Browsing: natural disaster

– Following days of intense rainfall that led to flooding and multiple hazards, more than 55,000 individuals were evacuated across China’s Hainan province. Authorities evacuated residents from high-risk zones by 6 p.m. on September 14, focusing on low-lying neighborhoods, landslide-prone

China activated a Level-IV national earthquake disaster emergency response after a 6.3-magnitude quake struck Qinghai province, killing one person and injuring eight. The quake hit Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture at 5:06 p.m. on Tuesday. The affected area sits

TOKYO: A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck southern Ibaraki Prefecture in eastern Japan at 10:06 a.m. on Wednesday morning, shaking the Kanto region and causing buildings in Tokyo to sway, while authorities said there was no tsunami warning. The Japan Meteorological

SAFI, Morocco, December 16, 2025: Flash floods triggered by intense rainfall have killed at least 21 people in Morocco’s coastal province of Safi, authorities said on Monday, as emergency crews continued operations to locate survivors and assess the scale of

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is appealing for $16 million to expand emergency relief operations in Myanmar, where a major earthquake last week left more than a million people in urgent need of assistance. The funds are