Earthquake

Local authorities have put the death toll at 30, but the number is expected to increase

Survivors find themselves in a “state of acute stress with symptoms, often physical at first”,

Ministers from the five countries met in the city to sign an agreement to work together to protect the lives and livelihoods of almost half the world’s population

Earthquakes don’t kill people; buildings do, says expert

This is the strongest earthquake to rattle South Africa since April 3, 2017, when a 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit

Death tolls passes 37 000 as humanitarian organisation and SAPS dog unit continue search for more survivors in Türkiye and Syria

As climate change hits, natural disasters will happen more frequently, and it is better to make provision for them than scramble to mop up afterwards

Over 5 600 buildings were destroyed in several cities, including many apartment blocks where residents were sleeping when the quake struck

Extending the life of an aging nuclear plant, which generates only a small portion of South Africa’s electricity, in an earthquake fault zone is not worth the risk

Last week’s tremor has anti-nuclear campaigners questioning the safety of Koeberg, although the nuclear facility said the plant is designed to sustain a magnitude-seven earthquake

Before we get to the response to Cyclone Idai, it is worth reminding ourselves about how richer countries respond to similar natural disasters.

Authorities set a tentative deadline of Friday to find anyone still trapped under rubble

Aid organisations have vowed to boost humanitarian assistance on the island as devastated residents struggle in makeshift displacement camps

Hundreds of bloodied and bandaged victims were treated outside damaged hospitals in the main city of Mataram

The earth literally moved in quake-prone Mexico City when Hirving "Chucky" Lozano smashed home the game-winning goal