Following our article on 27 August (see), Indonesia is facing a severe crisis as approximately 200,000 hectares of forest and farmland have burned across Borneo since early July. Prolonged drought linked to a…

On 25 August, a tornado struck the village of Pomas in south-west France, injuring 39 people and causing extensive destruction. Fifteen people were taken to hospital, two in critical condition, while more than…

At least 359 people have been killed and hundreds remain missing after a catastrophic flash flood and mudslide struck the Nepal-Tibet border region. The disaster hit Rasuwa early on 26 August after a…

A state of emergency has been declared in Colombia after a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake killed at least 160 people and caused widespread damage. Among the buildings affected was the country’s tallest cathedral, nearly…

Flash floods triggered by torrential rain have caused widespread devastation in Afghanistan’s eastern Nuristan province, killing at least twenty people and leaving more than 100 missing. The provincial capital, Parun, suffered the greatest…

Donald Trump has said he will meet Colombian president Gustavo Petro at the White House in the near future, amid days of rising regional tensions. The announcement followed the US operation in Venezuela…

On 24 September Typhoon Ragasa, the strongest tropical cyclone globally this year, slammed into Yangjiang, southern China, after killing 17 people in Taiwan and battering Hong Kong with destructive winds and torrential rain.…

A powerful 6.0 magnitude earthquake has devastated Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar and Kunar provinces, killing 1,400 and injuring at least 3,000. Striking late at night near Jalalabad, the quake was felt as far away…

Although wildfires around Athens have now been brought under control, Greek officials remain on high alert due to the risk of flare-ups caused by high winds and temperatures exceeding 30°C (86°F). Over 100,000…

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck western Afghanistan, four days after a series of deadly quakes left at least a thousand people dead. This second earthquake struck an area near Herat early on…