Natural disasters

Japan launches disaster management agency to boost response, reduce damage

The agency will also be responsible for the recovery and reconstruction of disaster-hit regions starting from the Noto peninsula and Kumamoto prefecture.

Philippines’ Mayon Volcano erupts, sends ash plume 3,000m high

The Mayon Volcano eruption lasted nearly six minutes.

Over 1,000 still in shelters 3 months after 7.1-magnitude quake hit Kumamoto

In Yatsushiro, 579 people, accounting for more than half of the evacuees, remain in shelters, followed by 263 in Uki, 155 in Hikawa and 65 in Uto.

Devoid of options, flood survivors return to damaged homes in Nepal

Some displaced residents in Nepal are returning to damaged homes while others struggle to pay rent.

Three killed, thousands evacuated as Cyclone Arnab hits eastern India

Cyclone Arnab made landfall in Andhra Pradesh state early on Oct 28.

Nepal to expand flood warning systems at six river basins

Destruction following the August flash floods and mudslides along the Trishuli river in Dhading district in Nepal’s Bagmati province.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Oct 26, 2026

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrives at a church after returning to the country following nearly a year abroad, in Lara, Venezuela, on Oct 25.

7.0-magnitude quake hits off islands south of Tokyo, no tsunami triggered

The quake, which registered 3 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale of 7 in parts of the islands, originated to the west of the group at a depth of about 470km.

‘Afraid to return to their homes’: China orders all-out rescue after Tibet quake kills at least 16

Tents housing quake-affected residents in Tibet’s Baqing county.

Injuries in China’s Tibet rise to 76 after earthquake, death toll remains at 16

More than 300 police officers including traffic and community police personnel were sent to the epicentre to carry out rescue and emergency relief work.

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