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Photos: Four dead as floods sweep southern Germany

Posted by June 4, 2024

Rescuers battled to evacuate people from flooded areas in southern Germany that have claimed four lives, as Chancellor Olaf Scholz called it a “warning” tha

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California firefighters make progress against first large fire of the…

Posted by June 3, 2024

The western US state has struggled to cope with wildfires that have grown in size and destructiveness in the last decade.Firefighters have made significant prog

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India reports first heat-related death this year

Posted by May 30, 2024

A labourer dies of a heatstroke in New Delhi as parts of the city record 52.9 degrees Celsius (127.22F).Extreme temperatures across India are having their worst

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Photos: Weeks of heatwave scorch northern India, record 52.3C in…

Posted by May 29, 2024

People in northern India are struggling with an unrelenting, weeks-long heatwave, with temperature in India’s capital soaring to a national record-high of 52.

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Photos: Submerged homes and heatwaves fuel Mexico climate angst

Posted by May 28, 2024

Waves wash over abandoned homes in a Mexican village slowly being swallowed by the sea; a symbol of the climate change effects being felt by the major fossil fu

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Photos: Deadly cyclone in Bangladesh, India leaves millions without power

Posted by May 27, 2024

A cyclone has flooded coastal villages, blown away thatched roofs and left hundreds of thousands of people without power in southern Bangladesh and eastern Indi

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‘A miracle’: Couple survives Papua New Guinea landslide that ‘buried…

Posted by May 27, 2024

Two found alive as overnight rains raise fears tonnes of rubble covering the area could become dangerously unstable.A couple has been found alive three days aft

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‘My body is fine’: Starc fit for T20 World Cup…

Posted by May 27, 2024

Starc took 17 wickets in 13 matches in Kolkata’s title-winning run at the IPL 2024 season that lasted two months.Mitchell Starc has dismissed fears the intens

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Cyclone Remal slams into Bangladesh coast

Posted by May 26, 2024

At least 800,000 people evacuate their homes in low-lying coastal areas of Bangladesh as intense cyclone makes landfall.Cyclone Remal has smashed into the low-l

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Rescuers search rubble after over 300 buried in Papua New…

Posted by May 25, 2024

Landslide blocked highway access to affected communities making helicopters the easiest way to reach the disaster zone.Rescue teams have arrived at the site of

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Dozens feared dead after ‘massive’ landslide hits Papua New Guinea

Posted by May 24, 2024

Governor of Enga province says the disaster caused ‘loss of life and property’ in at least six villages.A massive landslide has struck Papua New Guinea’s

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At least 66 dead as new floods hit Afghanistan’s Faryab…

Posted by May 19, 2024

Flooding damaged more than 1,500 houses, swamped more than 400 hectares of agricultural land and killed livestock.Fresh floods have killed at least 66 people in

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