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Beryl, earliest Category 4 hurricane on record, hurtles towards Caribbean
The "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm Hurricane Beryl barrelled across the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday night toward the Caribbean's...
Jul 1, 20242 min read
China tightens law on handling disasters including information flows
BEIJING - China tightened controls on handling accidents and disasters, increasing penalties on authorities that respond poorly and...
Jun 29, 20243 min read
Roof collapse at Delhi airport kills one, as heavy rain disrupts Indian capital
NEW DELHI - Heavy rainfall and winds brought down a roof at the main airport in New Delhi on Friday, killing one person and disrupting...
Jun 28, 20243 min read
Record rains paralyse China's southern city Changsha
BEIJING - Heavy rains swamped the southern Chinese city of Changsha on Monday, turning roads into rivers and submerging pedestrian...
Jun 24, 20241 min read
Alberto weakens to tropical depression over northern Mexico, 4 dead
Alberto, the first named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, has weakened into a tropical depression as it moves inland over...
Jun 21, 20242 min read
Strengthening Storm Alberto takes aim at Mexico's Gulf coast, at least three dead
MEXICO CITY -The outer edges of Tropical Storm Alberto began to unleash heavy rains over parts of northeastern Mexico near the U.S....
Jun 20, 20242 min read
Fifty dead in heavy rain, floods in central Afghanistan, official says
KABUL -At least 50 people are dead following a fresh bout of heavy rain and flooding in central Afghanistan, an official said on...
May 19, 20241 min read
Four deaths confirmed from severe storm that ravaged Houston
A severe storm packing hurricane-force winds pummeled Houston on Thursday, killing at least four people, blowing windows out of high-rise...
May 17, 20242 min read
Indonesia's toll rises to 62 from deadly Sumatra floods, 25 still missing
TANAH DATAR, Indonesia -The death toll from weekend flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia's West Sumatra province rose to 62 on...
May 16, 20242 min read
Mumbai billboard collapse crushes homes and cars, kills at least 14
MUMBAI -Rescue workers used excavators to clear mangled metal debris in their final search for survivors trapped underneath a billboard...
May 14, 20242 min read
Death toll from floods in Brazil's south reaches 143, as rains continue to pour
PORTO ALEGRE -The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state rose to 143, up from 136 on the day before, the local...
May 13, 20242 min read
Afghanistan floods kill at least 153, Taliban interior ministry says
SHEIKH JALAL, Afghanistan -The official death toll from devastating flash floods in northern Afghanistan has risen to 153 people across...
May 11, 20242 min read
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