 (AFP)
The floods in Al-Mahwit, a province west of the capital Sanaa controlled by Iran-backed Huthi rebels, triggered landslides that swept through several homes, pol...
Typhoon disrupts travel, brings heavy rain in Japan
Aug 27, 2024 (AFP)
Typhoon Shanshan was moving towards the southern Amami archipelago, packing gusts of up to 216 kilometres (135 miles) per hour. Heavy rain prompted the suspensi...
At least 30 killed after Sudan flooding causes dam to collapse: UN
Aug 27, 2024 (AFP)
The war-torn country has experienced an intense rainy season since last month, with intermittent torrential flooding mainly in the country's north and east. "Th...
Thailand flash floods after heavy rains kill 22
Aug 26, 2024 (AFP)
Nineteen others were injured and more than 30,000 households have been affected in 13 provinces over the past 10 days, the Department of Disaster Prevention and...
At least 132 killed in Sudan flooding: health ministry
Aug 26, 2024 (AFP)
The country has experienced an intense rainy season since last month, with intermittent torrential flooding mainly in the country's north and east. "The total n...
Strong typhoon forecast to hit Japan this week
Aug 26, 2024 (AFP)
Typhoon Shanshan was expected to cross the Amami island area on Wednesday, packing gusts of up to 216 kilometres (135 miles) per hour before veering towards the...
Magnitude 6.9 quake hits Tonga as Pacific leaders meet
Aug 26, 2024 (AFP)
Tonga's seaside capital Nuku'alofa is hosting the Pacific Islands Forum, with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres among the high-profile delegates...
Floods ease in Bangladesh but 300,000 still in shelters
Aug 25, 2024 (AFP)
The heavy floods, which killed at least 18 people in Bangladesh, have added to the challenges of a new government that took charge this month after a student-le...
Turkey floods leave one dead, one missing
Aug 25, 2024 (AFP)
The body of a 52-year-old shepherd was found near the town of Kirsehir about four kilometres (2.5 miles) from the place where he went missing, the DHA news agen...
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