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Volcanic eruption in southwest Iceland ends: met office
Aug 16, 2023 (AFP)
"Ten days have passed since activity was last measured in the Litli-Hrutur crater. There is no longer any deformation observed in the area and seismic activity ...
Tropical storm Lan soaks Japan's main island
Aug 15, 2023 (AFP)
Downgraded from a typhoon, Lan roared in from the Pacific at around 5 am (2000 GMT), soaking and buffeting with strong winds the commercial hubs of Osaka and Ko...
Over 180,000 residents urged to seek shelter as tropical storm soaks Japan
Aug 15, 2023 (AFP)
Downgraded from a typhoon, Lan roared in from the Pacific at around 5 am (2000 GMT Monday), soaking and buffeting the commercial hubs of Osaka and Kobe with str...
Search for survivors after Indian floods, landslides kill 65
Aug 15, 2023 (AFP)
Days of torrential downpours have washed away vehicles, demolished buildings and destroyed bridges in the Himalayas. Flooding and landslides are common and caus...
Northern China landslide death toll rises to 24
Aug 15, 2023 (AFP)
China has faced deadly floods and historic rainfall in recent weeks, with dozens killed in storms in the north of the country. A mountain flash flood in the vil...
Death toll from heavy rain in north India rises to almost 60
Aug 14, 2023 (AFP)
Days of torrential downpours have washed away vehicles, demolished buildings and destroyed bridges in the northern Himalayan states of Himachal Pradesh and Utta...
Closure of Sicily's Catania airport extended over Mount Etna eruption
Aug 14, 2023 (AFP)
Departures and arrivals at the airport will now be suspended until 6:00am local time (0400GMT) Tuesday, the operator said on its website. The closure was due to...
N. Korea's Kim berates officials over storm damage
Aug 14, 2023 (AFP)
Tropical Storm Khanun, which battered Japan before taking a circuitous route towards the Korean peninsula, moved across North Korea early Friday bringing heavy ...
Typhoon Lan set to crash Japan holiday week
Aug 13, 2023 (AFP)
Typhoon Lan is on course to make landfall Tuesday on Japan's main island of Honshu, bringing heavy rain and violent gusts, the Japan Meteorological Agency said....
55 killed in Bangladesh floods in August: officials
Aug 13, 2023 (AFP)
Administrators of four of the worst-hit districts said floods and landslides since August 1 killed 21 people in Cox's Bazar, 19 in Chittagong, 10 in Bandarban a...
Russia evacuates 2,000 in Far East over floods
Aug 13, 2023 (AFP)
"More than 2,000 people, including 405 children, have been evacuated in Primorye," the Russian emergency situations ministry said on Telegram. The ministry said...
Two dead, 16 missing in north China mudslide: state media
Aug 12, 2023 (AFP)
China has faced deadly floods and historic rainfall in recent weeks, with the death toll from storms in the northern part of the country reaching at least 78 on...
Waiting to go home: 48,000 evacuated in Myanmar floods
Aug 12, 2023 (AFP)
Floods and landslides caused by monsoon rain have killed five and forced around 48,000 people to flee their homes, the relief ministry said. On Saturday in Bago...
Death toll in China's Hebei floods rises to 29
Aug 11, 2023 (AFP)
"As of August 10, 29 people have died due to disasters in Hebei Province, of which six were previously missing. There are still 16 missing," state broadcaster C...
Child among three dead in Guinea flood
Aug 11, 2023 (AFP)
Water swept away two people, including a child under 10 years old, in the southeast of the city following intense rain on Thursday and Friday, Mamadou Camara fr...
China rains death toll rises to 78 as new storm approaches
Aug 11, 2023 (AFP)
Deaths from flooding in Hebei province rose to 29, state media reported Friday, after Storm Doksuri, which hit mainland China as a typhoon two weeks ago, brough...
Flights cancelled as tropical storm hits South Korea
Aug 10, 2023 (AFP)
Tropical Storm Khanun, which battered Japan before taking a circuitous route towards the Korean peninsula, made landfall at around 9:20 am local time (0020 GMT)...
Japan, South Korea issue warnings as storm Khanun moves north
Aug 09, 2023 (AFP)
The storm, which has been downgraded from typhoon status, has already prompted South Korea to begin the evacuation of tens of thousands camping at the World Sco...
33 dead, 18 still missing after record Beijing rains
Aug 09, 2023 (AFP)
China's capital has been hit by record downpours in recent weeks, damaging infrastructure and deluging swaths of the city's suburbs and surrounding areas. Flood...
Death toll from Slovenia flooding climbs to six
Aug 07, 2023 (AFP)
Prime Minister Robert Golob has described the torrential rains and severe flooding that hit the Alpine country of two million as its worst natural disaster sinc...
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