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Preventing forest fires will avoid casualties – Chinese PM
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has called for solid efforts to prevent forest and grassland fires and avoid casualties…
Canaries volcano blasts lava into air as ash blankets area
The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma shot lava into the air in loud bursts on Thursday…
Thousands flee as volcanic eruption destroys houses in Spain
Authorities have evacuated about 5,000 people from villages in the Spanish Canary Island of La Palma as lava…
Shanghai shutdown schools, flight operations as typhoon Chanthu approaches
By Bisola Adeyemo
As typhoon Chanthu ravages Taiwan east coast, the province of Zhejiang near Shanghai, China,…
Hurricane Larry makes landfall in Newfoundland – U.S. NHC
By Bisola AdeyemoNational Hurricane Centre in Miami on Saturday, reports that Hurricane larry racing away from…
Tornado hits Italy’s Pantelleria island, kill two, injure nine
By Bisola AdeyemoNo fewer than two people died and nine were injured after an apocalyptic tornado hit the Sicilian…
Strong quake rocks Mexico’s Acapulco, damaging airport, killing 1
A powerful earthquake struck Mexico’s Acapulco late on Tuesday, killing at least one man and damaging buildings…
Strong quake rocks Mexico’s Acapulco, damaging airport, killing 1
A powerful earthquake struck Mexico’s Acapulco late on Tuesday, killing at least one man and damaging buildings…
U.S. President, Biden visits New Orleans in wake of Hurricane Ida
U.S. President Joe Biden visited New Orleans on Friday to underscore his administration’s support for people in…
Haiti earthquake: Waterborne disease poses new threat to 540,000 children —…
A crippling earthquake followed by plummeting rains have put some 540,000 children in southwest Haiti at risk of…
