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Among the over 1,000 people unaccounted for following the China-Nepal disaster are more than 540 tourists from India, the US and two dozen other countries.
Nepal

Video | Nepal flash flood survivors wait on fate of loved ones

Among the over 1,000 people unaccounted for following the China-Nepal disaster are more than 540 tourists from India, the US and two dozen other countries.

Accidents and disasters in China

Video | Beijing sends rescue teams to China-Nepal border disaster

Nepal

Video | Survivors in Nepal recount flash floods

Nepal

Video | Rescuers airlift survivors stranded by Nepal flash floods

Hundreds are suspected dead or missing in the Nepal-China border region after flash floods and landslides devastated nearby towns.

Hundreds are suspected dead or missing in the Nepal-China border region after flash floods and landslides devastated nearby towns.
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Nepal

Video | Aerial footage over Nepal shows devastation from flash floods

Landslides and flash floods at the China-Nepal border on Wednesday left scores dead and hundreds of others missing.

Nepal

‘It came suddenly’: Nepal flood kills 157, leaves hundreds of tourists missing

The overspill from the Bhotekoshi River caused power cuts, damaged roads and power projects near the country’s border with Tibet.

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Malaysia

Smog without borders: Indonesia opens its skies to Malaysian rainmakers

Joint cloud seeding efforts offer immediate relief from the haze, but experts warn fire prevention at source is the real battle.

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Firefighters extinguish a peatland fire at Tambang in Indonesia’s Riau province on Tuesday. Photo: Wahyudi/AFP
Japan

Japan expands Fukushima soil recycling project to Sendai, Saitama

The government has already reused the soil at 12 sites in Tokyo since July last year, including the prime minister’s office.

Japan

False claims about quakes, Hiroshima expose Japan’s conspiracy problem

Claims that a deadly quake was artificial and Hiroshima was not hit by an atomic bomb have alarmed experts tracking Japan’s online spaces.

Indonesia

Video | ‘Superman ’ helps fight Indonesian wildfires

The 17-year-old, who has been dubbed a ‘forest hero’ for his efforts, uses his free time after school to help fight fires.

The 17-year-old, who has been dubbed a ‘forest hero’ for his efforts, uses his free time after school to help fight fires
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United States

Tens of thousands ordered to evacuate in Nevada as fire threatens Reno

The Hawk Fire was caused by humans and is under investigation, officials said. 42,000 have been displaced or are under active evacuations.

Smoke and flames rise from the Hawk fire in Reno, Nevada, US at the weekend in a screen grab from a social media video. Photo: @SquintDev / via Reuters
Africa

Landfill collapse kills at least 30 in Guinea as rescuers search for survivors

Heavy rains washed over waste at a landfill in Guinea’s capital Conakry on Sunday, triggering a landslide that buried nearby shacks.

Indonesia

1,500 Indonesian soldiers deployed to fight Borneo wildfires

Fires between January and July burned over 200,000 hectares of land, driven by a powerful El Nino weather pattern causing dry conditions across the country.

Indonesia

‘Clothes went everywhere’: Indonesian quake survivors recall all-day aftershocks

Officials say there were 4,256 aftershocks since the quake off Flores, which killed 78 people and injured more than 900.

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Rescue personnel work at the scene of a collapsed building in East Manggarai following a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia’s Flores island on August 15. Photo: AFP/Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency
China exports

Shanghai Port sees Christmas shipment delays as twin typhoons create backlog

The extreme weather arrives during a prolonged pre-Christmas peak shipping season for the port.

A container ship leaves the Yangshan deep water port in Shanghai. Photo: Getty Images
Colombia

Colombian minister’s Caribbean holiday amid quake crisis stokes fury

The opposition said it would bring a motion of no confidence in Jaime Andres Beltran for taking leave at such a critical time.

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Indonesia

Thousands in Indonesia await aid after quake kills 68

The aftershock comes two days after a magnitude 7.7 quake shook six regencies on the predominantly Catholic island.

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European Union

Belgium battles worst wildfire on record, EU allies come to aid

Helicopters from the Czech Republic and Swedish water-bombing aircraft were due to arrive under the European Union civil protection mechanism.

Smoke from a massive wildfire in Belgium’s Hohes Venn region is seen from Germany, on Sunday. Photo: dpa
Indonesia

‘House collapsed on me’: Indonesian quake survivors recount chaotic escape

‘So, we all started to panic; some people jumped out of windows, and some ran outside,’ a Flores resident says.

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Earthquakes

Colombia leader asks Trump to suspend tariffs after deadly quake

The country is reeling from the tremor that left 300 people dead and destroyed almost 13,000 homes.

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Indonesia

At least 47 killed in Indonesia after magnitude 7.7 quake hits Flores region

The earthquake prompted a tsunami warning, which was later lifted after checks showed no major sea-level changes that would pose a threat.

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Rescuers search for victims after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, on Saturday. Photo: EPA
India

At least 7 killed in India after hydropower project tunnel collapses

Of 22 people who were working in the tunnel, 12 have been rescued alive and another three are still missing.

An injured person is moved for treatment at a hospital after the collapse of an under-construction tunnel at a hydropower project in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, India, on Thursday. Photo: AP
Earthquakes

Colombia quake death toll hits 265, as rescuers race against the clock

As many as thousands of people are still missing, with the first 48 to 72 hours being crucial for retrieving survivors.

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China-Latin America relations

China offers Colombia quake aid as new government pivots towards US

Beijing pledges help after the magnitude 7.4 earthquake, but its ambassador’s request for a coordinator remains unanswered.

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Volcanoes

Tourists rush to Mount Etna as it erupts, alarming Italian guides

Unruly locals and climbers in flip-flops are among the thousands trying to get a closer look at the volcano’s spectacular lava flows.

Smoke spews and lava flows from Sicily’s Mount Etna on Tuesday. Photo: Etna Walk via AFP
Colombia

Video | Colombia races to find survivors after deadly quake

President Abelardo de la Espriella declared a state of emergency and said rescuing people ‌trapped under the rubble is the priority.

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Colombia

Colombian woman pulled alive from rubble as quake death toll tops 200

The quake also strained parts of the healthcare system, turning the rescue effort into one of Colombia’s largest disaster responses in years.

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Indonesia

Indonesia’s Mount Bromo wildfire extinguished but new fires threaten

Authorities suspect the fire was caused by carelessness as the first flame was found along a route used by visitors.

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