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Damage caused in northern Guangdong after a magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong environmental issues

1,500 Hongkongers report feeling tremors as 4.3 magnitude quake hits Guangdong

Epicentre located in Qingyuan, about 57km north of Guangzhou and 180km northwest of Hong Kong.

Japan

Japan eyes 80% cut in 298,000 death toll for potential Nankai monster quake

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Japan

Japan on alert as Hokkaido tremors reignite megaquake fears

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India

Video | Deadly monsoon rains and landslides lash northeast India

Dozens dead as monsoon rains and landslides wreak havoc in northeast India
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Italy

Italy’s Mount Etna volcano spews huge plume of ash, gas and rock

An official update declared the ash cloud emission had ended by later Monday.

Climate change

Rising snow and glacier melt puts almost 2 billion in South Asia at risk: report

The risks are aggravated by black carbon pollution, which could curb water supply from many rivers flowing through the Himalayan plains.

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Extreme weather

Thousands evacuated in 3 Canada provinces as wildfires rage

Smoke was worsening air quality in Canada and into some US states along the border.

A large wildfire in Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada. Thousands of people in the area have been evacuated from their homes and Manitoba has declared a state of emergency. Photo: Government of Manitoba / EPA-EFE
Japan

Can Japan find a new home for contaminated Fukushima soil?

The Japanese government has promised Fukushima residents that it will find permanent storage for the soil elsewhere in the country by 2045.

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India

At least 22 dead as India monsoon rains wreak havoc in northeast

Non-stop rains over the last few days have triggered landslides and flash flooding in areas such as Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

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Nepal

Swiss Birch glacier collapse is a chilling warning to Asia

At-risk regions like the Himalayas would benefit from the early-warning system which averted mass casualties in Switzerland, experts say.

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A helicopter flies above debris and destroyed houses of the village of Blatten now submerged after the huge Birch glacier collapsed on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Africa

At least 111 people dead in Nigeria after floods submerge market town

The floods were triggered by torrential rains that lasted several hours.

Floods submerged Mokwa, a market town in Nigeria’s Niger State. The floods were triggered by torrential rains that lasted several hours. Photo: X/RenderNature
Insurance

Hong Kong aims to attract catastrophe bond issuers, investors with incentives

Issuers, including World Bank and Peak Re, have raised US$800 million since Hong Kong implemented a new regulatory regime in 2021.

Climate change

Killer heat ahead: new global forecast warns of deadly climate extremes

World is likely to break another annual temperature record in the next five years, scientists predict.

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Hong Kong environmental issues

Editorial | Technology can help as Hong Kong’s rainy season poses threat of landslides

City has made advances to guard against dangerous slopes, but with climate change affecting weather patterns, vigilance remains paramount.

A landslide is cleared by workers on a road leading to Shek O and Big Wave Bay in Hong Kong in September 2023. Photo: AFP
Australia

What’s in the air? Australian state reels from deluge of dust

New South Wales is grappling with a widespread dust storm days after record flooding that killed five and displaced 50,000 people.

A dust storm from drought-stricken South Australia hit coastal New South Wales on Tuesday morning. Photo: X/@fictillius
Asia travel

Looking like an ancient temple, place 50 metres below ground protects Tokyo

People can visit the flood protection facility in Kasukabe, which safeguards Tokyo and has shafts large enough to fit the Statue of Liberty.

Extreme weather

US tornadoes kill more than 20 in Kentucky and Missouri

Severe storms laid waste to local communities and cut off electricity to nearly 200,000 people.

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International Property

Earthquake jitters sway Thailand’s market for high-rise office towers

Concerns over building safety are adding further pressure to a market that was already grappling with slowing demand.

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A collapsed building in Bangkok on March 28, 2025. Photo: Xinhua.
Myanmar

Opinion | How Myanmar’s devastating earthquake threatens to leave a lasting economic scar

The earthquake in central Myanmar poses serious risks to its fragile economy, with damages disrupting agriculture, trade and infrastructure.

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Myanmar

‘Junta in the way’: Myanmar quake crisis worsens amid air strikes, scarce UN aid

Myanmar’s junta is conducting air strikes after a deadly earthquake, despite a ceasefire, while a US$275 million UN aid appeal has received only US$34 million.

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Japan

As tourist bookings plunge over earthquake prophecies, Japan shuts down rumours

The Chinese embassy in Tokyo inadvertently added to the fears by warning citizens to take precautions against natural disasters.

Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto station on April 16. Photo: AFP
Thailand

Bangkok to trial disaster alerts after Myanmar quake criticism

The system will use three mobile networks to send warning messages in Thai and English, accompanied by a siren.

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Rescuers search for survivors under the rubble of a collapsed building in Bangkok, Thailand, on April, 12 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE
Thailand

Thai-Chinese firm denies safety breach at probe of Bangkok skyscraper collapse

Xin Ke Yuan Steel is being scrutinised for the quality of steel rods in a high-rise that collapsed during last month’s Bangkok earthquake, the only building to fail that day.

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Thailand

Chinese executive linked to Bangkok tower collapse arrested

The 30-storey tower was reduced to rubble when a quake struck neighbouring Myanmar last month, killing 47 people and leaving 47 missing.

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Australia

Strong swells on Australia’s east coast claim 6 over Easter weekend

Waves as high as 3.5 metres are creating hazardous surf conditions, lifesavers warn.

A surfer is dwarfed by large wave on Bronte Beach in Sydney on Friday as powerful swells hit Australia’s east coast. Photo: AFP
Myanmar

Letters | Quake-hit Myanmar can draw hope from Nepal’s rebuilding

Readers discuss Nepal’s recovery from the 2015 quake, Disney’s remake of Snow White, and the heartwarming scenes that play out on Hong Kong’s public transport.

People walk past debris in the damaged 19th century Me Nu Brick monastery in Inwa on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 12, following the devastating March 28 earthquake. Photo: AFP
Myanmar

Myanmar struggles to recover 3 weeks after deadly earthquake

The United Nations estimated that at least 2.5 million tons of debris from the quake, roughly 125,000 truckloads, will need to be removed.

Myanmar

‘Heavy heart’: Myanmar quake survivors mark ‘Thingyan’ new year amid ruins

Two weeks after the disaster which killed over 3,600, the ruling junta has commanded the usually raucous festival to have no music or dancing.

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