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Mexico resort moves to address seaweed surge

04/08/2015

Russia

Seaweed worsens problems for Russia's Lake Baikal

The world’s largest and deepest freshwater lake is suffering from abnormal amounts of seaweed. Environmentalists blame human activity for the

30/07/2015

World News

Severe flooding in northeast Peru

Torrential rain caused heavy flooding in northeastern Peru. The city of Iquitos was left inundated on Friday, but there were no reports of deaths or

26/07/2015

Japan

Thousands evacuated as typhoon Nangka makes landfall in Japan

Authorities urged 350,000 people to evacuate their homes as Typhoon Nangka made landfall.

17/07/2015

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Heavy downpour hits northwest China

02/07/2015

Georgia

Georgia declares national day of mourning after devastating flood hits Tbilisi

At least a dozen people are dead and many more missing after severe flooding in the Georgia’s capital Tbilisi. Heavy rain and strong winds turned a

15/06/2015

Indonesia

Fresh blast from Mount Sinabung volcano in Indonesia

A fresh powerful burst of searing gas has been thrown hundreds of metres into the air from a volcano in western Indonesia. The latest eruption on

12/06/2015

Nepal

Landslides in Nepal leave over 50 dead

Aid workers have been searching through the rubble for survivors after Thursday’s landslides struck the northeastern Nepalese region of Taplejung

12/06/2015

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Heavy downpours hit south China

09/06/2015

Poland

Strawberry fields damaged in central Poland

28/05/2015

Mexico

Tornadoes and record rainfall wreak havoc in northern Mexico and southern US

A freak tornado has ripped through a border city in northern Mexico, leaving more than a dozen people dead and many more injured. Flipping over cars

26/05/2015

Mexico

Tornado tears through Mexican border town killing at least 11

A tornado which ripped through the northern Mexico border city of Ciudad Acuna has left at least 11 people dead.. Tornado rips through Mexican city

26/05/2015

Nepal

One month after the quake Nepal waits in vain for salvation

It is a month since an earthquake shattered Nepal, but it seems like an eternity for the survivors. Fear still runs high of more tremors, and there

25/05/2015

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Deadly landslide in Colombia

20/05/2015

China

China: Fuzhou flooded as heavy rain lashes Fujian Province

Heavy rain and hail have lashed Fuzhou, the capital of China’s Fujian Province, causing flooding and driving the temperature down by ten degrees

17/05/2015

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Nepal: earthquake recovery process

16/05/2015

Nepal

Nepal: 'No survivors' as wreckage of missing US helicopter is found

Nepal says search teams have found the wreckage of a US military helicopter that disappeared on a mission to deliver aid to earthquake victims. Six

15/05/2015

World News

Extreme climber admires Nepalese resilience

Italian climber Marco Confortola was up Mount Dhaulagiri when the Himalayan range shook on April 25th. His second ascent of the more than 8,000-metre

13/05/2015

Nepal

Nepal rescue operation focuses on mountains after latest earthquake

Nepal has again been plunged into trauma after the latest fatal earthquake on Tuesday. A mountainous area east of the capital Kathmandu is the worst

13/05/2015

Nepal

Panic in Kathmandu and New Delhi as new quake strikes

The new earthquake sent people in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu running out into open ground. They had already been staying in temporary housing and

12/05/2015