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Miracle in Nepal as three more people are pulled out alive from the rubble

Fresh hope in Kathmandu after three people were pulled alive from the rubble of their home, eight days after Nepal’s devastating earthquake

Nepal

Up to 1,000 Europeans among thousands still missing in Nepal

Up to a thousand EU citizens are among several thousand people still missing in Nepal. Most of the missing Europeans are thought to have been around

Nepal

Nepal quake: fears grow about health of survivors

Fears are growing about the health of those who survived Nepal’s devastating earthquake. With scores of homes destroyed, thousands of people are

Chile

Chile's Calbuco volcano erupts a third time

Chilean volcano Calbuco has erupted for a third time in less than two weeks sending a cloud of ash and smoke high into the sky.

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Woman and teenage boy rescued five days after Nepal quake

Five days after Nepal’s earthquake, a double miracle has occurred. A young woman has been pulled from the rubble in Kathmandu just hours after a

Nepal

Dramatic videos show Nepal earthquake destruction on Everest base camp and Bhaktapur

Climbers at the base camp of Mount Everest run for cover as a huge avalanche triggered by the Nepal earthquake approaches. Cries of “inside, inside!”

Nepal

Nepal earthquake disaster: Who is donating what?

Nepal’s government has struggled in the wake of the country’s worst earthquake in nearly a century, and its officials have been largely absent from

Nepal

Fears for remote areas as Nepal quake toll tops 4,000

The scale of Nepal's earthquake tragedy is becoming apparent as bodies are pulled from the rubble and people prepare for a third night outdoors.

Nepal

Nepal earthquake: Survivors tell of avalanche horror after escaping Everest

A group of injured sherpas has returned to Kathmandu, bearing the scars of earthquake-triggered avalanches around Mount Everest. The men know the

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Russia: fires destroy dozens of homes

USA

L.A. firefighters battle blaze in Apple Valley

Firefighters are battling a brush fire in Apple Vally which lies about 140 km east of Los Angeles . Mandatory evacuations were ordered in the area

Target

Japan: a world leader in disaster prevention

Japan is a world-leader in thwarting the risk of natural disasters. In the first episode of this special edition of Target Japan, we head to Sendai

Papua New Guinea

Major earthquake rocks Papua New Guinea

An earthquake measuring 7.5 has struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea triggering a tsunami warning. The epicentre of the quake was near the town

World News

Australia's Northern Territories battered by Cyclone Nathan

Australia’s Northern Territories have been battered by Cyclone Nathan that’s brought heavy rain, winds and gusts of more than one hundred and fifty

Vanuatu

Vanuatu aid distribution may be too slow to feed cyclone survivors

The islanders of cyclone-ravaged Vanuatu, after surviving one of the strongest storms on record last week now face running out of food, the

World News

Cyclone Pam: Clean-up begins on storm-ravaged Vanuatu

Three days after Cyclone Pam, people in the shattered capital of Vanuatu are taking stock of the damage and trying to salvage what remains. But in

World News

Tourists tell of fear as Cyclone Pam struck island paradise in South Pacific

Survivors of Cyclone Pam which tore through the island nation of Vanuatu call for emergency aid as they try to salvage what they can from their destroyed homes.

Vanuatu

Vanuatu appeals for aid after Cyclone Pam destruction

There are reports of “utter devastation” on the outer islands of Vanuatu after the massive Cyclone Pam that tore through the South Pacific nation at

Vanuatu

'We will have to begin again' says Vanuatu president after 'monster' cyclone

An international relief effort is underway to help survivors of Friday night’s ‘monster’ cyclone which tore through the Pacific Island nation of

Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Aid teams start arriving after 'monster' cyclone

Aid teams have started arriving in cyclone-hit Vanuatu, as the scale of the disaster begins to unfold. The Pacific island paradise is now a scene