On Monday, hundreds of families waited in agony, not knowing if their sons were dead or alive. They were gathered anxiously at the site of a collapsed school. There should never have been anyone in the edifice, but safety protocols appear to have been ignored or never enforced in a boys' school near Jakarta, Indonesia. [...]
Typhoon Bualoi hit Vietnam with heavy rain and strong winds, causing serious damage and killing at least 12 people, while 17 others are still missing. The storm caused waves up to 8 meters high and flooded roads, swept away temporary bridges, and damaged many houses, especially in central provinces. Many communities were cut off, and [...]
Sudan has been in a civil war for the last several years, with the country’s army engaged in armed combat with a paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). So far, 40,000 people have been killed, and more than 14 million have had to flee their homes. Now, a natural disaster compounds Sudan’s woes. Continuous [...]
A huge landslide in western Sudan’s Marra mountains killed over 1,000 people, leaving only one survivor, said the rebel group Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM), which controls the area. The village of Tarasin was destroyed after heavy rain. The SLM asked the UN and aid groups for help to recover bodies. The UN said 300 to [...]
Typhoon Kajiki struck northern and central Vietnam with peak winds of 130 km/h and heavy rainfall, leaving widespread destruction. Three were killed, 13 were injured, and almost 7,000 houses were damaged. Hanoi and other places experienced flooding, turning roads into rivers, restricting traffic, and submerging vehicles. The storm knocked down trees, brought down power lines, [...]
The tropical region of central Indonesia experiences a rainy season that begins in September and lasts until April. This season has already seen disastrous landslides in the Central Java region due to heavy rains. Homes have washed away. So far, the landslides have killed at least 18 people, with dozens still missing. Search efforts are [...]
Typhoon Wutip hit central Vietnam and southern China, causing heavy rain and strong winds. The storm killed five people and left two missing in Vietnam, especially in Quang Tri and Quang Binh provinces. Large areas of farmland, over 70,000 hectares, were flooded, damaging crops. The typhoon reached speeds of up to 128 km/h (80 mph) [...]