Natural disaster
Dozens injured, hundreds of homes damaged as tornado sweeps through southern France
Social media footage verified by Reuters showed the tornado swirling above the village of Verzeille in Aude, late on Monday. Many of the homes caught up in its path had their windows smashed.
30 dead after landslide at landfill in Guinea, govt. decided to close site due to danger week prior
China's torrential rains kill 10 in southwest as thousands evacuated
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes off Indonesia's Sumatra island
Afghanistan floods devastate villages, killing 315
Thousands of homes were damaged, and livestock wiped out, the Taliban-run refugee ministry said.
Taiwan rattled by 6.1 magnitude quake, no immediate reports of damage
Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is prone to earthquakes.
Forest fires kill 131 in Chile's worst disaster since 2010 earthquake
Although wildfires are not uncommon during the Southern Hemisphere's summer, the lethality of these blazes stands out.
Istanbul mayor issues urgent warning on impending earthquake
According to experts, the next earthquake in Istanbul, Turkey, could cause considerable damage to the city.
State comptroller's report exposes Israel's risky earthquake unpreparedness
Some 60% of hospitals are not resistant to earthquakes, and only about 5% of educational institutions have been or are being reinforced.
Tsunami hits South Korea's east coast, Russia issues tsunami warning
After massive Japan earthquake and tsunami, surrounding countries are hit and issue tsunami warnings.
Major tsunami hits Japan's coast amid magnitude 7.6 earthquake
Tsunami of up to 5 meters high are believed to be reaching Noto in Ishikawa Prefecture, according to the weather agency.
Chinese rescuers brave freezing cold to find earthquake survivors
Temperatures around the earthquake epicenter in Gansu fell to about minus 15 degrees Celsius (5 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday night.
118 killed in earthquake in northwestern China
A magnitude-6.2 earthquake jolted a remote and mountainous county before midnight on Monday; Freezing temperatures put rescue teams in a race against the cold to prevent secondary disasters.
Iceland volcano erupts after weeks of quake activity
Authorities had evacuated the nearly 4,000 inhabitants of the fishing town of Grindavik last month over fears of eruption.
