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Nepal-Tibet disaster: what we know

Nepal-Tibet disaster: what we know

Catastrophic flooding and landslides on the Nepal-Tibet border unleashed waves of water and debris that have killed at least 160 people and left hundreds more missing.
Spain flood kills two, injures two babies

Spain flood kills two, injures two babies

16 trapped during landside in China's Gansu Province

16 trapped during landside in China's Gansu Province

Deadly Philippine quake raised seabed by up to 2 m

Deadly Philippine quake raised seabed by up to 2 m

A powerful earthquake that killed at least 61 people in the Philippines this week raised the seabed by as much as 2 meters, exposing coral and harming marine life, the environment department said on June 14.
June 15, 2026 | 06:06 pm PT
El Nino could return later this year, raising risk of record global heat

El Nino could return later this year, raising risk of record global heat

El Nino could develop later this year, increasing the risk of record-breaking global heat, according to forecasts from several major weather agencies.
February 19, 2026 | 01:11 am PT
Indonesia landslide kills at least eight, more than 80 missing

Indonesia landslide kills at least eight, more than 80 missing

A landslide killed at least eight people and left more than 80 missing on Indonesia's main island of Java on Saturday, a disaster official said.
January 24, 2026 | 09:36 pm PT
9-meter tall waves hit island in Italy

9-meter tall waves hit island in Italy

Towering waves pounded the coast of Sicily, inundating several seaside neighborhoods and forcing residents to flee as stormy seas swept ashore in Italy.
January 22, 2026 | 01:43 am PT
3 feared buried in terrifying hillside collapse in Vietnam

3 feared buried in terrifying hillside collapse in Vietnam

A hillside in central Vietnam collapsed with terrifying force after a loud explosion, sending thousands of cubic meters of earth and rock surging into Put Hamlet in Hung Son Commune, Da Nang. Authorities fear that three villagers working on their fields were buried under the debris.
November 14, 2025 | 02:01 am PT
Bridge sways violently as Typhoon Fung Wong lashes the Philippines

Bridge sways violently as Typhoon Fung Wong lashes the Philippines

Typhoon Fung Wong slammed into central and northern Philippines late on Nov. 9, unleashing winds over 200 kph that shook bridges, toppled walls, and triggered widespread flooding across multiple regions.
November 9, 2025 | 11:45 pm PT
'A miracle': Vietnamese men rescued after 40 hours adrift at sea during Typhoon Kalmaegi

'A miracle': Vietnamese men rescued after 40 hours adrift at sea during Typhoon Kalmaegi

Three men swept out to sea as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered Vietnam's central coast have been miraculously rescued after drifting for more than 40 hours in rough waters.
November 8, 2025 | 02:31 am PT
Typhoon Kalmaegi brings 'life-threatening' conditions to central Philippines

Typhoon Kalmaegi brings 'life-threatening' conditions to central Philippines

Typhoon Kalmaegi intensified as it made landfall in the central Philippines on Nov. 4, with the state weather bureau warning of “life-threatening” conditions as it placed large parts of the Visayas region under the second-highest storm warning.
November 3, 2025 | 06:41 pm PT
14 dead, 8 missing as floods devastate central Vietnam, submerging over 128,000 homes

14 dead, 8 missing as floods devastate central Vietnam, submerging over 128,000 homes

Flooding since Oct. 26 has killed at least 14 people in central Vietnam, leaving eight missing and submerging more than 128,000 homes in 90 communes.
October 30, 2025 | 12:05 am PT
World's second-heaviest 24-hour rainfall recorded in Hue as floods devastate central Vietnam

World's second-heaviest 24-hour rainfall recorded in Hue as floods devastate central Vietnam

Rainfall at Bach Ma peak in Hue has reached a staggering 1,739 millimeters in 24 hours, the highest ever recorded in Vietnam and the second-largest daily total in the world, behind only a 1966 record in the Indian Ocean.
October 29, 2025 | 12:01 am PT
10 dead, 5 missing as floods ravage central Vietnam

10 dead, 5 missing as floods ravage central Vietnam

Heavy rains and floods have killed 10 people and left five missing across central Vietnam, with Da Nang suffering the heaviest losses.
October 28, 2025 | 08:02 pm PT
Storm Fengshen enters East Sea with 88 kph winds, central Vietnam braces for heavy rainfall

Storm Fengshen enters East Sea with 88 kph winds, central Vietnam braces for heavy rainfall

Storm Fengshen entered East Sea with maximum winds of 88 kilometers per hour on Sunday afternoon, more than a day after it strengthened from a tropical depression, becoming the 12th storm to affect Vietnam this year.
October 19, 2025 | 04:22 am PT
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