Now playing Next France Avalanche kills five soldiers in French Alps An avalanche has claimed the lives of five soldiers who were training off piste at the Valfréjus station in the French Alps, not far from the Italian 18/01/2016
Now playing Next France At least 3 dead in French Alps avalanche An avalanche in the French Alps hit a group of ten schoolchildren and their accompanying teacher, killing at least three people and seriously 13/01/2016
Now playing Next USA El Niño storms lash drought-stricken California The first of several storms linked to El Niño has hit California – until now stricken by drought – bringing flooding and warnings of possible 06/01/2016
Now playing Next world news The human and economic cost of natural disasters in 2015 Last year’s natural disasters around the world caused many more deaths than did those in 2014 – but the total was less than half the average number 05/01/2016
Now playing Next United Kingdom Storm Frank claims first victim in Scotland with more rains due on New Year's Day Swathes of Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England remain on flood alert after Storm Frank wreaked havoc causing businesses to 31/12/2015
Now playing Next United Kingdom Frank - the third storm in a week batters UK and Ireland The power of the storms lashing parts of Britain has been caught on amateur videos. In one an 18th century stone bridge in the North Yorkshire town 30/12/2015
Now playing Next no comment UK: York under water The historic city of York has been hit hard by floods after heavy rainfall in northern England. Dozens of vehicles were left underwater. British 29/12/2015
Now playing Next China Chinese official 'commits suicide' after Shenzhen landslide In China, an official responsible for regulating a waste dump has committed suicide. Last week, the dump overflowed triggering a deadly landslide in 28/12/2015
Now playing Next United Kingdom Cameron promises more funds for flood defence British army helicopters are being used to drop emergency supplies to the flood-hit city of York, after a month’s worth of rain fell on northern 28/12/2015
Now playing Next no comment Searching for survivors Rescuers continue to search the site of a massive landslide in China’s manufacturing centre of Shenzhen on Tuesday. Dozens are still missing after a 23/12/2015
Now playing Next China Shenzhen survivor rescued after 67 hours under rubble A man has been found alive 67 hours after a waste heap collapsed on an industrial estate in the Chinese city of Shenzhen. More than 70 others are 23/12/2015
Now playing Next China First body pulled from Shenzhen landslide, at least 81 still missing Rescuers at the site of the Shenzhen landslide have pulled out the first body from the rubble. Efforts are being focussed on six main search areas 22/12/2015
Now playing Next world news Weather mortality report primes leaders for UN climate change summit The latest figures from the UN on global deaths attributed to climate change underscore the human tragedy of weather-related disasters. The report 24/11/2015
Now playing Next Myanmar Myanmar: dozens die in jade mine landslide A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has killed at least 90 people. It is reported those who died were climbing on waste material 22/11/2015
Now playing Next Brazil Brazil dam burst kills 16 Several people have been killed in the southern Brazilian city of Mariana after two dams holding waste from an iron ore mine burst. A flood of slurry 06/11/2015
Now playing Next world news Magnitude 7.5 earthquake hits Afghanistan, Pakistan, India A magnitude 7.5 earthquake has struck south Asia near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border killing scores of people. The quake was felt in the Indian 26/10/2015
Now playing Next Mexico Relief in Mexico as Hurricane Patricia weakens Hurricane Patricia has made landfall in western Mexico bringing with it the threat of floods and mudslides. Hurricane Patricia batters Mexico as one 24/10/2015
Now playing Next Mexico Hurricane Patricia: Storm weakens after hitting Mexico but remains highly dangerous Patricia, one of the most powerful hurricanes in history, has slammed into Mexico’s Pacific coast. But as efforts continued to evacuate thousands 24/10/2015
Now playing Next Philippines 4.5 million children affected by Typhoon Koppu, says charity The United Nations children’s agency (UNICEF) has launched a 2.5 million euro appeal to help children affected by Typhoon Koppu in the Philippines 20/10/2015
Now playing Next Philippines Philippine clean up after Typhoon Koppu As Typhoon Koppu weakens, the clean-up begins. Residents in the northern Philippines are getting back to normal after the storm, downgraded to a 19/10/2015