Hong Kong’s heaviest rain since records began 140 years ago has left two people dead and more than 100 injured, as unusually wet weather caused by typhoons brought more disruption to southern China. Videos showed water cascading down steep hillsides…
A massive rescue operation has been launched in Turkey after an American man became trapped in the country's third deepest cave complex. About 150 workers have been working to rescue Mark Dickey, 40, since he became trapped in the Morca…
Greek authorities sent 100 extra firefighters Thursday to the country’s northeast where a massive blaze in its 13th day flared up again, prompting authorities to put residents on standby for a possible evacuation for the second night in a row. The fire…
A MASSIVE fire engulfed a derelict school in Port Glasgow last night. The old Clune Park Primary on Robert Street went up in flames just before 9pm. The fire took hold in spectacular fashion, with crowds of people stopping on…
Authorities in Pakistan have evacuated over 100,000 people after weeks of rainfall once again led to a dangerous flooding situation, in a grim reminder of last year’s catastrophe. The evacuation orders covered large parts of the eastern Punjab region along the Sutlej River where…
President Joe Biden on Monday told survivors of Hawaii’s wildfires that the nation “grieves with you” and promised that the federal government will help “for as long as it takes” Maui to recover from damage caused by the deadliest U.S. wildfire in…
Authorities say at least 11 people were killed on the outskirts of the historic city of Yanan in the mountainous Shaanxi province. The explosion took place at 8:26pm (12:26 GMT) on Monday at the Xintai Coal Mine near Yanan, state…
A fire chief has apologised to the families of two firefighters over the racism they say they have experienced. John James and Avanos Biney, who worked for Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service, have both since passed away. Mr James' family…
A school bus full of children headed to their first day of school for the academic year overturned after a crash with a minivan in Ohio, killing one child and injuring 23 others, authorities said. Tyler Ross of the Ohio state…
Canada is sending the military to tackle fast-spreading wildfires in British Columbia, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said, as the western province deals with flames that have led to evacuation orders for more than 35,000 people. British Columbia declared a…