Disaster

Brazil mine disaster death toll jumps to 58: official

BRUMADINHO, Brazil (AFP) -- The number of people killed by the collapse of a dam at a Brazilian mining complex…

Indonesia flood, landslide death toll rises to 26

MAKASSAR, Indonesia (AFP) -- The death toll from flash floods and landslides in Indonesia jumped to 26, a disaster agency…

South Korea awards ferry sinking survivors compensation

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- A South Korean court on Monday awarded compensation to some survivors of the Sewol ferry…

Tech to the rescue: New products aim to improve disaster relief

by Julie CHARPENTRAT Agence France Presse LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) -- After catastrophic wildfires in southern California late last…

Hyundai shows off walking car project

LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) -- South Korean car maker Hyundai on Monday gave a look at work it is…

Indonesia trims tsunami death toll, hikes injury tally

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- The number of people evacuated after Indonesia's deadly tsunami has nearly doubled to some 40,000 while…

‘All lives matter’: Indonesia saves tsunami-stranded turtles

KALIANDA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Searching a debris-strewn beach for victims of Indonesia's deadly tsunami, a rescue team happened upon a…

Indonesia hikes danger level for deadly tsunami volcano

CARITA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia on Thursday raised the danger alert level for a volcano that sparked a killer tsunami…

Indonesians urged to evacuate amid post-tsunami floods

CARITA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Flooding is endangering survivors of the volcano-triggered tsunami that killed over 430 people in Indonesia, as…

Indonesia rescuers scramble to reach isolated tsunami-struck towns

by Sonny Tumbelaka Agence France Presse CARITA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesian search and rescue teams Wednesday plucked stranded residents from…

Sick, hungry Indonesia tsunami survivors cram shelters as death toll nears 400

  by Harry PEARL Agence France Presse CARITA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Desperately needed aid flowed into a stretch of Indonesia's…

222 dead as volcano-triggered tsunami hits Indonesia

by Muhammad Ary A volcano-triggered tsunami has left at least 222 people dead and hundreds more injured after slamming without…

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