URGENT: Death toll from Indonesia tsunami rises to 222: officials
The death toll from a volcano-triggered tsunami in Indonesia has risen to 222, with more than 800 people injured, officials…
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Shocking video shows tsunami rip through stage as band performs
Dramatic video posted online showed the tsunami that struck Indonesia smashing into an open-air concert, hurling members of a…
8 years ago
UPDATED: ‘Volcano’ tsunami kills at least 168 in Indonesia
by Muhammad Ary Agence France Presse CARITA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A tsunami following a volcanic eruption killed at least…
8 years ago
Humanity faces simultaneous climate disasters: study
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- By century's end, many parts of the world may have…
8 years ago
Emergency declared in typhoon-ravaged Northern Mariana
SAIPAN, United States (AFP) -- US military aircraft laden with emergency supplies were flying in to the Northern Mariana…
8 years ago
UPDATED: Japan PM visits quake-hit Hokkaido as toll rises to 42
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the quake-hit northern region of Hokkaido Sunday as officials…
8 years ago
Japan toll rises to 30 after powerful quake
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The death toll from a powerful quake that triggered landslides in northern Japan rose to 30…
8 years ago
Six dead, thousands evacuated in Taiwan floods
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Six people have been killed by floodwaters in Taiwan, officials said Saturday, after days of…
8 years ago
Powerful storm hits disaster-ravaged Japan
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A powerful storm slammed into central Japan on Sunday, bringing heavy rains as it churned…
8 years ago
At least 27 feared dead in Myanmar jade mine landslide
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- At least 27 people are feared dead following a landslide at a jade mine in…
8 years ago
Hundreds missing in Laos after hydropower dam collapse
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) - Hundreds of people are missing and an unknown number believed dead after a partly-constructed hydropower…
8 years ago
Japan reopens beaches hit by 2011 nuclear, tsunami disaster
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan has reopened three beaches in regions devastated by the 2011 tsunami and resulting Fukushima nuclear…
8 years ago
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