This handout taken on November 17, 2024 and released on November 18 with permission from Joshua Villegas, shows an aerial view of damaged homes amid bare coconut trees in San Rafael Village, Bagamanoc Township, Catanduanes Province, after Super Typhoon Man-Yi struck the province. – Agence France-Presse Filipinos removed fallen trees and repaired damaged homes on … Read more
Lebanon: The death toll from the Israeli attacks on the Baalbek area in Lebanon has tragically risen to 57, with reports of many more casualties, as reported by the Lebanese National News Agency. The series of 25 attacks targeted residential neighborhoods including Ras al-Ayn, causing extensive damage to homes, businesses and local infrastructure. One Israeli … Read more
Firefighters wade through water as they search for victims under a bridge, following heavy rains that caused flooding, in Alfavar, near Valencia, Spain, November 2, 2024. – Reuters Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has ordered the deployment of an additional 5,000 soldiers to deal with the effects of devastating and devastating floods that swept the … Read more
People stand next to stranded cars after flooding in Valencia, Spain on October 31, 2024. — Reuters Floods kill at least 155 people, and an undisclosed number are still missing. More weather alerts have been issued as the storm moves north. Residents in the most affected areas are cleaning up and counting the losses. Valencia: … Read more
A Texas A and M Task Force 1 member with a human remains search dog scans an area following the Hurricane Helene, in Burnsville, North Carolina, US on October 2, 2024. — Reuters The death toll from Hurricane Helene climbed to 227 as of Saturday amid continued efforts to recover bodies more than a week … Read more
A general view of the overflowing Bagmati River following heavy rains, in Kathmandu, Nepal September 27, 2024. — Reuters KATHMANDU: Search and rescue teams in Nepal’s capital picked through wrecked homes on Monday after waters receded from monsoon floods that killed at least 209 people around the Himalayan republic. Deadly floods and landslides are common … Read more
HANOI: The death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Yagi and the landslides and flash floods it triggered rose to 226 on Thursday, the government’s disaster agency said, as flood pressure eased in the capital Hanoi. The Southeast Asian country is reeling from the impact of Typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Asia this year, … Read more
LUSAKA, ZAMBIA — In Kanyama, a bustling township in Lusaka, Josephine Mwanza watched in horror last year as her mother, Christine Banda, suffered violent bouts of vomiting, hours after they shared a meal on a hot afternoon. Banda had complained of a stomachache the previous day and her frequent trips to the latrine alarmed her … Read more