Natural disasters

Polo strengthens into hurricane, threatening Mexico’s Pacific resort towns

Polo had maximum sustained winds of 130 kph at midday, according to the US National Hurricane Center.

Nepal’s towns in ruins: What it will take to rebuild after massive flood

Indonesia ends search for journalists missing on volcano mission

Flowers adorn a photo of the journalists and speedboat crew missing while covering the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau.

Climate change likely to have helped trigger Nepal glacier collapse, scientists say

Rapidly warming temperatures in the region have caused glaciers to thin and have melted ice and permafrost buried deep in the bedrock of the Himalayas.

Weeks after Nepal flood, thousands still missing and most recovered bodies unidentified

The authorities have deployed thermal drones and helicopters in the search and brought in specialists to rescue workers trapped in tunnels.

Dead animals, barren fields, and hunger – El Nino chokes Central America

Animals are dropping dead amid the worst drought in living memory for many Central Americans.

Japan opens bookings for discounted travel to quake-struck Kumamoto

Kumamoto Castle, damaged by an earthquake, is undergoing restoration work.

Children in flood-hit Nepal grapple with loss, cling to hope

Youngsters play football at a school working as a temporary shelter in Bagmati Province, Nepal.

How China and Nepal are battling flood rumours online

Police and residents stand in front of a sludge-ridden house damaged by flash floods at Trishuli in Nepal’s Nuwakot district.

Trapped for 9 days in dark tunnel, Nepal flood survivor refused to give up hope

Nepal flood survivor Sanjay Sah speaking to the media on Sept 11 at his sister’s rented apartment, after being discharged from hospital.

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