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Spain regional leader resigns, a year after deadly floods
Nov 03, 2025 (AFP)
But Carlos Mazon sparked fresh anger for the manner of his announcement, which triggered another round of recrimination within Spain's political class over the ...
Thousands evacuated as typhoon bears down on Philippines
Nov 03, 2025 (AFP)
Typhoon Kalmaegi is on a collision course with Leyte island, bringing 120-kilometre (75-mile) per hour winds and gusts of up to 150 kph, according to the nation...
Afghanistan quake kills 20, injures over 300: health ministry
Nov 03, 2025 (AFP)
The 6.3-magnitude quake struck overnight at a depth of 28 kilometers (17 miles) with the epicentre near the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, according to the US Geologic...
Philippine death toll tops 140 as typhoon heads towards Vietnam
Nov 03, 2025 (AFP)
50 dead as Caribbean digs out from Hurricane Melissa
Nov 02, 2025 (AFP)
The island's confirmed deaths remain at 19 as of Saturday, though Health Minister Christopher Tufton told a briefing "I would imagine it's more... because there...
Climate change made Hurricane Melissa four times more likely: study
Oct 30, 2025 (AFP)
Warming caused mainly by burning fossil fuels increased both the likelihood and intensity of the devastating Category 5 hurricane, the study by scientists at Im...
Record Vietnam floods kill 10, turn streets into canals
Oct 30, 2025 (AFP)
Heavy rain has pummelled Vietnam's coastal provinces, home to Hoi An's ancient town that is a UNESCO world heritage site, since the weekend, with a record of up...
Caribbean reels from 'unprecedented' hurricane destruction
Oct 29, 2025 (AFP)
Somewhat weakened but still threatening, Melissa will bring damaging winds and flooding rains to the Bahamas Wednesday before moving on to Bermuda late Thursday...
Record Vietnam rains kill four and flood 100,000 homes
Oct 29, 2025 (AFP)
Vietnam's coastal provinces have been lashed by heavy rains since Sunday, with a record of up to 1.7 metres (five feet seven inches) falling over 24 hours. Four...
Vietnam rains kill 7 and flood 100,000 homes; Spainish flood survivors abuse region leader at state memorial
Oct 29, 2025 (AFP)
Vietnam's coastal provinces have been lashed by heavy rains since Sunday, with a record of up to 1.7 metres (five feet seven inches) falling over 24 hours. Seve...
Downgraded Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba; Cyclone Montha slams into India
Oct 29, 2025 (AFP)
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Melissa, which it described as an "extremely dangerous hurricane", had weakened to a Category 3 storm before it made la...
Hurricane Melissa takes aim at Cuba after roaring across Jamaica
Oct 29, 2025 (AFP)
Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared the island a "disaster area" and authorities warned residents to remain sheltered over continued flooding and landslide r...
Cubans flee the coast as Hurricane Melissa looms
Oct 28, 2025 (AFP)
Carrying loved ones and a handful of quickly snatched belongings, families trekked along narrow paths slick with mud and fringed by dense greenery, heading to r...
'Catastrophic' hurricane slams Jamaica with fierce winds and rain
Oct 28, 2025 (AFP)
The destructive storm struck Jamaica with ferocious sustained winds clocking 185 miles (300 kilometers) per hour on its deadly march across the Caribbean. "This...
Jamaica warns of mass destruction as Hurricane Melissa looms
Oct 28, 2025 (AFP)
The Category 5 storm -- which could be the island's most violent on record -- is charting a painstakingly slow path through the Caribbean, and has already been ...
'Not our first hurricane': Jamaicans prepare to ride out deadly Melissa
Oct 28, 2025 (AFP)
The country's top officials have urged people on the island of 2.8 million to cooperate with evacuation orders, yet some are staying put, even as torrential rai...
Thousands evacuated in Vietnam after record rain triggers floods
Oct 28, 2025 (AFP)
Pedestrians wearing rain ponchos waded through knee-high -- and for some, waist-high -- floodwaters in the city of Hue, with others piloting small motorboats do...
Cyclone Montha slams into India
Oct 27, 2025 (AFP)
Slow but savage: Why hurricanes like Melissa are becoming more common
Oct 27, 2025 (AFP)
Scientists say both rapid intensification and stalling storms are on the rise in a warming climate. Here's what to know. - Supercharged by climate change - Meli...
Powerful Hurricane Melissa strengthens as it heads for Jamaica
Oct 26, 2025 (AFP)
Melissa has already been blamed for at least four deaths in Haiti and the Dominican Republic this week, as its outer bands brought heavy rains and landslides. T...
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