Taiwan earthquake injuries top 1,000, missing hotel workers found
Hualien, Taiwan Reuters The number of people injured in a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in eastern Taiwan climbed past 1,000 on Thursday though the death toll remained steady at nine, with dozens workers on their way to a hotel in a national park mostly now found safe. The temblor, the strongest in 25 years, hit on […]
Nigeria defence chief says bad intel hinders fight on kidnappings
Lagos, Nigeria Reuters Nigeria’s Defence Chief General Chris Musa said on Monday the military was being fed bad intelligence by informants, hampering the fight against armed kidnapping gangs who continue to abduct students and residents in the north of the country. The military announced on Sunday that it had rescued 137 students abducted by gunmen […]
Rescuers seek survivors as Philippine landslide death toll climbs
Manila, Philippines Reuters Rescue workers recovered more bodies on Friday, raising the death toll from a landslide that struck a southern Philippine province to 27, but hopes of finding more survivors remain after a child was saved earlier in the day. Rescuers vacate residents following a landslide in the village of Masara, Maco, Davao de […]
Bus passengers use rope to pull themselves to safety as floods hit Kenya’s Mombasa
Mombasa, KenyaReuters Heavy rains pounded the streets of Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa, with some passengers evacuated from a flooded bus by holding on to a rope amid chest-high water. A man wades through flood waters along a street following heavy rains in Kisauni district of Mombasa, Kenya, on 17th November, 2023. PICTRE: Reuters/Stringer Others […]
Despair in Malawi as cyclone Freddy destroys homes and lives
Blantyre, Malawi Reuters Residents of Blantyre’s Chilobwe township, one of the areas worst-hit by tropical cyclone Freddy, were woken in the early hours by the roaring sound of mud and water as Malawi was battered by the storm taking a second shot at southern Africa. By Tuesday afternoon authorities had counted 190 people dead in […]
Thirty migrants missing, 17 rescued after boat capsizes in central Mediterranean
Rome, ItalyReuters Thirty people are missing and 17 were rescued in the central Mediterranean on Sunday after the boat in which they were travelling from Libya capsized in bad weather, Italy’s coast guard said. Rescue operations were ongoing, supported by merchant ships and aerial support by the EU’s border agency Frontex, while two further merchant […]
Three rescued from Turkey rubble as earthquake death toll passes 45,000
Kahramanmaris/Antakya, Turkey Reuters Rescue teams pulled three people alive from under collapsed buildings in Turkey on Friday, 11 days after an earthquake that has killed more than 45,000, left millions homeless, and sparked a huge relief effort. Mosques around the world performed absentee funeral prayers for the dead in Turkey and Syria, many of whom […]
Rescues dwindle in Turkey after earthquake as aid trickles into Syria
Kahramanmaras/Antakya, Turkey Reuters Two people were reported to have been pulled alive from the rubble in Turkey on Thursday, more than 10 days after a massive earthquake hit the region, but such rescues have become increasingly rare, leaving anger to smoulder as hope dies. A 17-year-old girl was extracted from the ruins of a collapsed […]
Death toll in Turkey, Syria quake tops 33,000; Turkey starts legal action against builders
Antakya, Turkey Reuters Rescuers pulled more survivors from the rubble on Sunday, nearly a week after one of the worst earthquakes to hit Turkey and Syria, as Turkish authorities sought to maintain order across the disaster zone and began legal action over building collapses. With chances of finding more survivors growing more remote, the toll […]
Hundreds search for signs of relatives following Venezuela floods
Las Tejerias, Venezuela Reuters Hundreds of Venezuelans roamed the streets of Las Tejerias on Tuesday, digging and searching for missing relatives after devastating floods swept through the town over the weekend, leaving many wondering where they would now live. “I want them to give me a house for my children because I was left homeless. […]