NATURAL DISASTERS

A family bringing their belongings to a makeshift camp in the Morigaon district of Assam, India, on Monday. The monsoon rains have wreaked havoc again this year across India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, with people, dwellings

Monsoon rains wreak havoc in South Asia; death toll hits 180

Jul 17, 2019, 5:00 am
Villagers crossing flood waters in their submerged village in the Morigaon district of Assam, India, on Sunday.

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Jul 16, 2019, 5:00 am

At least 7 people killed after landslide hits house in Mexico

Jul 11, 2019, 11:43 pm
Dr Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman for Indonesia's national disaster mitigation agency, was one of four courageous men collectively labelled The First Responders who were honoured as The Straits Times Asians of the Year 2018.

Indonesian official battling cancer who calmed a nation hit by disasters dies at 49

Jul 8, 2019, 5:00 am

One killed, thousands displaced in Rohingya camp landslides

Jul 7, 2019, 8:23 pm
Firefighters battling a blaze that broke out at a house following the 7.1-magnitude quake that rocked the town of Ridgecrest in California.

Biggest quake to hit S. California since 1999

Jul 7, 2019, 5:00 am

California declares state of emergency after quakes

Jul 7, 2019, 5:00 am

Rain eases up in south-western Japan, but weather agency warns of more mudslides

Jul 4, 2019, 12:33 pm
The Futami River swelling because of heavy rain in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto prefecture, in south-western Japan, yesterday. Many areas have seen more rain in a single day than in a typical month of July.

Extreme weather in Japan: 1 million ordered to flee due to onslaught of rain

Jul 4, 2019, 5:00 am

Heavy rains in India's Mumbai cause wall collapse that kills 27

Jul 2, 2019, 10:45 am