Powerful Japan Quake Sets Off Landslide, Minor Injuries February 16, 2021 By Yuri Kageyama and Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO (AP) — Residents in northeastern Japan on Sunday cleaned up clutter and debris in stores and homes after a...
Hydropower Dams Face Backlash After Himalayan Flood Tragedy February 12, 2021 By Rajesh Kumar Singh The flash flood in India’s Himalayan state of Uttarakhand which killed at least 34 people at the weekend has raised...
Himalayan Glacier Disaster Highlights Climate Change Risks February 10, 2021 By Aniruddha Ghosal NEW DELHI (AP) — When Ravi Chopra saw the devastating deluge of water and debris crash downstream from a Himalayan...
After Seeing Floods, Indonesian Leader Visits Quake Zone January 20, 2021 By Niniek Karmini and Yusuf Wahil MAMUJU, Indonesia (AP) — Relief workers struggled Tuesday to clear the rubble of collapsed buildings on an Indonesian island where...
Indonesian Teams Find More Bodies From Quake That Killed 78 January 19, 2021 By Muhammad Rifki and Yusuf Wahil MAMUJU, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian rescuers on Sunday retrieved more bodies from the rubble of homes and buildings toppled by...
3rd Body Found After Landslide in Norway; 7 Still Missing January 5, 2021 By Jari Tanner HELSINKI (AP) — Rescue teams searching for survivors four days after a landslide carried away homes in a Norwegian village...
Over 1,000 Evacuated in Nevada Wildfire Start Returning Home November 20, 2020 By Scott Sonner and John Antczak RENO, Nev. — A day after a wind-whipped wildfire in northern Nevada roared through a neighborhood in Reno and destroyed...
Typhoon-Ravaged Northeast Philippines Pummeled by New Storm November 12, 2020 By Jim Gomez MANILA, Philippines — A typhoon began battering northeastern Philippine provinces Wednesday, leaving at least one person dead and three missing...
Philippines: 20 Dead, Thousands Of Homes Damaged in Typhoon November 3, 2020 By Jim Gomez MANILA, Philippines — At least 20 people were killed as Typhoon Goni lashed the Philippines over the weekend, and about...
Typhoon, Landslides Leave 35 Dead, Dozens Missing in Vietnam October 30, 2020 By Hau Dinh HANOI, Vietnam — A typhoon that officials said was the most powerful to hit Vietnam in 20 years blew away...