Natural catastrophe

Plumes of smoke billowed across the Australian city of Brisbane as firefighters fought a blaze at a recycling plant.

Residents of Haulover, near Bilwi, northern Nicaragua, begin to rebuild their village after being devastated by successive hurricanes Eta and Iota.

It's the third typhoon to hit the country in as many weeks.

Dry and windy conditions fuel the East Troublesome Fire in Colorado

It's sparked memories of 2014 when both countries were badly hit by floods.

Floods have hit in Brazil's most populous city.

Bad weather brought chaos to parts of Australia, in the form of giant hailstones that pounded the capital Canberra. Wind gusts of 107 kilometers an hour were recorded in Dubbo as the dust storm descended over the town.

Bad weather brought chaos to parts of Australia, in the form of giant hailstones that pounded the capital Canberra. The storm brought down trees, caused flash flooding and inflicted minor injuries on residents.

Many houses have become unsafe to live in following the quake and its aftershocks. Volunteers say the most urgent need is for clothing and blankets.

Adriatik Bode was one of the survivors of a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that has so far left 40 people dead.

Hagibis is wreaking havoc on mainland Japan and is expected to bring with it the heaviest rain and winds in sixty years. More than a million people have been advised to evacuate.

A clean-up operation is underway in western Austria after a big mudslide.

With an increase in danger from natural disasters over the last decade - and indications that this will only get worse - a team of developers have created an app that gathers huge amounts of data in emergency situations.