Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in 25 years kills nine; 50 missing
Updated: 8:15am, 4th April, 2024 (AEDT) Hualien, Taiwan Reuters Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in at least 25 years killed nine people on Wednesday and injured more than 900, while 50 workers travelling in minibuses to a hotel in a national park were missing. Some buildings tilted at precarious angles in the mountainous, sparsely populated county of […]
Nine dead in Australia after thunderstorms
Updated: 4pm (AEDT)Sydney, AustraliaReuters Nine people were killed in Australia after severe thunderstorms battered the country’s east over the Christmas holidays, authorities said on Wednesday, with tens of thousands of properties still without power. Wild weather lashed the states of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland on 25th and 26th December bringing large hailstones and […]
Updated: Floods hit south-east Australia, forcing evacuations
Updated: 11am (AEST)Melbourne, AustraliaReuters Fresh evacuation orders were issued for thousands of Sydney residents on Monday after relentless rains flooded several suburbs in Australia’s largest city, with officials warning of more wild weather over the next 12 hours. An intense low-pressure system off Australia’s east coast is forecast to bring more heavy rain through Monday […]
Sydney hit by torrential rains as flood warnings stretch across Australia’s east coast
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Flood warnings stretched across Australia’s east coast on Tuesday and tens of thousands of Sydney residents fled their homes overnight as torrential rains again pummelled a large swath of the country. Australia’s eastern rivers were already near capacity following record downpours in several parts of Queensland and New South Wales states over recent […]