Disaster

Rescue teams in Japan are racing against time to find survivors after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Kumamoto region, killing at least 13 people and leaving widespread destruction in […]

At least 13 people have been confirmed dead after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Wednesday, according to Japan’s public broadcaster NHK. The […]

TOKYO: A powerful earthquake struck Japan on Tuesday, partially collapsing a multi-storey shopping mall and trapping numerous people inside, while dozens were injured across the country, authorities said. According to […]

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s southern island of Kyushu on Tuesday, prompting tsunami warnings for several prefectures, although there were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage. The quake […]

A massive wildfire has advanced to within 15 kilometres (nine miles) of the French city of Bordeaux, prompting authorities to prepare for further evacuations as firefighters battle what officials describe […]

The flood situation in low-lying areas along the Kushiyara River in Sylhet is expected to improve over the next three days, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC). […]

French President Emmanuel Macron will chair an emergency cabinet meeting on Monday as massive wildfires continue to threaten the south-western city of Bordeaux, while another intense heatwave is forecast to […]

Massive wildfires continued to rage across southwestern Europe on Sunday, forcing more than 330,000 people to flee their homes in France and Spain as firefighters struggled to contain blazes fuelled […]

French authorities said that more than 220,000 people have now been evacuated from the main forest fire raging in the southwest of the country that now threatens the city of […]

A low-pressure system over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal coast has intensified into a well-marked low and is now located over the Odisha-West Bengal coastal […]