Disaster
Landslide buries 33 people, 16 remain trapped in Gansu, China as tornadoes, typhoons hit
Local authorities are making every effort to rescue those affected in a village in Tanchang county, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The cause of the landslide remains unclear.
Machado vows to return to Venezuela after earthquake death toll rises to over 1,700
Multiple injuries, at least one dead in chemical tank rupture in Washington state - report
Twenty-eight killed by landslide at illegal Angolan gold mine
100 years after factory fire, Jewish and Italian victims get a memorial
The fire was one of the deadliest industrial disasters in New York City history.
A movie about the Titan submersible tragedy is in the works
It took 85 years for Titanic to get a feature film, but Titan might not have to wait so long.
Over a hundred killed, 150 injured in Iraq wedding inferno
The fire ripped through a large events hall in the north-eastern region after fireworks were lit during the celebration, local civil defense said, according to state media.
Moroccans rally after devastating earthquake
The quake caused widespread destruction of lives, villages, and cultural sites, but everyone from ordinary citizens up to the king has been working to help those affected.
US breaks 2020 record for billion-dollar natural disasters with 23 this year
This year's disasters have cost more than $57.9 billion and claimed at least 253 lives.
Morocco quake survivors pack donkeys with supplies to reach cut-off villages
The 6.8 magnitude quake that struck the High Atlas Mountains late on Friday killed at least 2,901 people and injured 5,530 making it Morocco's deadliest earthquake since 1960.
Libya floods wipe out quarter of city, 10,000 feared missing
More than 1,000 bodies have already been recovered in Derna alone and officials expected the death toll would be much higher.
Morocco earthquake: Israel is ready to help in their hour of need - editorial
As Morocco mourns after the earthquake, we extend our condolences to the families of all the victims and send wishes for the speedy recovery of the injured.
After Morocco, Israel could be next to suffer massive earthquake
Israel is located at the juncture of the African and Arabian tectonic plates and, therefore, faces an elevated seismic threat. Experts say a major earthquake is not a matter of if, but when.
Rescuers hunt for Morocco quake survivors as death toll rises to 2,122
Morocco has declared three days of mourning and King Mohammed VI called for prayers for the dead to be held at mosques across the country on Sunday.
