Society ❯ Disasters

Emergency Response

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Oman Flash Floods Kill Five as Vehicles Are Swept Away in Wadis

The country’s wadi network makes sudden floods especially dangerous for drivers.

Nairobi Flash Floods Kill 23 as River Bursts Banks, Disrupting Flights and Power

Brazil Floods in Minas Gerais Kill 54 as New Rains Hit

Hindu Kush Quake Rattles Afghanistan and Pakistan, No Major Damage Reported

Cyclone Gezani Leaves 59 Dead in Madagascar as System Loops Toward Coast Again

Cyclone Gezani Death Toll in Madagascar Rises to 35 After Toamasina’s Direct Hit

Levee Breach Near Coimbra Collapses A1 and Triggers Evacuations

Brief Lull After Storm Marta Leaves Iberia and Morocco Flooded as More Rain Looms

Iberia Reels From Leonardo Floods as Authorities Brace for Storm Marta

Morocco Evacuates 143,000 as Torrential Rains and Dam Releases Flood the North

West Java Landslide Death Toll Rises to 34 as Search for 32 Missing Is Hindered by Rain

Indonesia Landslide Toll Rises to 17 in West Java as Dozens Remain Missing

At Least 11 Dead, 79 Missing After Pre-Dawn Landslide Buries Village in West Java

West Java Landslide Kills at Least 8, 82 Missing as Search Intensifies

Series of Moderate Quakes Hit Pacific Rim as M5.8 Strikes Off Kamchatka

Magnitude 6.2 Quake Rattles Western Japan, Shinkansen Suspended for Checks

Japan Reports Injuries After Strong Shimane Quake as Aftershock Risk Remains

Louisville Police Release Body-Cam and Aerial Footage From Deadly UPS Cargo Plane Crash

Spain Floods Leave Three Dead as Andalusia Cleans Up and New Storm Looms

EMSC Raises Peru Quake to 6.2 as Separate Shocks Hit Taiwan and the Kurils