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Earthquake Devastates Southeast Asia, Death Toll Rises
A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar on Friday, causing extensive damage across a wide swath of one of the…
Wildfires in the Carolinas Burn More than 6,000 acres, Prompting…
High temperatures, strong winds and low humidity are causing a group of wildfires to spread rapidly through…
Cross-country storm leaves at least 42 dead and vast destruction from…
A powerful storm system that tore across the United States in recent days was winding down Monday, but in its wake…
Widespread Damage in Mozambique Following Passage of Cyclone Jude
Cyclone Jude crashed through Mozambique on Monday with winds of up to 120km per hour and torrential rain.
It…
Thousands Evacuated as Japan’s Biggest Fire in Decades Continues to…
Japan has deployed more than 2,000 firefighters to battle the country's biggest forest fire in three decades.
At…
South Africa on High Alert as Kwazulu-natal Faces More Flooding
KwaZulu-Natal, particularly eThekwini, faced further devastation over the weekend as heavy rains exacerbated…
Family Scarred by ‘horrendous’ Landslide
Emyr Owens and his family were doing jobs around the house when his daughter heard an unfamiliar sound.
Within…
Seven Dead, 19 Injured in Air Ambulance Crash in Philadelphia
A person in a car was the seventh fatal victim of the fiery crash of an air ambulance onto a busy Philadelphia…
At Least 9 Reported Dead in Brutal Cold as Historic Snow Falls in…
At least nine people are believed to have died as a result of the dangerous cold gripping much of the country, as…
Fire Aboard S/Korean Container Ship Highlights Shipping Safety Challenges.
By Faridat Salifu
On January 21, a fire broke out in the engine room of the South Korean-flagged container…
