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Authorities said on Monday that they have closed 60 crowdfunding campaigns, mostly set up by celebrities, and that donations can only be made through official channels.

At least 20 people were killed by flash floods in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province, the UN said Saturday, as heavy rains swept away homes and vehicles.

Flooding in and around Townsville, Australia continued on Sunday, as the area was lashed by record rainfall, officials said.

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit the coast of north-central Chile on Saturday evening, the US Geological Survey said.

The volcano which caused a tsunami that killed more than 400 people last week lost more than two-thirds of its height following the eruption which triggered the killer waves.

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Hundreds of thousands of fish died in outback Australia, with the government blaming the mass death on a toxic algae bloom due to changing weather conditions.

Aerial footage of the destruction.

An earthquake triggered by Italy's Mount Etna volcano jolted eastern Sicily, slightly injuring 10 people and prompting frightened Italian villagers to flee their homes

A fatal Tsunami devastates Indonesia after volcanic eruption while a wild storm lash Gold Coast for second consecutive Day in Australia.

Hundreds of residents were finally allowed back into neighborhoods in the Northern California town of Paradise a month after the blaze killed at least 85 people and destroyed about 14,000 homes.

Ten people were killed and 11 injured in a mudslide near Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, Brazilian authorities said.

New aerial footage shows extensive storm damage to the marina at Rapallo in Italy.

Thousands of trees were razed in the northern Italian province of Belluno after violent storms battered the country this week.

Residents on Mexico's Pacific coast on Wednesday (October 24) began clearing up the wreckage left by Hurricane Willa, which ripped through towns overnight, tearing off rooftops, downing power lines and splitting trees apart.

A powerful tornado swept through the Nicosia district of Cyprus on Sunday (October 21).

Emergency teams say they are finding entire villages wiped off the map after the earthquake and tsunami that struck Indonesia last week.

Aid is slowly making its way into areas of Indonesia devastated by the earthquake and tsunami that struck a central island on Friday.

Time is running out in Indonesia in the search for survivors, after a deadly earthquake and tsunami struck the country.

Indonesia is limping towards recovery after a major earthquake and tsunami hit the island of Sulawesi, but progress is slow. The official death toll has just risen to one thousand two hundred and thirty four and there are reports of looting and growing chaos in major cities.

Over 800 people are dead and many injured after another Indonesian earthquake. Mass graves have been dug in the worst-hit city of Palu, where the town was also struck by a tsunami. Rescue efforts are still underway and authorities have called for more heavy machinery and volunteers.

Floodwater from Hurricane Florence has persisted in the town of Conway, South Carolina, and its surrounding areas, with drone footage recorded on Sunday showing the extent of the flooding.

At least 29 people are now known to have died in a landslide in the Philippines that came just days after Typhoon Mangkhut claimes the lives of at least 80 victims

At least seven people were injured in Greece on Thursday after a huge piece of rock fell down into the sea, spreading panic on the island of Zakynthos.