Natural Disaster
Panama Declares State of Emergency After Powerful Earthquakes Damage Homes and Schools
Panama has declared a state of emergency after powerful earthquakes damaged homes, schools, hospitals and other infrastructure, prompting evacuations and emergency assistance across...
Nepal Floods Leave Mothers and Children Traumatised in Temporary Shelters
Women and children displaced by Nepal’s devastating flash floods are struggling with trauma, poor living conditions and uncertainty weeks after a glacial collapse...
Thailand Declares Two-Day Civil Service Holiday as Flooding Disrupts Bangkok
Thailand’s cabinet has approved September 28 and 29 as special holidays for civil servants in Bangkok and three surrounding provinces as authorities respond...
Anak Krakatau Eruption Grounds Flights, Leaves Thousands of Travellers Stranded
By Benson Daniel A powerful eruption from Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano has caused widespread disruption to air travel, leaving about 170,000 passengers affected...
Anak Krakatau Eruption Disrupts Indonesian Air Travel, Leaves 170,000 Passengers Stranded
By Benson Daniel A major volcanic eruption in Indonesia has disrupted air travel across the country, leaving about 170,000 passengers affected as volcanic...
Nepal Monitors Two Lakes as Flood Risk Remains After Deadly Disaster
Nepal is monitoring two lakes upstream of a flood hit area where hundreds of people were killed on Wednesday, as authorities warn that...
Indonesia Earthquake Leaves 12,800 Displaced as Residents Await Aid.
Thousands of people displaced by a powerful earthquake in eastern Indonesia are sleeping in makeshift camps as they await emergency assistance following the...
Indonesia Earthquake Leaves 51 Dead as Rescuers Search Areas Cut Off by Landslides
By Benson Daniel At least 51 people have been killed and more than 100 injured after a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Indonesia’s...
