Rescuers are using their bare hands to search for survivors from the devastating earthquake which has now killed more than 5,000 people in Turkey and Syria. The magnitude 7.8 quake toppled entire apartment blocks, wrecked hospitals, and left thousands of people injured or…
The death toll from the collapse of a pedestrian bridge over a river in Gujarat, western India, has risen to at least 130 as more stories emerge of the terrifying moment the structure gave way . Local officials say about 400 people…
Authorities in Afghanistan have ended search operations after a powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck the country’s southeastern region on Wednesday, killing 1,000 people and injuring 2,000 others. Mohammad Nassim Haqqani, a spokesperson for the disaster ministry, announced the end of rescue operations…
Rescuers searched for dozens of people still missing in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province on Sunday after heavy rains in recent days triggered floods and mudslides that have killed more than 440 people. The floods have left thousands homeless, knocked…
The death toll in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal has reached more than 300, after devastating floods wreaked havoc in the area. A state of disaster has been declared in the area, after some areas saw months worth of…
Search and rescue operations are still under way to find 16 people missing after the eruption of Java’s Mount Semeru. The death toll from the eruption on Saturday of the highest volcano on Indonesia’s Java island has risen to at least 34,…