The charity Christian Aid says the 10 worst climate disasters this year have cost $140bn in insurance claims. Bushfires in Australia caused $5bn in losses, killed nearly three billion wild animals and... Read more »
At least three people have been killed and 11 wounded in an explosion in Afghanistan’s eastern Khost province. “A motorcycle rigged with a bomb exploded during a football match,” said Sayed Ahmad... Read more »
Severe storms and tornadoes have ripped across the US state of Tennessee, shredding at least 40 buildings, causing severe damage in the state capital and killing at least 19 people, officials said... Read more »
At least nine people including three children have been killed in an earthquake in Turkey. The shallow tremor hit the province of Van, injuring at least 37 people and causing more than... Read more »
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has struck off the southern coast of the US territory of Puerto Rico. One person was killed and eight others injured after it hit, making houses collapse, destroying... Read more »
Tens of thousands of Indonesians are stranded in emergency shelters, after some of the worst floods and landslides in years devastated entire communities. The death toll stands at 60 but that is... Read more »
Emergency crews battling bushfires in Australia are working to contain blazes approaching communities as a heatwave eases. About 1,000 houses – most of them in the state of New South Wales –... Read more »
At least 36 people, including seven children, have been killed in landslides triggered by unusually heavy rains in northwest Kenya, a local official said. The downpour began on Friday in West Pokot... Read more »
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake has hit Albania, north of the capital, Tirana. The defence ministry says at least six people have been killed. Several aftershocks have been felt and authorities have called on... Read more »
From tsunamis to tornadoes, from droughts to floods, 2011 was a particularly nasty year for natural disasters. While some parts of the globe were flooded by water, other parts were in dire... Read more »