DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): More than 400 people are dead in Myanmar’s Rakhine state from Cyclone Mocha, which made landfall Sunday on the coast between Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district and Myanmar Kyaukpyu township, a rights group said Wednesday. The Arakan Rohingya National Alliance (ARNA) in a statement said that coastal villages in Rakhine’s ...
Bu Ma, Myanmar (AFP): The death toll in cyclone-hit Myanmar’s Rakhine state rose to 41, as villagers tried to piece together ruined homes and waited for aid. Packing winds of up to 195 kilometres per hour, Mocha made landfall on Sunday, downing power pylons and smashing wooden fishing boats to splinters. At least 41 people […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): The deadly Cyclone Mocha that surged through the coast between Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh and Kyaukpyu township in Myanmar on Sunday claimed at least nine lives in both neighboring countries, accounting to reports. At least six people were reported dead across Myanmar while three were killed on the southeastern coast of ...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Hundreds of vehicles were trapped after landslides triggered by massive rains and flooding in several parts of southwest Pakistan blocked portions of a key highway, authorities said on Sunday. The epicenter of the overnight torrents and flashfloods was the Sulaiman Mountains range, which sits on the borders of northeas...
JOHANNESBURG / BLANTYRE, Malawi (AA) – The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Southern Africa has surpassed 300, with Malawi recording the highest number of casualties. At least 225 people have been killed in Malawi and 707 others injured, according to authorities. Mozambique has reported at least 53 deaths in the Zambezia provin...
Yogyakarta, Indonesia (AFP): Indonesia’s Mount Merapi, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, erupted on Saturday, spewing out smoke and ash that blanketed villages near the crater. There were no immediate reports of casualties, the country’s disaster mitigation agency said. Images broadcast on local outlet Kompas TV showe...
Jakarta, Indonesia (AFP): The death toll from a landslide on a remote Indonesian island rose to 30 after rescuers found more bodies on Thursday, an official said. The landslide struck Monday on Serasan Island, located in the Natuna region between Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia. “As of 11:50 am (0450 GMT) today, nine bodies have been [&he...
Yong Peng, Malaysia (AFP): At least four people have died and nearly 41,000 evacuated in Malaysia after floodwaters caused by “unusual” torrential rains lasting days swept through several states, officials said Saturday. Local reports and social media posts showed images of flooded roads, submerged cars, waterlogged homes and rows ...
Rafha, Saudi Arabia (AFP): A desert flower bloom triggered by heavier than usual winter rains has carpeted the sands of northern Saudi Arabia with purple flowers, drawing sightseers from across the Arabian Peninsula. Muhammad al-Mutairi drove nearly six hours from his hometown in the centre of the kingdom to see the rare burst of colour [&hell...
ARSAL, Lebanon (AA) – A snow spell is worsening the already tragic living conditions for thousands of Syrian refugees in northern Lebanon. There are around 80,000 Syrians living in refugee camps in the northern town of Arsal, along with 40,000 others on the outskirts of the town. Their living conditions in the camps have worsened […]
