Natural disasters
18 Dead, 18 Missing In China Flooding
Flooding in China's northeast has left 18 dead and 18 missing, state media said Monday, after the latest deadly deluge...
Hopes Dim In Search For 118 Buried By China Landslide
Rescuers dug through earth and rocks for a second day on Sunday in an increasingly bleak search for some 118 people...
Over 140 People Feared Buried In China Landslide
Chinese rescuers scoured through rocks on Saturday in a frantic search for more than 140 people feared buried after a...
Around 100 People Feared Buried In China Landslide
Around 100 people are feared buried after a landslide smashed through their village in southwest China's Sichuan...
Tropical Storm Cindy Sparks US Flash Flood Warning
Weather monitors warned Wednesday of tornados and potentially deadly flash floods as Tropical Storm Cindy in the Gulf...
Bangladesh Rescuers Battle To Reach Landslide Victims
Rescue workers were Wednesday battling to reach remote areas of Bangladesh hit by landslides and heavy rains that have...
Raft Capsizes In Flood-Hit Sri Lanka, Kills Three
Three people drowned Thursday when their makeshift raft capsized in Sri Lanka, which has been hit by its worst flooding...
6.6-Magnitude Quake Hits Indonesia’s Sulawesi
A shallow, 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit inland on the central Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Monday, US seismologists...
Sri Lanka Deploys More Troops As Flood Toll Climbs To 177
Thousands of Sri Lankan troops battled Monday to get relief supplies to nearly half a million people displaced by the...
Sri Lanka Monsoon Toll Climbs To 164
Sri Lanka's monsoon toll climbed to 164 with the discovery of more bodies of people buried in landslides triggered by...
Sri Lanka Rushes Aid To Half A Million Flood Victims
Emergency teams rushed to distribute aid Sunday to half a million Sri Lankans displaced after the island's worst...
India Aids Sri Lanka As Monsoon Kills 100
India joined Sri Lanka's relief operation Saturday as 230,000 people were driven from their homes after an intense...
Indian Aid Arrives As Sri Lanka Monsoon Toll Hits 100
Indian medical teams and emergency relief arrived in Sri Lanka Saturday as the monsoon-related death toll reached 100...
Strong Quake Hits Southern Japan, No Tsunami Risk
A strong earthquake hit southern Japan on Tuesday, though there was no tsunami warning nor immediate reports of damage...
6.8-Magnitude Quake Strikes the Philippines
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Philippines early Saturday, triggering a tsunami warning that was later...
Japan Recalls Tsunami, Nuclear Tragedy Six Years On
Japan paused Saturday to mark six years since a deadly earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster devastated its...
For Japan’s Nuclear Refugees, Insults and Rejection
Satsuki Sekine's home was destroyed in Japan's 2011 tsunami disaster and her family fled in the nuclear panic that...
Powerful Aftershock Hits Quake-Stricken Philippine City
One person was killed and several others injured on Sunday when a powerful aftershock hit a southern Philippine city...
Southern California Hit By Massive Storm
One of the strongest storms in years pounded California, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people from their homes,...