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Record Vietnam floods kill 10, turn streets into canals
Hoi An, Vietnam (AFP) Oct 30, 2025 Major flooding that killed 10 people in central Vietnam this week also turned streets in Hoi An into canals on Thursday after a major river reached a 60-year high, authorities said. Heavy rain has pummelled Vietnam's coastal provinces, home to Hoi An's ancient town that is a UNESCO world heritage site, since the weekend, with a record of up to 1.7 metres (5 feet 7 inches) falling over 24 hours. People steered wooden boats and waded through waist-deep water down Hoi An's flooded streets on Thursd ... read more |
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Caribbean reels from 'unprecedented' hurricane destructionSantiago De Cuba, Cuba (AFP) Oct 30, 2025 Hurricane Melissa was moving towards Bermuda on Thursday after ripping a path of destruction through the Caribbean that left at least 20 people dead in Haiti, and parts of Jamaica and Cuba in ruins. ... more 
Climate change made Hurricane Melissa four times more likely: studyWashington (AFP) Oct 30, 2025 Hurricane Melissa, which struck Jamaica as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded, was made four times more likely because of human-caused climate change, a rapid analysis said Wednesday. ... more 
Caribbean reels from 'unprecedented' hurricane destructionSantiago De Cuba, Cuba (AFP) Oct 29, 2025 Hurricane Melissa bore down on the Bahamas Wednesday after cutting a path of destruction through the Caribbean, leaving 30 people dead or missing in Haiti and parts of Jamaica and Cuba in ruins. ... more 
Vietnam rains kill 7 and flood 100,000 homes; Spainish flood survivors abuse region leader at state memorialHanoi (AFP) Oct 29, 2025 Flooding triggered by record heavy rains in central Vietnam this week killed at least seven people and inundated more than 100,000 homes, the environment ministry said on Wednesday. ... more |
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Tens of thousands protest on anniversay of deadly Spain floodValencia, Spain (AFP) Oct 25, 2025 Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Spain's eastern city of Valencia on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of floods that killed 229 people, and to denounce the handling of the disaster. ... more
Spain finds flood victim one year after tragedyMadrid (AFP) Oct 23, 2025 Spanish authorities on Thursday said they had found the body of a 56-year-old man who died after being swept away in floods in the eastern Valencia region last year, the country's deadliest such disaster in decades. ... more
After deadly floods, Spaniards fight to save photosValencia, Spain (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 Hundreds of photographs hang to dry at a laboratory, fragile reminders of birthday celebrations and summer vacations nearly swept away by last year's deadly floods in Spain. ... more 
Tropical storm kills family of five in PhilippinesManila (AFP) Oct 19, 2025 Tropical Storm Fengshen headed out to sea Sunday after killing a family of five on the Philippines' main island Luzon, officials and state weather forecasters said. ... more
Mexico flood toll rises to 76, many still missingMexico City (AFP) Oct 20, 2025 Mexico's government said Monday that 76 people had died in catastrophic floods and mudslides that hit the country's center and east this month, with another 27 still officially listed as missing. ... more |
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Shake truck helps Californians prepare for massive quake
Fullerton, United States (AFP) Oct 16, 2025 Randy Baxter holds on for dear life as a simulator shows him just how powerful a magnitude 7 earthquake can be. "It was much stronger than I thought," the 62-year-old academic tells AFP as he steps out of the machine on the campus of the University of California, Fullerton. Once a year, this specially designed trailer goes on a week-long tour to educate Californians about what to do when the earth begins to move in one of the most seismically active parts of the world. The state lives with t ... read more 
Indonesia volcano erupts, belching ash into night skyJakarta (AFP) Oct 15, 2025 A volcano erupted overnight on an Indonesian island, authorities said Wednesday, spewing a massive ash column into the sky as the highest alert level was declared. ... more |
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At least 14 miners killed in Venezuela floodsCaracas (AFP) Oct 14, 2025 At least 14 miners have died in floods caused by heavy rain in eastern Venezuela, rescue workers said Tuesday. ... more 
At least 64 dead, 65 missing in Mexico floods; Spain's Valencia region on red alert for torrential rainTenango De Doria, Mexico (AFP) Oct 13, 2025 Rescuers scrambled Monday to reach people cut off by devastating floods that have claimed 64 lives in central and eastern Mexico, with another 65 reported missing. ... more 
14 injured in Philippines aftershock, weeks after deadly quake: rescuersManila (AFP) Oct 13, 2025 A moderately strong earthquake struck the central Philippine island of Cebu Monday, injuring at least 14 people and damaging infrastructure already weakened by a deadly tremor two weeks earlier, officials said. ... more
Philippines begins clean-up after powerful twin quakesManay, Philippines (AFP) Oct 11, 2025 Dazed survivors of a pair of major earthquakes in the southern Philippines awoke on Saturday to scenes of devastation, after hundreds of aftershocks rocked the region overnight. ... more
Three killed as major quake strikes southern PhilippinesMati, Philippines (AFP) Oct 10, 2025 A powerful magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on Friday, killing at least three people and triggering regional tsunami warnings that were later lifted. ... more |
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