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France's Reunion warns of 'probable or imminent' volcanic eruption
Saint-Denis De La Reunion (AFP) Jan 1, 2026 France's Reunion island warned early Thursday of the "probable or imminent eruption" of its Piton de la Fournaise volcano, one of the most active in the world. All access to the volcano has been closed after the The Piton de la Fournaise Observatory detected a "seismic crisis" starting at around 4:47 am (0047 GMT), the island's prefecture said on X. "This indicates that magma is leaving the magmatic reservoir and propagating toward the surface," the observatory said in a statement on Thursday. ... read more |
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One dead in southern Spain after flooding; Flash floods hit CaliforniaMadrid (AFP) Dec 28, 2025 One person was found dead and two were missing after torrential rains caused flooding in southern Spain, authorities and rescue services said Sunday, calling for extreme caution. ... more 
6.6-magnitude earthquake hits off TaiwanTaipei (AFP) Dec 27, 2025 A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan's northeastern coast on Saturday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, the second major tremor to hit the island within days. ... more 
Death toll from Spain flooding rises to threeMadrid (AFP) Dec 29, 2025 Search teams on Monday recovered the bodies of two men who went missing after torrential rains caused flooding in southern Spain, officials said, bringing the death toll to three. ... more 
Heavy rain, flash floods hit CaliforniaLos Angeles, United States (AFP) Dec 25, 2025 Torrential rains unleashed flash floods and warnings of debris flow across southern California's fire-scarred areas, as a series of Christmas storms pummeled the state, with downpours and high winds forecast through Friday. ... more |
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Gaza civil defence says 16 dead as heavy rains batter territoryGaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Dec 12, 2025 Gaza's civil defence agency on Friday said at least 16 people had died in the last 24 hours, including three children who died from exposure to the cold, as a winter storm batters the territory. ... more 
Anguished Sri Lankans queue for care after deadly cycloneChilaw, Sri Lanka (AFP) Dec 9, 2025 Long before dawn, people were already queueing for medical aid on Tuesday at an emergency camp in Sri Lanka's coastal town of Chilaw, hit hard by a deadly cyclone and floods. ... more
Major Japan quake injures 30, damages roadsSapporo, Japan (AFP) Dec 9, 2025 A big quake off Japan injured at least 30 people, authorities said Tuesday, damaging roads and knocking out power for thousands in freezing temperatures. ... more 
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano nears year-long eruption: USGSLos Angeles, United States (AFP) Dec 6, 2025 Fresh lava fountains spewed in spectacular fashion from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on Saturday, US vulcanologists said, marking nearly a year since one of the world's most active volcanoes began erupting. ... more
Landslides turn Sri Lanka village into burial ground; Tea mountains become death valleyKandy, Sri Lanka (AFP) Dec 4, 2025 Electrician V. K. Muthukrishnan ran to help when a lightning-fast mudslide flattened his neighbour's home in rural Sri Lanka - only to see his own house swept away minutes later. ... more |
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Race to get aid to Asia flood survivors as death toll tops 1,300
Banda Aceh, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 2, 2025 Governments and aid groups in Indonesia and Sri Lanka worked Tuesday to rush aid to hundreds of thousands stranded by deadly flooding that has killed more than 1,300 people in four countries. Torrential monsoon season deluges paired with two separate tropical cyclones last week dumped heavy rain across Sri Lanka and parts of Indonesia's Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia. Climate change is producing more intense rain events because a warmer atmosphere holds more moisture, and warme ... read more
Deadly floods sweep Sri Lanka, Thailand and Indonesia as combined toll tops 300Pidie, Indonesia, Indonesia (AFP) Nov 29, 2025 The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in Southeast Asia climbed past 400 on Saturday as clean-up and search-and-rescue operations got underway in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. ... more |
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Thailand floods kill 13, leaving people stranded and roads submergedBangkok (AFP) Nov 25, 2025 Residents of southern Thailand waded through waist-deep floods on Tuesday, with a main tourist town left inundated by days of heavy rain, stranding people in homes and hotels, and killing at least 13 in the region. ... more 
Vietnam flooding kills at least 90Hanoi (AFP) Nov 23, 2025 Heavy rain, severe flooding and landslides in Vietnam have killed at least 90 people in the last week, authorities said Sunday, leaving others stranded on rooftops and mountain roadways blocked. ... more 
Northern Australia cleans up after cycloneSydney (AFP) Nov 23, 2025 Residents of Australia's Northern Territory were clearing streets on Sunday after a damaging tropical cyclone that brought intense winds overnight, tearing up trees and traffic lights and cutting power. ... more 
Ethiopian volcano erupts after 12,000-year dormancyAddis Ababa (AFP) Nov 24, 2025 A volcano in Ethiopia's northeastern region erupted for the first time in nearly 12,000 years, sending thick plumes of smoke up to 14 kilometres (nine miles) into the sky, the Toulouse Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) said. ... more
Aftershocks rock Bangladesh as quake death toll rises to 10Dhaka (AFP) Nov 22, 2025 Two minor tremors hit Bangladesh on Saturday, a day after a powerful earthquake struck outside the capital Dhaka and killed at least 10 people. ... more |
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