natural disaster

Hurricanes and Home Insurance – What All Homeowners Should Know

Don’t learn the hard way that your home insurance doesn’t cover the damage a hurricane or flood causes. If you…

5 years ago

Kincade Fire: State Emergency Declared in California as Wildfires Rage

A statewide emergency has been declared in California as wildfires, whipped up by fierce winds, continue to sweep through the…

5 years ago

Indonesia: 6.9 Earthquake Kills at Least 98 in Lombok

At least 98 people died and some 10,000 have been evacuated on the Indonesian island of Lombok following a powerful…

6 years ago

Peru Hit by 7.1-Magnitude Earthquake

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake has hit the south-western Peru's Pacific coast killing at least one person and injuring at least 65,…

7 years ago

Iran-Iraq 7.3-Magnitude Earthquake Kills at Least 335

At least 335 people have been killed and thousands more injured after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake has shaken the northern border…

7 years ago

Hurricane Nicole Hits Bermuda with 125Mph Winds

Hurricane Nicole has hit Bermuda, tearing roofs from buildings and uprooting trees, before moving out into the Atlantic Ocean. It…

8 years ago

Hurricane Matthew Sparks Mass Evacuation in Haiti

Hurricane Matthew has strengthened into a Category 4 on October 1, with winds reaching up to 145mph, making its way…

8 years ago

North Korea Floods Kill at Least 133 as Thousands Are Displaced

North Korea is facing a humanitarian disaster after tens of thousands of people were displaced by flooding, the UN and…

8 years ago

France Floods: Government to Declare State of Natural Disaster

A state of natural disaster is to be declared in France’s areas worst hit by flooding in recent days, President…

8 years ago

Oklahoma Tornado: Barack Obama visits Moore to comfort victims

President Barack Obama has visited the tornado-ravaged town of Moore in Oklahoma to comfort its victims saying that they "are…

11 years ago

Manila flood: at least 16 people have died as torrential rain left low-lying areas under water

Philippine officials say that at least 16 people have died in severe floods in the capital, Manila. More than 80,000…

12 years ago

Fukushima is a “man-made nuclear disaster”, says a Japanese parliamentary panel

A Japanese parliamentary panel has said in a report the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant was "a profoundly man-made…

12 years ago