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Before we get to the response to Cyclone Idai, it is worth reminding ourselves about how richer countries respond to similar natural disasters.
Over 300 people have died and 350 000 at risk as Cyclone Idai tears through southern Africa
The eastern district of Chimanimani was worst-hit, with houses and most of the region’s bridges washed away by flash floods
Muralee Thummarukudy, a UN disaster response expert, and ecologist Madhav Gadgil warned in 2011 that a mega-monsoon was inevitable
Massive columns of thick grey smoke have been pouring out of Mount Agung and have shot more than three kilometres into the sky
The UN has predicted which eight countries will be most at risk when nature unleashes its force.
A Colombian landslide has wiped everything in its wake, nearly obliterating the small town of Santa Margarita.
International help and pledges fall far short of the $65-million needed to deal with the disaster.
Since the flooding started, 13 999 households have been affected, 69 995 people rendered homeless, and 48 lives have so far been lost.
Officials have given up hope of finding survivors and begun helping the more than 4 000 displaced villagers in the area.
Local fisheries unions have agreed to allow the Fukushima plant to release uncontaminated groundwater from around the nuclear facility into the sea.
Hundreds of thousands were evacuated as a severe cyclone slammed into southeastern India, packing strong winds and torrential rains.
The UN, Australia and the US have mobilised emergency aid as the scale of the devastation unleashed by super typhoon Haiyan emerges.
Oklahoma has been hit by deadly tornadoes not far from the town of Moore, where a powerful twister struck less than two weeks ago, killing 24 people.
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Ten people have been killed in Limpopo’s flood-hit Vhembe district, which could now be declared a disaster area.
Hungry survivors of a deadly Philippine typhoon have looted shops and warehousesin a bid to stay alive amid stalled aid deliveries.
The Mayans haven’t given the world much time, but doomsday gloom is hardly new, says Ted Harrison.
With more storms on the way in Britain, the government and the United Kingdom’s insurance industry are engaged in mutual finger-pointing.
The massive loss of life in last year’s tsunami disaster in Japan has trimmed the average life expectancy of the country’s women.
Thousands of houses were also flooded after torrential rains, storms and landslides hit Russia’s Krasnodar region near the Black Sea.
A small town has become a model for recovery after the Japanese tsunami"About 70% of our customers died or were made homeless in the tsunami.
KZN leaders gathered at a workshop in Durban on Thursday to find ways of dealing with natural disasters in the province.
Government should not be blamed for the problems which may have led to flooding in Soweto, ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema said on Tuesday.