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Monsoon rains kill at least 27 in Sri Lanka Strong winds and heavy monsoon rains across Sri Lanka’s coastal areas have left 27 dead, while another 29 fishermen are still missing. A navy search is… 10/06/2013
Flood-hit Central Europe in sandbag suspense The flooding in Central Europe continues to submerge parts of cities and swamp agricultural land. In the eastern German region around Dresden, people have… 06/06/2013
Flood disaster warnings in Central Europe Authorities are bracing for more chaos across Central Europe as heavy rain continues to pound the region. Rail lines were closed in the Czech Republic and… 02/06/2013
US: 14 feared dead after tornadoes devastate Midwest Up to fourteen people are feared dead in the wake of a string of tornadoes in the Midwest of America. Nine fatalities have been confirmed, including two… 02/06/2013
More victims and damage as new tornadoes strike Oklahoma In the US more tornadoes have struck Oklahoma City including the same suburb that was devastated just ten days ago. Casualties have been reported. A mother… 01/06/2013
Oklahoma: Before and after the tornado – photosThe town of Moore was hit the hardest on Monday when multiple tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma, flattening entire neighbourhoods and killing at least 24… 22/05/2013
Efforts shift from rescue to recovery in tornado-hit Oklahoma Search and rescue teams are continuing to scour rubble for survivors in tornado-ravaged Oklahoma. But with officials increasingly confident that everyone has… 22/05/2013
Hong Kong soaked by black rainstormA mother carries her daughter as she wades through ankle-deep water on the streets of Hong Kong – where rainfall in some districts reached 200 millimetres… 22/05/2013
Relieved parents tell of reunion Tearful parents were reunited with their bewildered children after their quiet Oklahoma neighbourhood was flattened by Monday’s tornado. Such was the force… 22/05/2013
Oklahoma rescue almost over The rescue operation after Monday’s gigantic tornado in Oklahoma City is almost over, according to officials. Nine children are among the two dozen known to… 22/05/2013
Frantic search for survivors in tornado-hit Oklahoma Emergency workers are searching for survivors in the US town of Moore, Oklahoma State, after a deadly tornado hit on May 20. Officials confirmed that 24… 21/05/2013
Obama pledges help for Oklahoma tornado victims President Barack Obama has extended his sympathy to the people of Oklahoma, in particular the suburb of Moore which was devastated by Monday’s tornado. In… 21/05/2013
Storm tears down US flagAn American flag lies on top of an overturned car after a three kilometre wide tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, killing at least 91 people. The extreme weather… 21/05/2013
Oklahoma tornado: 24 bodies recovered, say officials Emergency workers have been searching for survivors after a tornado ripped through a suburb of Oklahoma city in the US. Officials have now lowered the… 21/05/2013
Oklahoma tornado survivors speak Disaster is always difficult to take in, but the Oklahoma tornado is all the harder because it was so sudden. The US National Weather Service had classed… 21/05/2013
At least 91 dead after tornado tears through Oklahoma A tornado gusting at an estimated 320 kilometres per hour has cut a swathe through the US city of Oklahoma and surrounding state, leaving at least 91 dead… 21/05/2013
Hundreds stranded by floods in southern Chinese province Severe flooding has left hundreds of people trapped in China’s southern province of Fujian. Roads in the area looked more like rivers after storms hit the… 20/05/2013
Tornadoes rip through central US One person is reported dead and several others injured after tornadoes tore through the US state of Oklahoma. The powerful storm system left a trail of… 20/05/2013
China: Aftershocks and landslides hamper quake rescue efforts Emergency services in China are using explosives and heavy equipment to clear a way to remote areas hit by Saturday’s earthquake. Bad weather, aftershocks… 22/04/2013
Spectacular volcano eruption in IndonesiaVolcano Mount Karangetang spews lava, as seen from Bebali village in the Siau district of Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province April 4, 2013. Villagers living… 05/04/2013
More than 50 dead as Argentina struggles with deluge Large areas in and around Buenos Aires in Argentina are struggling to deal with the effects of torrential rain which has left scores dead and countless… 04/04/2013
Heavy rain in Buenos Aires kills at least six – nocomment Torrential rains killed at least six people in Buenos Aires while flooding brought the city streets to a standstill and inundated several houses. The water… 03/04/2013
Deadly flash floods ravage Mauritius A day of mourning has been declared in Mauritius after at least 11 people lost their lives in savage flash floods that caught the Indian ocean island by… 01/04/2013
US man feared dead after falling into Florida sinkhole A man is missing feared dead in the US state of Florida after being swallowed up by a sinkhole that suddenly appeared in his own home. 36-year-old Jeff Bush… 02/03/2013
Philippines: Forgotten typhoon refugeesA woman asks for food and other relief supplies from motorists along a road in Osmena town, Compostela Valley in southern Philippines. A much-weakened… 09/12/2012
Tornado hits southern Portugal – nocomment Violent winds overturned cars and vans in south Portugal’s Algarve region. Eight people were injured. 18/11/2012
After Sandy: facing cold weather in devastated Staten IslandA victim of hurricane Sandy takes blankets from a aid distribution site in the Staten Island borough of New York as near freezing temperatures threaten… 04/11/2012
USA – After superstorm Sandy: different areas, different needs – nocomment Recovery didn’t mean the same thing to the different area struke by superstorm Sandy in eastern USA: food for some, gasoline for others, cleaning snow… 03/11/2012
NYC Marathon goes on as planned The 43rd edition of the New York city marathon will go ahead as planned on Sunday despite the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. Mary Wittenberg, chief… 02/11/2012
Venice’s San Marco Square under water – nocomment Parts of Venice, including the famous San Marco Square, were flooded on Wednesday. According to the Italian news agency ANSA, water levels were thought to… 02/11/2012
Storm Sandy’s wrath revealed – nocomment Two days after Sandy hit New York, the extensive damage could be seen. In the Breezy Point neighborhood of Queens, the charred debris of more than 100 homes… 01/11/2012
After Hurricane Sandy, New York on the move – nocomment Millions of people across the northeast of the US stricken by massive storm Sandy attempted to resume normal lives on Wednesday as companies, markets and… 31/10/2012
Sandy kills 52 in Haiti but worse may be yet to comeAs Hurricane Sandy hit the US East Coast on Monday night, the full extent of the storm’s havoc on Haiti is just beginning to emerge. Haiti reported the… 30/10/2012
Pilgrims flee as Lourdes deluged – nocomment Some 450 Catholic pilgrims were evacuated from Lourdes in south western France after heavy rains flooded the city and surrounding area. 22/10/2012
Deadly mudslide in Peru – nocomment Eleven people were confirmed dead and more than 20 were missing after a mudslide ripped through a town in the Peruvian jungle on October 17. Rescue workers… 19/10/2012
Etna: the roof of Europe is on fire – nocomment Increased activity has been reported at the Mount Etna volcano since Wednesday October the 3rd, but there is sign of an eruption any time soon, according to… 06/10/2012
Flying car in Japan’s Typhoon Jelawat – nocomment An expletive-laden amateur video shot by US Marine Joseph M. Nolan showed the winds picking up and flipping a vehicle parked at Camp Kinserm, a Marine base on… 01/10/2012
UK: Hundreds evacuated as deluge causes flooding – nocomment Parts of northern England were hit by flooding following heavy downpours, with some areas experiencing more than a month’s rain in 24 hours. 26/09/2012
Deadly flash floods in India – nocomment Flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 30 people in India’s remote northeast over a three day period, forcing more… 25/09/2012
China: fleeing earthquake landslides – nocomment Residents of Yunnan Province in China flee helped by rescuers to avoid landslides following an earthquake. 09/09/2012
Tropical Storm Isaac clips Cuba – nocomment Tropical Storm Isaac hit Cuba on Saturday, making landfall just before midday near the far-eastern tip of the island. In Baracoa, the storm surge caused… 27/08/2012
Isaac hits Dominican Republic – nocomment Tropical Storm Isaac passed over the Dominican Republic and Haiti, continuing its march across the Caribbean after unleashing heavy rain on parts of Puerto… 25/08/2012
Flood hit Colombian city of Barranquilla – nocomment Flash floods lashed the Colombian coastal city of Barranquilla, filling city streets with water and sweeping away cars. 23/08/2012
Spanish firefighters battle persistent forest fires – nocomment Fires in the Leon region of Spain continued to burn fiercely overnight on Tuesday (August 21) as a group of fire-fighters were surrounded by the blaze. The… 22/08/2012
Russian hail storm injures 20 – nocomment At least 20 people were injured and more than 100 cars damaged in a sudden mid-summer hailstorm in the Siberian town of Mezhdurechensk in Russia. The weather… 16/08/2012
Xiaolangdi Reservoir withstands Yellow River flood – nocomment The Xiaolangdi Reservoir in central China’s Henan Provinceincreased its floodwater discharging volume to 3,500 cubic metres per second to cope with a second… 30/07/2012
Four dead in Catalonia forest fire – nocomment At least four people have died in fires raging across parts of northeastern Spain over the weekend. The fires that broke out on Sunday in several parts of the… 24/07/2012
Heavy rainfall in Beijing – nocomment The Chinese capital was hit by the heaviest rain storm in six decades. At least 10 people were killed. 22/07/2012
Deadly tornado hits Poland – nocomment One person died and five were wounded in heavy storms that swept through the north-western provinces of Poland on July 14. 16/07/2012
Italian quake damage estimate grows Italy continues to count the cost of two earthquakes and multiple smaller aftershocks in the north of the country. Around 2,000 farms suffered severe… 07/06/2012
New earthquake off the coast of northern Italy The number of people killed in the two earthquakes that hit northern Italy in late May has risen to 26, following the latest deaths of two women who have died… 06/06/2012
Italy earthquake – nocomment One of the strongest earthquakes to shake northern Italy rattled the region around Bologna. 20/05/2012
Floods in Georgia – nocomment Floods caused by heavy rain on Sunday (May 13) killed five people, two of them children, in one of the districts of ex-Soviet Georgia’s capital Tbilisi. 13/05/2012
Mexico’s Popocatepetl erupts – nocomment Mexican authorities raised the alert level for the Popocatepetl volcano to five on a seven-level warning scale. The volcano has been erupting intermittently… 19/04/2012
Floods in Russia – nocomment Spring floods caused flooding in Russia. Worst affected was Mordoviya near the Volga River, about 700 km southeast of Moscow. 15/04/2012
Bridge collapse in Turkey – nocomment Collapse of a bridge on the Filyos river in the Çaycuma district of Zonguldak, northern Turkey. 07/04/2012
Getting ready to rescue in TaiwanRescue personnel take part in a disaster drill against a printed backdrop simulating the aftermath of a landslide, in Taipei. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang 28/03/2012
7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes central Chile – nocomment Residents of Chile’s central coast were wary of going back to their homes on March 26 after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit central Chile. There were no… 27/03/2012
Florida sinkhole search called off, man presumed deadRescue workers in Tampa, Florida have called off their search for Jeff Bush, 36, who is presumed dead after a sinkhole opened under his house and swallowed… 03/03/2013
Powerful quake hits Solomon Islands in PacificA powerful earthquake has struck off the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean. The magnitude 8.0 quake struck at a shallow depth of 5.8km. The epicentre was… 06/02/2013
Unseasonal tornadoes lash US southSoutheastern parts of the USA have been ploughed by a storm front in which the winds caused at least two people’s deaths. The community of Adairsville… 31/01/2013
Australia wildfires hit major space observatoryMore than 150 wildfires continue to sweep across Australia’s state of New South Wales. Buildings at the country’s biggest optical space observatory also… 14/01/2013
100 missing in Tasmania bush firesMore than 40 fires are still burning across Tasmania, after a heatwave with temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius hit the the Australian island state. At… 06/01/2013
Floods force thousands from homes in BrazilHeavy flooding in Rio de Janeiro state in Brazil has forced more than three thousand people from their homes. At least one person has died and eight others… 04/01/2013
Christmas day tornados kill three in USThree people were killed as tornados struck four US states on Christmas Day. Twisters first pounded Texas. Others then touched down in Louisiana and… 26/12/2012
Many die and are displaced in Sri Lanka floodsAt least 32 people have been killed and nine are reported missing after more than a week of heavy rain swamped parts of Sri Lanka. Flooding in central, north… 24/12/2012
Fiji vows to rebuild after Cyclone Evan wrecks homesThe clean-up begins on Fiji after the worst tropical storm in two decades wrecked homes and cut power to thousands of people. At times, Cyclone Evan’s winds… 18/12/2012
Tourists stranded as Cyclone Evan strikes FijiCyclone Evan has struck Fiji, the chain of islands in the South Pacific, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Before winds of 215 kilometres per hour… 17/12/2012
Bopha heads back to the PhilippinesIn the Philippines rescuers are still finding bodies in the devastation brought by Typhoon Bopha last week. Officials say the number of dead is now 540, and… 09/12/2012
Philippines buries dead from Typhoon BophaBad weather is continuing to hamper the search for survivors two days after Typhoon Bopha struck the Philippines. President Benigno Aquino has visited the… 07/12/2012
Philippines Typhoon Bopha: nearly 400 deadThe death toll now stands at nearly 400, two days after Typhoon Bopha raged across the Southern Philippines, though this is expected to rise sharply. In the… 06/12/2012
Philippines struggles in wake of Typhoon BophaAt least 500 people are now reported killed in Typhoon Bopha, the most violent to hit the Philippines this year. The typhoon rammed into Mindanao island… 06/12/2012
Teams search for survivors after Typhoon BophaTyphoon Bopha has left a trail of destruction in its wake after pounding the southern Philippines, triggering landslides and floods along the… 06/12/2012
Iran hit by 5.5 magnitude quakeAn earthquake has reportedly killed five and injured at least 10 in Iran after a 5.5 magnitude tremor struck the east of the country. The number of… 05/12/2012
Philippines typhoon kills more than 200The death toll from the Philippines’ strongest typhoon of 2012 has risen to at least 230. Officials fear hundreds more bodies will be found as the army and… 05/12/2012
Typhoon Bopha wreaks havoc in the PhilippinesA powerful storm has hit the southern Philippines killing at least 100 people with more than 200 reported missing. Typhoon Bopha brought with it winds… 05/12/2012
Mass evacuations as typhoon Bopha tears into PhilippinesThe strongest tropical storm to strike the Philippines this year has caused havoc, destroying homes and causing widespread damage. Typhoon Bopha tore into a… 04/12/2012
Tornado smashes into troubled Italian steel plantA powerful tornado has rolled in off the sea smashing into the troubled Ilva steel plant in southern Italy. One worker is missing. He is reported to have been… 28/11/2012
UK floods force hundreds to emergency sheltersBritish forecasters have issued more than 200 flood warnings as heavy rains continue to lash England and Wales. Two people have been killed and hundreds have… 26/11/2012
Sandy a result of climate change?Was superstorm Sandy a result of climate change driven by those rising emissions under discussion at talks on climate change in Doha? As delegates in Doha… 26/11/2012
Britain battered by wind and rainAreas of southern Britain have been lashed by heavy rain and high winds. One woman was killed in Devon when she was hit by a falling tree. In parts of south… 25/11/2012
Fuel rationed as winter storms follow Superstorm SandyPetrol rationing is being expanded in parts of the northeastern USA devastated by Superstorm Sandy. The region has now been hit by winter snowstorms sending… 09/11/2012
Quatemale earthquake death toll risesAt least 52 people are now known to have been killed by an earthquake in Guatemala. It’s thought 22 people are still missing and thousands of homes have been… 08/11/2012
Dozens die in Guatemala earthquakeAt least 48 people have been killed after an earthquake hit the Pacific coast of Guatemala.The department of San Marcos in the North West of the country was… 08/11/2012
Haiti appeals for international aid for Sandy victimsWhile the world’s attention was fixed on storm Sandy’s impact on the US, the hurricane-force winds had already left a trail of destruction across the… 02/11/2012
Assessor: Sandy damage too big to estimateEmergency services in the north eastern United States are continuing to uncover death and devastation, four days after superstorm Sandy crashed into the… 02/11/2012
Frustration in New York at official response to SandyAmid the destruction and rising death toll in the aftermath of Storm Sandy in the eastern United States, there are complaints that the relief effort is… 02/11/2012
Sandy hands surge to Obama as Republicans praise presidentThe devastation visited on the New Jersey shoreline by superstorm Sandy may well have far reaching repercussions for Republican presidential candidate Mitt… 02/11/2012
US east coast struggles to recover after SandyAs the US east coast struggles to recover after the battering from superstorm Sandy, its now known at least 95 people died. Officials have warned that number… 02/11/2012
Transport links get back to normal after SandyTransport links across the northeast coast of US are starting to get back to normal after storm Sandy. All but three subway lines in New York have partially… 01/11/2012
New Jersey faces Superstorm Sandy’s devastationResidents living along the New Jersey coast are returning to devastated homes and communities after the area was one of the worst hit by Superstorm Sandy on… 01/11/2012
Obama up close and personal with storm victimsThe US president got close to the people in New Jersey hardest hit by the superstorm Sandy. Barack Obama went to Brigantine near Atlantic City where the… 01/11/2012
Obama tours Storm Sandy disaster zoneUS President Barack Obama has been touring parts of New Jersey hit by the superstorm Sandy. Along with state governor Chris Christie he flew over devastated… 31/10/2012
Oldest U.S nuclear plant on alert after SandyHurricane Sandy slowed or shut a half-dozen U.S. nuclear power plants, while the nation’s oldest facility declared a rare “alert” after the record storm surge… 30/10/2012
Death toll mounts from US “Superstorm”More than twelve people are now known to have lost their lives in the violent winds and rain from Hurricane Sandy. Experts say the storm, which has a… 30/10/2012
euronews correspondent reports from NY hotelEuronews correspondent Kirsten Ripper is in Manhattan on holiday at the moment, and has given us a first-hand impression of a city under siege: “At the… 30/10/2012
Hurricane Sandy: HMS Bounty replica sinks, two crew still missingDramatic pictures from a US coastguard helicopter show one of the 16 crew of the replica HMS Bounty being winched to safety from the stormy Atlantic… 29/10/2012
Calm before the storm as US prepares for Hurricane SandyIn New York, it is quite literally, the calm before the storm as an eerie, deserted atmosphere descends over a city preparing for Hurricane Sandy… 29/10/2012
Sandy blows election campaign off courseThe pictures of huge waves crashing onto the shoreline are a constant warning to millions of Americans on the eastern seaboard. They await the impact of… 29/10/2012
Quake hits Italy days after jailing of SeismologistsThe clean-up continues after a magnitude five earthquake struck southwest Italy on Friday. The quake hit close to the city of Cosenza just after midnight… 26/10/2012
