Residents near Japan sinkhole urged to evacuate
Five households in the immediate vicinity of a massive, ever-widening sinkhole near Tokyo were urged to evacuate Sunday, with efforts to rescue a man stuck inside reportedly halted. A 74-year-old…
Greece orders schools to close as quakes shake Santorini Island
Schools on the Greek tourist island of Santorini will remain closed on Monday after dozens of small earthquakes shook the region, civil protection authorities announced. Government officials, including Civil Protection…
Strong winds return to whip up Los Angeles fires
LOS ANGELES – Wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles on Sunday confronted the return of dangerous winds, as officials vowed firefighters were ready to combat any new blazes whipped up by furious gusts.…
Los Angeles wildfires devour thousands of homes, death toll rises to 10
LOS ANGELES – Wildfires menacing Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people and devoured nearly 10,000 structures, with five fires burning into a third night on Thursday as dry…
Wildfire sparks panicked evacuations in Los Angeles suburb
A fast-moving wildfire in a Los Angeles suburb burned buildings and sparked panicked evacuations Tuesday as “life threatening” winds whipped the region. More than 200 acres (80 hectares) were burning…
Quake in China’s Tibet kills 126 with tremors felt in Nepal, India
A devastating earthquake in China’s remote Tibet region killed at least 126 people and damaged thousands of buildings on Tuesday, state media reported, with tremors also felt in neighbouring Nepal’s…
Risk of Ethiopian volcanic eruption prompts evacuation of residents
ADDIS ABABA – A volcano in northeastern Ethiopia was showing signs of starting to erupt on Friday, prompting authorities to move residents to temporary shelters, a state-affiliated broadcaster and a…
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Antofagasta, Chile, EMSC says
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck Antofagasta, Chile on Thursday, KOIKI Media reports, citing Reuters. The quake was at a depth of 104 km (64.62 miles), the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre…
Cyclone Chido death toll rises to 94 in Mozambique
Cyclone Chido killed at least 94 people in Mozambique in its deadly rampage through the Indian Ocean last week, the country’s disaster management agency said Sunday, raising a previous death…
Number of dead and missing still unclear as first aid arrives in quake-hit Pacific nation of Vanuatu
Amid the havoc wrought by a violent earthquake two days earlier, Ivan Oswald and his staff prepared for lunchtime service Thursday at Nambawan Cafe, on an idyllic stretch of Vanuatu’s…