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DISASTER16h agoUN food agency halves West Bank aid because of funding shortages , warns new cuts may be neededthe-messenger.com · United States
DISASTER16h agoAfter the floods, Nepal works to bury hundreds of washed-up unidentified bodiesFrance 24 [en]
DISASTER16h agoNepal families post photos of missing relatives on Kathmandu hospital wallEuroNews [en]
DISASTER16h agoHow wildfires are scorching France’s wine industryEurope's largest wine exporter is already battling a cocktail of crisis from heatwaves to lower sales.Al Jazeera [en]
DISASTER16h agoChina-Nepal floods: first research shows that no one could have outrun debris flowNot even the world’s fastest sprinters could have outrun the devastating floodwaters that struck a border crossing between China and Nepal last week, according to one of the first peer-reviewed assessments of the disaster. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) calculated that the surface velocity of the debris flow was 19 metres per second (62 feet per second) when it struck the checkpoint at Gyirong Port in Tibet. This is almost twice Usain Bolt’s average speed when he set the...South China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKING16h agoNepal's rescuers navigate mud-swamped tunnels for hundreds of missing workersFrance 24 [en]
DISASTER17h agoFour family members die in Kwara building collapseFour members of the same family died and four others were rescued after a three-storey building collapsed at Popo Giwa in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Tuesday morning. The post Four family members die in Kwara building collapse appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
DISASTER17h agoThe UK just had its hottest summer everThe average temperature in the UK in June, July and August 2026 has eclipsed the record set in summer 2025, and the record-breaking heat was made 130 times more likely by human-caused climate changeNew Scientist
DISASTER17h agoAs glaciers melt, can communities be protected?Rising temperatures are increasing the risk of floods and avalanches in mountain regions. The disaster in Nepal and Tibet shows the urgent need for solutions, and the tools that could help save lives.DW News [en]
DISASTER17h agoOgun issues fresh flood alert, urges residents in vulnerable areas to relocateBy James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta  The Ogun State government has issued a fresh flood alert ahead of the second phase of the 2026 rainy season, advising residents in vulnerable communities to remain vigilant and relocate to safer locations where necessary. The warning followed a forecast by the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) identifying Ogun, among states expected […] The post Ogun issues fresh flood alert, urges residents in vulnerable areas to relocate appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
DISASTER17h agoWorries residents react to Braintree town centre shootingResidents are expressing worry following a shooting incident in Braintree town centre. This indicates a disruption to local public safety and community well-being.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk · United Kingdom
DISASTER17h agoFour dead, three rescued as building collapses in KwaraVanguard Nigeria
DISASTER18h agoOgun issues fresh flood alert, urges relocation from vulnerable areasThe warning followed a forecast by the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet) identifying Ogun among states expected to experience heavy rainfall during the year The post Ogun issues fresh flood alert, urges relocation from vulnerable areas appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
DISASTER18h agoMountain warming means there will be more disasters like the Nepal floodMountainous regions across the planet are warming especially fast, melting the ice that glues rocky slopes and glaciers togetherNew Scientist
DISASTER18h agoPhilippine capital’s ‘acutely unhealthy’ air due to Indonesian haze spurs warningsSouth China Morning Post
DISASTER18h agoExpert warns of 'hotter summers, more wildfires, more drought and more floods'One of the world's leading climate scientists has spoken to FRANCE 24 about the extreme heat events of this summer, and in the wake of the catastrophic flooding in Nepal, how other similar events are all but inevitable. Diana Ürge-Vorsatz is professor of environmental studies at the Central European University and vice-chair of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.France 24 [en]
DISASTERBREAKING18h agoNepal: over a thousand dead and a race against time to rescue hundreds of people trapped in tunnels without water or clean airClarín
DISASTER18h ago‘Literally Tasting The Smoke’, Malaysians Lament As Haze WorsensChannels TV
DISASTER18h agoIn 1972, a gold-painted tire fell from a Goodyear airship to inaugurate an artificial reef off the coast of Florida: the project became a threat to coral and they have been trying for years to reverse the disasterEl plan, bautizado proyecto Osborne Reef, arrojó más de 2 millones de neumáticos frente a Fort Lauderdale.Comenzó como una solución para crear vida marina, pero los especialistas lo llaman una “máquina de destrucción de coral que mata constantemente”.Clarín
DISASTERBREAKING18h agoIMD issues flash flood alert for 10 Jharkhand districts as heavy rains lash StateThe Hindu
DISASTER19h agoSouth London Hindu temple prays for missing members after deadly floods in NepalSixteen members of a south London Hindu temple remain missing after a flood near Nepal and Tibet, leaving families waiting for news of loved ones.EuroNews [en]
DISASTER19h agoGlacier risk hangs over China-Nepal border as region remembers mudslide victimsResidents and rescuers in the Tibet autonomous region paused for three minutes on Tuesday morning to remember the victims of last week’s mudslide disaster. Sirens sounded for three minutes from 9.55am at the Gyirong Port police station, with similar memorials at rescue and road-reopening sites throughout the region, according to state broadcaster CCTV. More than 1,000 people died and thousands remain missing along the China-Nepal border area after a glacier collapsed at Langtang Lirung on the...South China Morning Post
DISASTER19h agoWhite froth appears on Periyar River near Edayar industrial area in KeralamPollution Control Board collects samplesThe Hindu
DISASTER19h agoApproaching flames, all-night firefighting... One night after the shopping street fire, 'doing our best to prevent spread.'Asahi Shimbun