12 killed as rainstorms batter southern China
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Torrential weekend rains killed at least 12 people in China's southwestern Sichuan province, state media reported…
6 years ago
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Ukraine flooding leaves three dead, hundreds homeless
KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) -- Three people have died and hundreds more have fled their homes in western Ukraine following the…
6 years ago
Dozens killed as south China hit by floods and rainstorms
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Floods and mudslides in south China have uprooted hundreds of thousands of people and left dozens…
6 years ago
Chaotic climate, chaotic cities fuel Brazil flood toll
By Paula RAMON Agence France-Presse GUARUJA, Brazil (AFP) — Violent rain has killed scores of people and forced thousands from their…
6 years ago
Multiple eco-crises could trigger ‘systemic collapse’: scientists
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse Paris, France (AFP) — Overlapping environmental crises could tip the planet into "global systemic collapse," more…
6 years ago
Seven killed, three missing in Indonesia bridge collapse
BENGKULU, Indonesia (AFP) -- Seven people drowned and three others are missing after a bridge collapsed on Indonesia's Sumatra island,…
6 years ago
Climate change caused 15 disasters costing over $1 bn this year: charity
PARIS, France (AFP) -- At least 15 natural disasters linked to climate change this year caused damage of over $1…
7 years ago
Wall collapse kills 17 in India
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- At least 17 people from four families in India were buried alive as they were…
7 years ago
Heavy rains kill 17 in western India
MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- Seventeen people were killed Thursday in flooding caused by torrential rains in western India including…
7 years ago
17 missing in SW China landslide
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- More than a dozen workers remained missing Friday after a landslide in southwest China buried a…
7 years ago
Collapsed wall kills 22 in Mumbai monsoon chaos
by Peter HUTCHISON MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- A wall collapsed and killed at least 22 people in Mumbai on Tuesday…
7 years ago
Powerful 7.3 magnitude Indonesian quake felt in Australia
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck remote eastern Indonesia on Monday, forcing people to flee office buildings…
7 years ago
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