Seychelles declares emergency after explosion and flooding
The blast at an explosives store wrecked buildings and caused massive damage to an industrial zone on the main island Mahe.
Fri Dec 08 2023
Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean starting Aug 24
Japan will release more than 1 million metric tonnes of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Tue Aug 22 2023
Heart-wrenching to see home wrecked - Disabled flood victim
Zauyah Deraman, 36, hopes for nothing less than a miraculous solution from the government to stem the 'yellow wave' of flood and despair that swamps the states on the East Coast every year.
Mon Dec 26 2022
Eight children dead, more missing as flooding destroys Afghan homes
Samantha Mort said the child death toll could rise, and more children were missing and injured in the chaos wrecked by the floods.
Wed Aug 24 2022
Indonesia Semeru volcanic eruption kills 13; dozens injured
The eruption severed a strategic bridge connecting two areas in the nearby district of Lumajang with the city of Malang and wrecked buildings.
Sun Dec 05 2021
Congo's Goma hit by tremors after volcanic eruption, scores missing
The lava flow stopped a few hundred metres short of the city limits, but wrecked 17 villages on the way and killed at least 32 people.
Tue May 25 2021
Christmas Eve concert held in Paris' fire-wrecked Notre Dame
Wearing hard hats and protective suits, members of the choir of Notre Dame Cathedral sang inside the medieval Paris landmark for the first time since last year's devastating fire
Fri Dec 25 2020
COVID-19 wrecked 2020. Will 2021 be different?
With the prospect of several vaccines coming online, experts say it's possible 2021 will return to a semblance of normality.
Thu Dec 03 2020
COVID-19 wrecked 2020. Will 2021 be different?
Experts say it's possible 2021 will return to a semblance of normality.
Wed Dec 02 2020
India coronavirus cases pass 6 million
India is on course to pass the United States in the coming weeks as the country with 6.1 million cases.
Mon Sep 28 2020
'Massive poisonous shock': Scientists fear lasting impact from Mauritius oil spill
As the Indian Ocean island's residents scramble to mop up the oil slicks and clumps, they are seeing dead eels and fish floating in the water, as fuel-soaked seabirds limp onto shore.
Fri Aug 14 2020
Stranded Lebanese desperate to rebuild after blast
Lebanon has been plunged into further political uncertainty after the government resigned this week over the Aug. 4 blast that killed at least 171 people, injured some 6,000 and wrecked homes.
Wed Aug 12 2020
Cerita Banjir: Same story, different year ...
Every Dec, Juhan Juhari experiences sleepless nights. The flood had taken away most of valuable belongings leaving him and family at loggerheads having to fix their wrecked home.
Mon Jan 09 2017
Death toll from Indonesia floods, landslides rises to 47
Rescuers used excavators and their bare hands to search through wrecked houses and earth for 15 villagers still missing.
Mon Jun 20 2016
Football: Colombia shatter American dream in Copa opener
Colombia wrecked the United States' hopes of a winning start to the Copa America Centenario.
Sat Jun 04 2016