SHAKE AND BLOW

News About Earthquakes And Cyclonic Storms

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Schools, offices shut as heavy rain returns to desert UAE
May 02, 2024 (AFP)
A lightning storm with high winds swept across the oil-rich monarchy overnight, with more than 50 millimetres (two inches) of rain falling before 8:00 am in som...
Indonesia volcano eruption shuts more airports, ash reaches Malaysia
May 01, 2024 (AFP)
Mount Ruang erupted three times on Tuesday, spewing lava and ash more than five kilometres (three miles) into the sky and forcing authorities to issue evacuatio...
Floods strand dozens of tourists in Kenya's Maasai Mara
May 01, 2024 (AFP)
Torrential rains, amplified by the El Nino weather pattern, have lashed much of the East African country and destroyed roads, bridges and other infrastructure. ...
Ten dead, 21 missing after heavy rains in Brazil
May 01, 2024 (AFP)
Deluges in the state of Rio Grande do Sul have displaced some 3,300 people in more than 100 municipalities, many of whom have been moved to shelters. President ...
'Torrential' rains shutter Saudi schools, flood roads
May 01, 2024 (AFP)
AFPTV footage showed partially submerged cars struggling to drive through standing water in the central region of Qassim, one of the areas hit hardest overnight...
Heavy rains leave 5 dead, 18 missing in southern Brazil
Apr 30, 2024 (AFP)
The bad weather affected 77 municipalities across the state, with almost 100 people forced to evacuate their homes and another 200 taken to shelters, officials ...
Kenya's Ruto convenes cabinet meeting over deadly floods
Apr 30, 2024 (AFP)
Heavier than usual monsoon rains, compounded by the El Nino weather pattern, have devastated the East African country, engulfing villages and threatening to unl...
Indonesia's Mount Ruang erupts again, closes international airport
Apr 30, 2024 (AFP)
Authorities had warned the threat from the volcano was not over after it erupted more than half a dozen times this month, sparking the evacuation of more than 6...
Indonesia volcano erupts, thousands evacuated over tsunami threat
Apr 30, 2024 (AFP)
The country's volcanology agency had warned the threat from the volcano was not over after it erupted more than half a dozen times this month, sparking the evac...
Kenya delays schools reopening due to floods
Apr 29, 2024 (AFP)
Schools were originally scheduled to reopen on Monday, following mid-term holidays, but the torrential monsoon downpours have affected many educational faciliti...
Volcano erupts in eastern Indonesia, spews miles-high ash tower
Apr 28, 2024 (AFP)
Mount Ibu, located on the island of Halmahera in North Maluku province, erupted at 12:37 am (1537 GMT Saturday) and sent a thick column of dark smoke and ash we...
Kenya flood death toll hits 76
Apr 27, 2024 (AFP)
Kenya and its East African neighbours have been battered by stronger than usual rain in recent weeks, compounded by the El Nino weather pattern. Flash floods ha...
Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes off Indonesia's Java island: authorities
Apr 27, 2024 (AFP)
The quake, which the United States Geological Survey recorded at a magnitude of 6.1, was felt in capital Jakarta -- where people were forced to evacuate buildin...
Taiwan hit by several quakes, strongest reaching 6.1-magnitude
Apr 26, 2024 (AFP)
No tsunami warning reports followed the earthquakes, which triggered mobile phone alarms in capital Taipei, an AFP journalist said, and came just several days a...
Kenya flood death toll since March climbs to 70: govt
Apr 26, 2024 (AFP)
"The official tally of fellow Kenyans who regrettably have lost their lives due to the flooding situation now stands at 70 lives," government spokesperson Isaac...
Oman, UAE deluge 'most likely' linked to climate change: scientists
Apr 25, 2024 (AFP)
Extreme rainfall in El Nino years has become 10-40 percent heavier in the region affected, a study published by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group found....
155 killed in Tanzania as heavy rains lash East Africa
Apr 25, 2024 (AFP)
Tanzania and other countries in East Africa -- a region highly vulnerable to climate change -- have been pounded by heavier than usual rainfall during the curre...
10 dead as floods wreak havoc in Kenyan capital
Apr 24, 2024 (AFP)
The East Africa region has been lashed by relentless downpours in recent weeks, as the El Nino weather pattern exacerbates the seasonal rainfall. Across Nairobi...
Floods wreak havoc in Kenyan capital
Apr 24, 2024 (AFP)
Many parts of the country and the East Africa region have been lashed by relentless rains in recent weeks, as the El Nino weather pattern exacerbates the season...
Victims of China floods race to salvage property
Apr 24, 2024 (AFP)
Massive downpours have struck Guangdong province in recent days, triggering deluges that have claimed the lives of four people and forced the evacuation of more...
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