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In all three countries, survivors have been digging through rubble to search for victims, and scrambling for shelter. (Photo:AP)

More floods likely as death toll rises to over 700 in Africa, says UN

Mozambique reported scores more deaths on Saturday from a cyclone and floods around southern Africa that have killed at...

24 March 2019 12:17 PM IST

Cyclone Idai smashed into the coast of central Mozambique on Friday last week. (Photo:AP)

Mozambique cyclone death toll climbs to 417: Government

The death toll in Mozambique has climbed to 417 after a cyclone devastated swathes of the southern African country.

23 March 2019 5:19 PM IST

The cyclone is very likely to intensify further into a very severe cyclonic storm during the next 18 hours. (Photo: Twitter | @ndmaindia)

Emergency declared as Australia braces for powerful twin cyclones

Australia on Thursday declared a state of emergency and evacuated people from its Northern Territory.

21 March 2019 5:29 PM IST

The UN, meanwhile, said that one of the worst storms to hit southern Africa in decades had also unleashed a humanitarian crisis in Malawi. (Photo:AP)

Mozambique, Zimbabwe cyclone deaths exceed 300 as UN boosts aid

The death toll from a cyclone in Mozambique and Zimbabwe rose to more than 300 as rescuers raced against the clock to...

20 March 2019 11:31 AM IST

Seventy-four people remain unaccounted for, while around 150 suffered broken bones, cuts and other injuries. (Photo:AP)

Indonesia flood death toll rises to 89, dozens missing

At least 89 people are known to have died after flash floods and landslides tore through Indonesia's Papua region.

19 March 2019 2:53 PM IST

Gravity signals may play a crucial role in early identification of the occurrence of earthquakes. (Photo: PTI/ File)

Strong quake hits east Taiwan, rattles buildings in capital

Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau says a strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake has struck the east.

18 April 2019 11:18 AM IST

People of Mumbai got respite from the heat as several areas of the city witnessed heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning on Thursday evening. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

23 killed as thunderstorms, dust storm lash Pakistan

Massive thunderstorms and a dust storm lashed Pakistan's Punjab and Sindh provinces, killing at least 23 people,...

16 April 2019 7:55 PM IST

An Afghan woman is wrapped with a blanket as she and her family camp outside the Directorate of Disaster in Herat, Afghanistan. (AP Photo)

Anita Anand | Humanitarian aid to Afghans amidst suffering: Will it be...

Most of the development aid coming into Afghanistan has stopped

30 Dec 2021 11:37 PM IST