USA

From natural to 'man-made disaster': Obama remembers Hurricane Katrina

US President Barack Obama visits New Orleans to view the work done to rebuild areas destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

28/08/2015

USA

New Orleans recovery entrenches inequality critics say

New Orleans has been resurrected since Hurricane Katrina struck the US Gulf Coast, ten years ago. Nearly 2,000 people lost their lives in the

25/08/2015

Italy

Landslide kills three near Venice after heavy rain

At least three people have been killed in Italy in a landslide in the Alps. One of the victims was a 14-year-old girl. The landslide came after

05/08/2015

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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

29/07/2015

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

14/06/2015

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