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A man uses a large plastic tube to wade through floodwaters in the Bang Bua district of Bangkok on September 26, 2026. (WIKUS DE WET/AFP)
September 26, 2026, 1:19 pm
Canals full, roads underwater as Bangkok declares flood disaster amid torrential rains
Authorities say they will focus on draining floodwaters and keeping roads and drainage systems clear, tell public not to panic about food shortages
By Yonradee THUVAVONG
Damage is seen in the aftermath of flash floods in Devighat in the Nuwakot district in Nepal, August 27, 2026. (AP/Niranjan Shrestha)
August 28, 2026, 8:40 am
Rescue teams race to find survivors of Nepal flash floods as risk of fresh flooding grows
Confirmed death toll rises to 469, with almost 1,000 others still missing, including at least 540 foreigners; lake formed by debris could soon burst, disaster management body warns
By Reuters
This aerial image shows the damaged AEON Mall, following an earthquake in Kashima, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan, July 28, 2026. (Kyodo News via AP)
July 28, 2026, 4:31 pm
Powerful quake hits southern Japan, with deaths feared in shopping mall explosion
Authorities send 300,000 people to evacuation centers, ‘quite a few’ people said trapped in mall, after Kumamoto prefecture hit by 7.1-magnitude quake; tsunami warning lifted
By Anton Bridge and Mariko Katsumura
Rescuers load a person onto an ambulance after being pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 28, 2026, following back-to-back earthquakes. (Mauricio Valenzuela/AFP)
June 29, 2026, 8:54 am
Father, son pulled from rubble of Venezuela’s earthquakes as crucial rescue window closes
Rescue of man and his teen son offers hope to teams racing against the clock to find further survivors of twin quakes that left at least 1,450 dead, tens of thousands missing
By Agencies
This aerial picture shows buildings destroyed during twin earthquakes in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 27, 2026. (Miguel Medina/Pool Photo via AP)
June 28, 2026, 2:49 am
Frustration mounts in Venezuela as earthquake death toll reaches 1,430
Tension running high as Venezuelans accuse government of an inadequate response to the back-to-back quakes that have devastated the South American nation
By regina garcia cano, ANDRY RINCÓN and MEGAN JANETSKY
Rescue workers search through the rubble of a collapsed building after two earthquakes in Caracas, Venezuela, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
June 25, 2026, 10:21 am
Thousands feared dead as devastating twin earthquakes rock Venezuela
7.2, 7.5 magnitude quakes hit within minutes, collapsing buildings; Caracas declares state of emergency, world offers help, including response from Foreign Ministry, IsraAid, ZAKA
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Rescuers search for three people who were reported missing under the rubble of a collapsed building in Bogo City on October 1, 2025, after a powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake jolted the central Philippines. (TED ALJIBE / AFP)
October 1, 2025, 1:54 pm
At least 69 dead in Philippines earthquake as many more trapped, missing
Officials say sporadic rains, damaged bridges and road hamper efforts to rescue people trapped under debris, with death toll expected to rise
By Agencies
This handout image made available by the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM), on September 2, 2025, shows people inspecting the debris after a landslide devastated the village of Tarasin in Sudan's Jebel Marra area (SUDAN LIBERATION MOVEMENT/ARMY / AFP)
September 2, 2025, 12:15 pm
Over 1,000 killed in landslide on village in Sudan’s Darfur: ‘Only one person survived’
Sudan Liberation Movement-Army, the rebel group controlling the area, says village ‘completely leveled to the ground’; region is hub for displaced families fleeing fighting
By Samy Magdy
Injured Afghan people receive treatment at a hospital after an earthquake in Afghanistan's Jalalabad on September 1, 2025. (Aimal ZAHIR / AFP)
September 1, 2025, 9:30 am
Magnitude 6 earthquake hits Afghanistan, at least 250 said killed, 500 injured
‘Several villages have been completely destroyed,’ says Taliban government, after 5-mile-deep quake strikes near Pakistan border; casualty counts expected to rise
By AP
People climb over debris on a bridge atop the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area, July 5, 2025, in Ingram, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
July 7, 2025, 10:28 am
Death toll in Texas flash floods rises to 82, sheriff says 10 campers still missing
At least 28 children among dead after flash flood ripped through summer camp; Texas health officials say toll certain to rise as rescue teams continue search for missing girls
By JIM VERTUNO and John Seewer
This handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency's (SANA) telegram page shows a bulldozer attempting to contain a wildfire sweeping through Qatal Maaf in the Latakia province in Syria's Mediterranean West on July 4, 2025. (SANA / AFP)
July 5, 2025, 6:58 pm
Wildfires rage in Syria for 3rd day, with conditions made worse by unexploded munitions
As flames blaze through western Latakia province, Damascus says unexploded bombs and mines make firefighters’ work even more dangerous; Turkey sends help
By AFP
The Altadena Community Church is left damaged by the Eaton Fire, January 12, 2025, in Altadena, California. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
January 13, 2025, 12:31 am
LA fires rage on as meteorologists warn of dangerous weather in coming days
Death toll rises to 16, with another 16 people missing; reinforcements continue to arrive to battle fires, given warnings of ‘critical’ conditions
By Christopher Weber and HOLLY RAMER
Houses fallen by an earthquake are seen in Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, January 2, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)
January 2, 2024, 8:49 am
Earthquakes leave at least 48 dead, destroy buildings along Japan’s western coast
Major tremors still to come, says meteorological agency, after magnitude 7.6 quake rocked Ishikawa; Fukushima-type disaster averted despite initial warning of tsunami
By Hiro Komae and YURI KAGEYAMA
A man sits amidst the wreckage that was caused by earthquake, in the town of Imi N'tala, outside Marrakech, Morocco, September 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
September 14, 2023, 2:57 pm
Displaced by earthquake, Moroccan families brace for nights with no shelter
Devastation has affected 300,000 Moroccans, including 100,000 children; villagers determined to stay and rebuild
By SAM METZ and MOHAMED BOUKDIRE
This handout image courtesy of the US Army shows combined Joint Task Force 50 (CJTF-50) search, rescue and recovery elements conducting search operations of areas damaged by wildfires in Lahaina Town destroyed in the Maui wildfires in Lahaina, Maui, August 15, 2023. (Photo by Staff Sergeant Matthew A. Foster / DVIDS / AFP)
August 17, 2023, 3:47 am
Biden to visit Hawaii as wildfire death toll hits 110 and is expected to keep rising
First victims of tragedy publicly identified; forensic experts, some of whom worked in 9/11, fly to Maui to help identify remains, but some are charred beyond recognition
By Patrick Fallon
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