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Malaysia police question campsite operator after landslide kills 24
Reuters, Published on 18/12/2022
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police have called in staff members from an unlicensed campsite to assist in an investigation into a landslide that flattened the camp grounds and killed at least 24 people, as the search for missing people continued for a third day on Sunday.
UN chief 'never seen climate carnage' like Pakistan floods
AFP, Published on 11/09/2022
» KARACHI: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Saturday that he has "never seen climate carnage" on such a scale as he toured parts of Pakistan hit by floods, blaming wealthier countries for the devastation.
UN chief laments 'climate carnage' in Pakistan
Published on 10/09/2022
» KARACHI: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday said he had never witnessed “climate carnage” to the degree of the devastation caused by vast flooding in Pakistan.
UN chief in Pakistan to boost flood aid for devastated millions
AFP, Published on 09/09/2022
» ISLAMABAD - United Nations chief Antonio Guterres began a two-day visit to flood-hit Pakistan Friday that officials hope will boost global support for a humanitarian crisis affecting millions.
Europe burns as heatwave breaks temperature records
AFP, Published on 19/07/2022
» LONDON: A fierce heatwave in western Europe has left much of the continent wilting under a scorching sun, feeding ferocious wildfires and threatening to smash more temperature records on Tuesday.
9,000-year-old ritual complex found in Jordan desert
AFP, Published on 24/02/2022
» AMMAN - Archaeologists deep in the Jordanian desert have discovered a 9,000-year-old ritualistic complex near what is thought to be the earliest known large human-built structure worldwide.
French firefighters battle Riviera inferno for third day
AFP, Published on 18/08/2021
» LE LUC, France: Hundreds of firefighters struggled for a third day Wednesday to contain France's worst wildfire of the summer near the glitzy Riviera resort of Saint-Tropez which has forced thousands of residents and tourists to flee.
'Fierce' wildfire near Saint-Tropez forces evacuations in France
AFP, Published on 17/08/2021
» LE LUC, France: Thousands of people, including tourists in campsites, have been evacuated to escape a wildfire raging near the plush tourist resort of Saint-Tropez in southern France, the fire service said Tuesday.
Greece races to shelter thousands after Lesbos migrant camp fire
AFP, Published on 10/09/2020
» LESBOS ISLAND (GREECE) - Thousands of asylum seekers on the Greek island of Lesbos languished on roadsides on Thursday, homeless and hungry after the country's largest camp burned down, with local officials stonewalling government efforts to create new temporary shelters.
Californians airlifted from fires as dangerous winds arrive
AFP, Published on 09/09/2020
» TOLLHOUSE (UNITED STATES) - Dangerous dry winds whipped up California's record-breaking wildfires and ignited new blazes Tuesday, as hundreds were evacuated by helicopter and tens of thousands were plunged into darkness by power outages across the western United States.