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Flash floods kill more than 300 people in northern Afghanistan after heavy rains, UN says

Flash floods kill more than 300 people in northern Afghanistan after heavy rains, UN says

Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said Saturday.
At least 13 killed in India temple collapse

At least 13 killed in India temple collapse

Three rescued from Turkey rubble as earthquake death toll passes 45,000

Three rescued from Turkey rubble as earthquake death toll passes 45,000

Indonesia volcano eruption death toll rises to 34: disaster agency

Indonesia volcano eruption death toll rises to 34: disaster agency

The death toll from the eruption of Indonesia's Mount Semeru volcano rose to 34 on Tuesday, the national disaster agency said, as aid was rushed to the affected region.
December 6, 2021 | 11:47 pm PT
Flames roar at South Korean chemical firm in Dong Nai

Flames roar at South Korean chemical firm in Dong Nai

A fire broke out at a South Korean chemical company at an industrial park in the southern province of Dong Nai Monday, forcing around 100 workers to flee.
June 28, 2021 | 02:13 am PT
Storm Koguma weakens hours after hitting northern Vietnam

Storm Koguma weakens hours after hitting northern Vietnam

Storm Koguma weakened into a tropical depression Sunday morning, hours after making landfall in the coastal area from northern Hai Phong to north central Nghe An.
June 12, 2021 | 05:21 pm PT
Storm Koguma to make landfall Sunday

Storm Koguma to make landfall Sunday

A tropical depression evolved into a storm Saturday afternoon as it approached the Gulf of Tonkin, forecast to make landfall in the northern region Sunday.
June 12, 2021 | 01:26 am PT
Fear, confusion stalk residential areas near site of Hanoi warehouse fire

Fear, confusion stalk residential areas near site of Hanoi warehouse fire

People living in the vicinity of the Rang Dong warehouse in Hanoi that burned down last month have abandoned their homes after health issues surfaced.
September 10, 2019 | 07:03 pm PT
New quake strikes as Philippines hunts for survivors

New quake strikes as Philippines hunts for survivors

Philippine rescuers were scrambling Tuesday to reach some two dozen people feared buried under a building near Manila that collapsed a day earlier in a strong earthquake.
April 22, 2019 | 06:01 pm PT
Blaze devastates Notre-Dame, Paris firefighters fear for one bell tower

Blaze devastates Notre-Dame, Paris firefighters fear for one bell tower

A massive fire consumed Notre-Dame Cathedral Monday, destroying the roof of the historic Paris landmark in a roaring blaze as firefighters battled to prevent one of the main bell towers from collapsing.
April 15, 2019 | 04:41 pm PT
Death toll in Mozambique cyclone, floods could surpass 1,000: president

Death toll in Mozambique cyclone, floods could surpass 1,000: president

The number of people killed in a powerful storm and preceding floods in Mozambique could exceed 1,000, the president said Monday.
March 18, 2019 | 10:31 pm PT
Bangladesh building fire kills at least 70, toll could climb

Bangladesh building fire kills at least 70, toll could climb

The death toll from a fire in a centuries-old area of the Bangladesh capital, Dhaka, jumped dramatically to 70 on Thursday, a fire official said.
February 21, 2019 | 01:35 am PT
Two Vietnamese women die in Malaysia blaze

Two Vietnamese women die in Malaysia blaze

Two Vietnamese women were among six dead in a fire that broke out Wednesday at an entertainment center in Ipoh.
February 19, 2019 | 11:01 pm PT
Hope fades for 300 missing in Brazil dam disaster

Hope fades for 300 missing in Brazil dam disaster

Hopes were fading Saturday that rescuers would find more survivors from at least 300 missing after a dam collapse at a mine in southeast Brazil, with nine bodies so far recovered.
January 26, 2019 | 04:56 pm PT
Indonesia's latest tsunami raises global questions over disaster preparedness

Indonesia's latest tsunami raises global questions over disaster preparedness

Authorities around the globe are working on how they can prepare for the kind of freak tsunami that battered coasts west of Jakarta this month.
December 30, 2018 | 08:15 am PT
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