India floods block roads, sweep away bridges; 46 dead
Floods unleashed by days of unseasonal heavy rain have wrecked crops, blocked roads and washed away bridges in northern India, killing at least 46 people,...
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Nicholas strengthens into hurricane, pounds coastal Texas, Louisiana with rain
Heavy rains fell across the Gulf Coast of Texas and Louisiana on Tuesday as tropical storm Nicholas strengthened into a hurricane and spun toward land,...
Six dead in record breaking rain in New York, California wildfires rage on
The governors of New York and New Jersey declared a state of emergency late on Wednesday as record-breaking rains from tropical storm Ida led to...
Weather disasters killed 2 million in last 50 years, UN agency says
The number of disasters, such as floods and heatwaves, driven by climate change have increased fivefold over the past 50 years, killing more than 2...
Louisiana faces a month with no power as heat soars
South Louisiana braced for a month without electricity and reliable water supplies in the wake of Hurricane Ida, one of the most powerful storms ever...
Rescue operations underway in Louisiana as Ida death toll expected to rise (Updated)
By Devika Krishna Kumar and Peter Szekely Nearly all of Louisiana lost electrical power on Monday after one of the most powerful hurricanes to strike the region...
Storm brings floods as Haitians seek help at overloaded hospitals after quake
Doctors in Haiti on Monday battled in makeshift tents to save the lives of hundreds of injured people, including young children and the elderly, outside hospitals overwhelmed...
Greece battles wildfires for third day, site of ancient Olympics saved
Greek authorities ordered more evacuations on an island near Athens on Thursday and battled a blaze near the site of the ancient Olympic Games in...
Death toll in Turkish wildfires rises to four, blazes rage on
The death toll from wildfires on Turkey’s southern coast has risen to four and firefighters were battling blazes for a third day on Friday after...
One dead, 10 people stranded in south Turkey wildfire
One person has died and 10 people were trapped in a forest fire which was burning for a second day in southern Turkey on Thursday,...
