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Tag: Natural Disasters/Catastrophes
Flooding in Saudi Arabia Kills Two, Stirs Rare Public Anger
Municipal workers in Saudi Arabia’s second-largest city rushed to pump water and clear damage after flooding…
Indonesia Earthquake Death Toll Rises to at Least 268
Search-and-rescue teams continued to find bodies under wrecked buildings, a day after the 5.6-magnitude quake.
Indonesia Earthquake Kills at Least 162, Damages Thousands of Homes in Java
The 5.6-magnitude earthquake was centered in the Cianjur area in West Java. Tremors were felt in…
Famine Threatens East Africa as Drought Persists
HOLA, Kenya—East Africans grappling with the devastating effects of four straight failed rainy seasons are confronting…
Global Drought Saps Hydropower, Complicating Clean-Energy Push
Record drought across the globe this year dried up rivers and reservoirs and sapped the world’s…
Global Drought Saps Hydropower, Complicating Clean-Energy Push
Record drought across the globe this year dried up rivers and reservoirs and sapped the world’s…
Sichuan Earthquake Death Toll Climbs as Rescuers Work to Reach Survivors
HONG KONG—Rescuers cleared roads to reach survivors of the most powerful earthquake to hit China’s southwestern…
In Southern Pakistan, a Sea Made of Monsoon Waters Swallows Villages
Millions have been affected by a catastrophe that the South Asian country’s officials have blamed on…