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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano puts on spectacular lava display
Los Angeles, United States (AFP) Jan 12, 2026 Hawaii's Kilauea was spraying a spectacular fountain of lava on Monday, keeping up its reputation as one of the world's most active volcanoes. For over a year now, Kilauea has been regularly throwing out thousands of tonnes of molten rock and gases since it burst to life in December 2024. Volcanologists with the US Geological Survey said the incandescent lava was being hurled more than 1,500 feet (460 meters) into the air, with plumes of smoke and gases rising as high as 20,000 feet (six kilomet ... read more |
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Hunga eruption reshaped stratospheric water and ozone with limited climate coolingSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 05, 2026 A new international assessment details how the January 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haapai volcano in the South Pacific altered the stratosphere, atmospheric chemistry, and radiation while ... more 
Albanian floods turn deadly as downpours force more evacuationsTirana, Albania (AFP) Jan 8, 2026 The body of a man was pulled from floodwaters in Albania on Thursday, police said, as swollen rivers in the country's south forced more evacuations following days of heavy snow and torrential rain across the Balkans. ... more 
6.4 quake strikes off southern Philippines; No major damage from Japan thumperManila (AFP) Jan 7, 2026 A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the southern Philippines on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami warning or immediate reports of damage. ... more 
Indonesia flood kills 16, displaces hundredsJakarta (AFP) Jan 6, 2026 Torrential rains battered Indonesia's Siau island, causing a flash flood that killed at least 16 people, with another three missing, authorities said Tuesday. ... more |
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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 
Levee break near Seattle prompts evacuation orderLos Angeles, United States (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 Emergency officials on Monday urged evacuations for residents near the northwestern US city of Seattle after a levee breached from heavy rains in the region. ... more 
Flash flood kills dozens in Morocco townSafi, Morocco (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 A flash flood in a Moroccan coastal town has killed at least 37 people, local officials said on Monday, as search and rescue operations continued. ... more
At least 20 dead in eastern Bolivia floodsLa Paz (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 At least 20 people were killed and dozens remain missing after a major river in eastern Bolivia burst its banks at the weekend following heavy rains, authorities said Monday. ... more
Flash floods kill 21 in Moroccan coastal townRabat (AFP) Dec 15, 2025 Flash-flooding caused by sudden, heavy rain killed at least 21 people in the Moroccan coastal town of Safi on Sunday, local authorities said. ... more |
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Indonesia flood death toll passes 1,000 as authorities ramp up aid
Aceh Tamiang, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 13, 2025 Devastating floods and landslides have killed 1,006 people in Indonesia, rescuers said Saturday as the Southeast Asian nation grapples with the huge scale of relief efforts. The disaster, which has hit the northwestern island of Sumatra over the past fortnight, has also injured more than 5,400, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said. The deadly torrential rains are one of the worst recent disasters to strike Sumatra, where a tsunami wreaked havoc in 2004 in the northern tip of the island. ... read more 
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 |
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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 
Race to get aid to Asia flood survivors as death toll tops 1,300Banda 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. ... more |
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