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AFP/APP Madagascar: A powerful cyclone packing violent winds killed at least 20 people after striking Madagascar, toppling houses and triggering major flooding, the country’s disaster management authority said Wednesday. Cyclone Gezani…

AFP/APP Paris, France: Climate change is turbocharging heatwaves, wildfires, floods and tropical storms, but how deadly have extreme weather events become for people in their path? Annual climate reports released last week show the…

AFP/APP Los Angeles: A major winter storm rolled into California Tuesday, forcing hundreds of evacuations in burn areas while threatening flooding and travel delays through Christmas for much of the state, officials said.  A "strong…

AFP/APP Colombo: Heavy rains triggered fresh landslide warnings in Sri Lanka’s worst-affected central hills on Friday, as the death toll from last week’s Cyclone Ditwah neared 500. The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO),…

AFP/APP Vietnam: Typhoon Kalmaegi churned across Vietnam early Friday, claiming five more lives after its devastating passage through the Philippines, where the death toll rose to 188. Kalmaegi unleashed record rains and flooding in…

AFP/APP Port-au-Prince: At least 20 people have been killed and 10 others remain missing after severe flooding triggered by Hurricane Melissa swept through parts of Haiti, officials said on Wednesday. Emmanuel Pierre, head of the…

AFP/APP Jamaica: Hurricane Melissa, already a powerful Category 4 storm, gathered strength Sunday as it took aim at Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean. Forecasters warned of catastrophic flooding and urged residents to seek shelter…

AFP/APP Kingston, Jamaica: Hurricane Melissa carved a deadly path through the Caribbean on Saturday night, with forecasters warning of rapid intensification as the storm crept slowly toward Jamaica and the island of Hispaniola.…

Jehangir Khan Tareen Islamabad: Floods, among the most common and devastating natural disasters, bring destruction that extends far beyond the visible wreckage of homes, infrastructure, and livelihoods. One of their most immediate and…

AZERTAC/APP Baku: A lake burst caused by Super Typhoon Ragasa killed at least 14 people and left 124 others missing in eastern Taiwan, DW reports citing officials. Taiwan has been hit hard by Ragasa, one of the strongest storms in…