Disaster

Rescue teams in Nepal and nearby Tibet responded after catastrophic flash floods swept down valleys and destroyed villages. Rescuers recovered survivors and helicopt...

Flash floods struck the Nepal–Tibet border area; the article reports the death toll is rising and that experts warn additional flooding may occur. Separately, the ar...

Multiple outlets report that massive flash floods struck a border area between Nepal and China on Wednesday. PBS states at least 98 people were killed and says hundr...

A weakened cat was pulled from beneath the rubble of a collapsed residential complex after an earthquake in Venezuela. A rescuer described the animal's recovery as a...

Late in June 2026, two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela within a minute of each other. The coastal city of La Guaira experienced concentrated, catastrophic dama...

A glacier collapse near the Nepal–China (Tibet) border produced a torrent of water and mud several stories high that swept through communities. Rescue teams searched...

Catastrophic flooding struck parts of Nepal and Tibet; scientists featured in the PBS NewsHour piece say the disaster was likely triggered by the collapse of a glaci...

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia at 7:34 a.m. local time with its epicentre in the Chocó department, according to U.S. and Colombian geological sur...

A large wildfire in southwest France prompted the evacuation of about 55,000 people overnight Sunday, bringing the total displaced in one region to roughly 220,000 a...

The BBC reports that more than 340,000 people have been evacuated from wildfires in France and Spain. The article's headline states that France is battling fire 'whi...

BBC reports that more than 250,000 people have been forced to flee wildfires in France and Spain. French authorities said fires burning near Bordeaux were not yet un...

BBC reporting (24 July 2026) states that firefighters were struggling to contain wildfires in the Madrid region of Spain and in southwestern France. Madrid officials...