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Russia says 'colossal' amount of river water approaching Siberian city
Moscow (AFP) April 15, 2024 Russian authorities said Monday that a "colossal" amount of river water was flowing fast towards the west Siberian city of Kurgan and called for the immediate evacuation of some districts. Russia and Kazakhstan have been battling devastating floods that have already forced the evacuation of thousands of people and are expected to peak this week on the Tobol and Ishim rivers. The warning to the city of some 310,000 people came as the neighbouring Tyumen region also prepared for the worst of the ... read more |
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Russian governor warns of 'very difficult' plight as floods risePetropavl, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 14, 2024 Floodwaters in southern Russia on Sunday threatened to submerge thousands more homes in the Kurgan region, where the governor predicted a "very difficult situation" in the coming hours. ... more 
Tanzania heavy rains, floods kill 58 so far in April: govtDar Es Salaam (AFP) April 14, 2024 Heavy rains and flooding have killed at least 58 people, including children, in Tanzania since the beginning of April, a government spokesman said on Sunday. ... more 
Oman floods kill 16 including schoolchildrenMuscat (AFP) April 15, 2024 Flooding in Oman has killed at least 16 people, many of them schoolchildren, authorities said following the discovery of the bodies of a child and three adults on Monday. ... more 
Lightning, downpours kill 41 people across PakistanLahore, Pakistan (AFP) April 15, 2024 At least 41 people have died in storm-related incidents across Pakistan since Friday, including 28 killed by lightning, officials said on Monday. ... more |
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Exploring the seismic link: A new avenue for geothermal energyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 12, 2024 Penn State researchers have discovered a significant link between low-magnitude microearthquakes and the permeability of subsurface rocks, utilizing machine learning techniques. This breakthrough co ... more 
Taiwan quake death toll rises to 16Taipei (AFP) April 10, 2024 The toll from a massive earthquake that struck Taiwan last week rose to 16 on Wednesday after three more bodies were found on a hiking trail, officials said. ... more 
Thousands evacuated as Kazakhstan and Russia battle huge floodsAstana, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 10, 2024 Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from areas at risk of being submerged in water across Kazakhstan and Russia amid the worst flooding in decades, officials said Wednesday. ... more 
Kazakhstan and Russia battle huge floodsAstana, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 9, 2024 Water levels in overflowing rivers were still rising on Tuesday in swathes of Russia and Kazakhstan that have been hit by massive floods, with Russia's city of Orenburg and western Siberia bracing for a new peak. ... more
6.6-magnitude quake hits eastern Indonesia, no tsunami alert: USGSJakarta (AFP) April 9, 2024 A magnitude-6.6 earthquake hit Indonesia's eastern region on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said, with no tsunami warning issued. ... more |
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Cities in Russian Urals, west Siberia brace for worst floods in decades
Moscow (AFP) April 8, 2024 The Russian city of Orenburg, near the Kazakh border, braced on Monday for flooding not seen in decades, as officials evacuated locals to escape rising rivers in the Urals and western Siberia. Moscow declared a federal emergency on Sunday over floods in the Orenburg region, where the Ural river left much of the city of Orsk covered in water, forcing thousands to leave their homes. The river is now reaching dangerous levels in the regional capital of Orenburg, a city of 550,000 people. The ... read more
Hundreds rescued after flooding in AustraliaSydney (AFP) April 7, 2024 Widespread flooding in Australia left hundreds needing to be rescued after a natural disaster was declared in regions across New South Wales on Sunday. ... more |
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Locals protest as Russian regions face worst flooding for decades Moscow (AFP) April 8, 2024 Russia on Monday warned of "unprecedented" flooding over the next 48 hours as locals in a city partially submerged by rising waters took to the streets in rare protest at the authorities' handling of the crisis. ... more 
Ceremony bids farewell to tilting symbol of Taiwan quakeHualien, Taiwan (AFP) April 5, 2024 Fruit, flowers and incense paper were laid on a table Friday as authorities prepared a ceremony before demolishing a precariously tilting building that has become a symbol of Taiwan's biggest quake in 25 years. ... more
'I am still fine': New York rattled by small earthquake, aftershockNew York (AFP) April 5, 2024 UN Security Council diplomats were shaken in their chairs, planes got briefly grounded, and furniture rattled across New York Friday when an earthquake jolted the city that never sleeps. ... more
'Like a mountain collapsed': Taiwan reels from biggest quake in 25 yearsNew Taipei City, Taiwan (AFP) April 3, 2024 Liu watched intently as rescuers carefully picked their way through the remains of a warehouse that crumbled like a house of cards Wednesday during Taiwan's strongest earthquake in 25 years, telling AFP it "was like a mountain collapsed". ... more
Nine dead, over 1,000 injured in Taiwan's strongest quake in decadesTaipei (AFP) April 3, 2024 At least nine people were killed and more than 1,000 injured Wednesday by a powerful earthquake in Taiwan that damaged dozens of buildings and prompted tsunami warnings as far as Japan and the Philippines before being lifted. ... more |
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