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Indonesia mine landslide kills nine
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (269+ words) PADANG, Indonesia: Searchers recovered nine bodies after a landslide hit near an illegal gold mine on Indonesia's Sumatra Island, police said Friday (May 15). A cliff near the mine collapsed on Thursday in the Sijunjung district, burying a group of miners…...
The likelihood of the El Niño effect increases in mid-2026, says WMO
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (360+ words) SOUTH-EAST ASIA (Xinhua): An El Niño event is expected to develop from mid-2026, impacting global temperature and rainfall patterns, said the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) in a news release on Friday. The latest monthly Global Seasonal Climate Update from the…...
Technology allows govt to anticipate dangerous weather
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (400+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being woven into Malaysia’s disaster response framework as agencies move to cut response times and save lives, according to the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma). Its deputy director-general, Datuk Dr Abdul Gapar Abu…...
Meteorologists lauded for ensuring public safety
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (173+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (pic) has expressed his gratitude to all meteorologists nationwide for their commitment to ensuring public safety through continuous monitoring and the delivery of accurate weather information. He said every…...
Fifteen die in rain-related incidents as heavy showers, strong winds hit parts of Karachi
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (582+ words) KARACHI: South Deputy Inspector General of Police Asad Raza said that 12 victims died on Thursday (March 19) when a wall of the telephonce exchange’s building collapsed in Saeedabad. He said the victims were sitting near the wall, which collapsed due to…...
Strong winds and rain leave 18 dead in Karachi
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (143+ words) Heavy rain and strong winds left at least 18 people dead in the country’s financial capital Karachi, city authorities and rescue services said. Thirteen people died when a wall collapsed on Wednesday, while five people, including two women, were killed elsewhere…...
Spain and Portugal on high alert as storms cause more damage
7+ mon, 19+ hour ago (438+ words) MADRID, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Swathes of Spain and Portugal were on high alert on Thursday as heavy rain and strong winds battered the Iberian peninsula, felling trees, disrupting transport and forcing the closure of schools in some areas. One person was…...
January was the fifth-warmest month on record globally, says Copernicus Climate Change Service
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (241+ words) SOUTH-EAST ASIA (dpa): Despite recent cold weather across much of the Northern Hemisphere, last month was the fifth-warmest January on record globally, according to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service. The average temperature reached 12.95 degrees Celsius, 0.51 degrees above the 1991-2020 average....
Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 74; search for missing people now has moved into two weeks
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (282+ words) Jakarta, Feb 6, 2026 (AFP) - The death toll from a landslide in Indonesia has climbed to 74, authorities said Friday, extending the search for missing people and bodies nearly two weeks since it began. Heavy rain triggered the landslide that tore through a…...
Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 49, agency says
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (142+ words) JAKARTA, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The death toll from a landslide a week ago in Indonesia's West Java province has risen to 49, the country's main rescue agency Basarnas said on Saturday, with 15 still missing. Twenty-three soldiers were also killed while conducting border…...