World news about “Natural disasters”, including breaking news and archival articles published by euronews.
Death toll rises in Turkey storms A neighbour’s phone call saved one Turkish family from certain death, alerting them just five minutes before their… 22/11/2009 - tags: Turkey, Natural disasters, Flood
Italy’s earthquake homeless await winter Italy is far from meeting the needs of the people of Abruzzo, whose region was devasted by an earthquake last April… 02/10/2009 - tags: Earthquakes, Italy, Natural disasters
Deadly weather strikes TurkeyOne Turkish family has reasons to love their neighbours this weekend. Just seconds before their house… 22/11/2009 - tags: Turkey, Natural disasters
Floods devastate NW EnglandPeople in the northwest of England are counting the cost of the devastation to their homes after record rainfalls… 21/11/2009 - tags: Natural disasters, Flood, United Kingdom
Body of dead police officer found after UK floodsRescue services have recovered the body of a police officer who disappeared into a swollen river after a bridge… 20/11/2009 - tags: Natural disasters, Flood, United Kingdom
Floods hit north west England: 11 people missingRAF helicopters have been involved in overnight rescue operations after torrential rain lashed towns in the north west… 20/11/2009 - tags: Natural disasters, Flood, United Kingdom
Floods bring parts of Scotland to a standstillHeavy rain is causing havoc in Scotland. Dozens of elderly people have been moved from a care home in Aberdeenshire… 02/11/2009 - tags: Natural disasters, Flood, Scotland
Philippines pelted by fourth typhoon in a monthThe Philippines has been lashed by a fourth typhoon in a month. Typhoon Mirinae ripped through the capital Manila… 31/10/2009 - tags: Philippines, Natural disasters
Wildfires rage in AustraliaA state of emergency has been declared in central, eastern Queensland where wildfires have forced residents to flee for… 17/10/2009 - tags: Australia, Natural disasters, fires
Jack Frost bites much of east and central EuropeWinter has reared its sudden and unwelcome head in large parts of central and eastern Europe. In south east… 15/10/2009 - tags: Europe, Weather, Natural disasters
State funeral for Italy’s mudslide victimsA state funeral has taken place for some of the people killed by last week’s mudslides in southern Italy… 10/10/2009 - tags: Italy, Natural disasters
Landslides claim more lives in PhilippinesMore than 100 people are now said to have been killed by fresh flooding and landslides in the northern Philippines… 09/10/2009 - tags: Philippines, Natural disasters, Flood
Japan battered by Typhoon MelorJapan is coming to terms with the damage left behind by Typhoon Melor. Winds topping 200 kilometers per hour… 08/10/2009 - tags: Japan, Natural disasters
A tide of anger over flood damage in SicilyAt least 40 people are still missing and hundreds more have been left homeless in Sicily following days of heavy rain… 06/10/2009 - tags: Italy, Natural disasters, Silvio Berlusconi
Glimpses of normal life in IndonesiaSome shops and restaurants have re-opened in the Indonesian port of Padang providing the first signs of recovery from… 06/10/2009 - tags: Earthquakes, Indonesia, Natural disasters
Anger in Sicily as landslide toll doublesPeople in Sicily have turned their wrath on the government over landslides that claimed at least 22 lives. That figure… 04/10/2009 - tags: Italy, Natural disasters, Silvio Berlusconi
Italy begins inquiry into Messina disasterThe state prosecutor in Messina has opened an official inquiry into “disaster due to imprudence” following the… 04/10/2009 - tags: Italy, Natural disasters
21 confirmed dead in Sicily Rainstorms and Landslides21 people are confirmed dead following rainstorms and landslides in Sicily. The Italian Prime Minister Silvio… 03/10/2009 - tags: Italy, Natural disasters
Anger grows at Messina mudslide disaster18 dead, 35 missing, 79 injured, and 400 homeless. A state of emergency has been declared in Messina in Sicily… 03/10/2009 - tags: Italy, Natural disasters
Mudslides in Sicily kill 13At least 13 people have died and more are missing after heavy rain triggered mudslides in the Italian city of Messina… 02/10/2009 - tag: Natural disasters
Body count grows in quake aftermathRescue workers are searching for scores of people feared trapped beneath the debris of collapsed buildings after… 02/10/2009 - tags: Earthquakes, Indonesia, Natural disasters, Aid
Sumatra quake: ‘thousands may be dead’It’s now known 1100 people died in Tuesday’s devastating earthquake in Indonesia, but it’s feared that number may rise… 01/10/2009 - tags: Earthquakes, Indonesia, Natural disasters
Sumatra quake: the injuredPadang’s medical resources have been overwhelmed by the disaster. A hospital even collapsed in the quake; hundreds of… 01/10/2009 - tags: Earthquakes, Indonesia, Natural disasters
Death toll in Indonesia quake expected to rise into the thousandsAt least 220 people have been killed in the earthquake that struck the city of Padang and surrounding areas on… 01/10/2009 - tags: Earthquakes, Indonesia, Natural disasters, Victims
Second quake hits Sumatra where thousands are feared deadA second earthquake has hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra where it is feared thousands of people died in an earlier… 01/10/2009 - tags: Earthquakes, Indonesia, Natural disasters
Scores feared dead in Pacific tsunamiMore than 100 people are feared dead after a series of tsunami waves hit the Pacific island nations of American and… 30/09/2009 - tags: Samoa, Natural disasters
Philippines reeling after deadly stormThe death toll in the Philippines from Tropical Storm Ketsana had passed the 100 mark by this morning. An official… 28/09/2009 - tags: Philippines, Natural disasters
Deadly floods hit northeastern TurkeyFlooding is causing fresh havoc in Turkey, just two weeks after dozens died when Istanbul was inundated. This… 24/09/2009 - tags: Turkey, Weather, Natural disasters, Flood
Sydney cleans up after massive dust stormThey are dusting off Down Under after millions of tonnes of grimy grit from the desert Outback blew into town… 24/09/2009 - tags: Australia, Weather, Natural disasters
Spain and France hit by flash floodsOvernight flash flooding in France and Spain has caused widespread damage. While there were no reports of… 19/09/2009 - tags: France, Weather, Natural disasters, Flood
Turkish authorities under fire after floodsAfter this week’s deadly floods dubbed the “disaster of the century” in Turkey, a wave of anger has now hit the… 13/09/2009 - tags: Turkey, Natural disasters, Flood, Victims
Turkey floods claims dozens of livesAt least 31 people have been killed in what the Turkish prime minister has called the worst flood Istanbul has ever… 10/09/2009 - tags: Turkey, Natural disasters, Flood
More victims in Turkish flash floodsAt least 23 people are now known to have died as freak storms batter northwestern Turkey. Istanbul, the biggest city… 09/09/2009 - tags: Turkey, Natural disasters, Flood
Istanbul survivors re-live floods ordealThe rising waters turned normally busy rush-hour roads into fast-flowing rivers, with debris everywhere. As cars and… 09/09/2009 - tags: Turkey, Natural disasters, Flood
Flash floods swamp IstanbulFreak storms have sparked flash floods in Turkey, cutting a major motorway and stranding hundreds of people. Torrential… 09/09/2009 - tags: Turkey, Natural disasters, Flood
Deadly flash floods hit TurkeyFlash floods triggered by torrential rain have left at least nine people dead and several missing in north west Turkey… 09/09/2009 - tags: Turkey, Natural disasters, Flood
Death toll mounts after Indonesia earthquakeThe rescue effort continues in Indonesia to find more survivors of yesterday’s powerful earthquake. So far at… 03/09/2009 - tags: Earthquakes, Indonesia, Natural disasters
Indonesia expects quake death toll to riseAt least 46 people are already known to have died, but authorities in Indonesia expect the death toll to rise… 03/09/2009 - tags: Earthquakes, Indonesia, Natural disasters
Dozens die in Indonesia earthquakeA powerful earthquake in Indonesia has left at least 32 people dead and forced thousands more to leave their homes… 02/09/2009 - tags: Earthquakes, Indonesia, Natural disasters
Powerful earthquake claims lives in IndonesiaAt least 15 people have been killed and more than 5,000 others have been forced to evacuate their homes after a… 02/09/2009 - tags: Earthquakes, Indonesia, Natural disasters
Fires out of control as California burnsWildfires in southern California have killed two firefighters and destroyed over 14,000 hectares of bone-dry brush… 31/08/2009 - tags: Natural disasters, California, fires
Ancient Marathon’s narrow escapeLittle more than forty kilometres from the Greek capital the town of Marathon lies blackened. The statue of Miltiades… 25/08/2009 - tags: Natural disasters, fires in Greece
Greek fires under control as government faces flakThe wildfires that ripped through the suburbs of Athens forcing residents to flee their homes are now under control… 25/08/2009 - tags: Natural disasters, Athens, fires in Greece
Firefighters winning battle against Greek wildfiresA multi-national force of firefighters says it has finally controlled wildfires that have been threatening the suburbs… 24/08/2009 - tags: Natural disasters, fires in Greece
Forest fires lay siege to Greek capitalThousands of Greeks are in a battle to save their homes from being consumed by forest fires raging to the northeast of… 24/08/2009 - tags: Greece, Natural disasters, fires
Deadly rockslide kills as many as five in Portugal’s AlgarveA rockslide at a beach in the Algarve in Portugal has killed as many as five people and injured three others, three… 21/08/2009 - tags: Portugal, Natural disasters, Accident
Europe’s fight against the forest fireAs summer arrives hundreds of thousands of hectares of forest and scrubland goes up in smoke. The holiday season brings… 17/08/2009 - tags: Europe, Natural disasters, fires
Triumphs and tragedies in aftermath of typhoonMedics examined a new born baby saved with its mother from the flooding and mud slides which have swept across Taiwan… 15/08/2009 - tags: Taiwan, Natural disasters, Flood
Taiwan typhoon-death toll exceeds 500The massive airlift continues to try and rescue those stranded by the devastating Typhoon Morakot which struck Taiwan… 14/08/2009 - tags: Taiwan, Natural disasters, Flood
Taiwan typhoon toll expected to riseTaiwan’s typhoon death toll could pass 500 the president says. It has been confirmed that 117 people were killed… 14/08/2009 - tags: Taiwan, Natural disasters, Flood
Many more feared killed in southern TaiwanLocal authorities say at least 300 people have probably been killed in a village in southern Taiwan in a series of… 13/08/2009 - tags: Taiwan, Natural disasters, Flood
Taiwan’s typhoon desperationPublic anger over rescue operations in Taiwan’s typhoon disaster is mixed with desperation for victims’ relatives… 13/08/2009 - tags: Taiwan, Natural disasters, Flood
Taiwan struggles in typhoon aftermathHundreds of people are still missing in southern Taiwan in the wake of Typhoon Morakot. It is believed up to 90… 12/08/2009 - tags: Taiwan, Natural disasters, Flood
700 Taiwanese feared dead surviveTaiwan is still counting the cost of Typhoon Morakot, the worst in half a century, but at least the death toll has been… 12/08/2009 - tags: Taiwan, Natural disasters, Flood
Asia hit by two strong earthquakesTwo powerful earthquakes have rocked Asia, one of them near the Andaman Islands east of India, the other in Japan. With… 11/08/2009 - tags: Earthquakes, Japan, Natural disasters
Storms ravage Eastern EuropeHeavy overnight storms in Eastern Europe have left at least nine people dead and dozens injured. Poland was the… 24/07/2009 - tags: Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Natural disasters
Forest fires rage in CorsicaIn Corsica, operations have been going on to bring three large fires in the south of the island under control. In all… 24/07/2009 - tags: France, Natural disasters, fires
Deadly forest fires sweep across SardiniaNo fewer than six wildfires have brought destruction and death to Sardinia. A shepherd perished trying to protect his… 24/07/2009 - tags: Italy, Natural disasters, fires
Spaniards forced to flee forest firesThreatened by some of the worst forest fires raging in southern Europe, more Spaniards have been forced to leave their… 24/07/2009 - tags: Natural disasters, fires
Eastern Europe battered by stormsWhile southern Europe struggles with wild fires, Eastern Europe is sheltering from the deluge. In Poland at least 7… 24/07/2009 - tags: Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Natural disasters
Two dead in fires on SardiniaAuthorities on the island of Sardinia say two people have been killed and one person is missing after a number of fires… 24/07/2009 - tags: Italy, Natural disasters
Flames force evacuations on CorsicaOnly hours after a major fire was brought under control near Marseille, French firefighters were busy with wildfires on… 24/07/2009 - tags: Greece, Corsica, Natural disasters
Forest fires devour vast areas of SpainForest fires are continuing to rage across southern Europe, with northern and eastern Spain being particularly badly… 24/07/2009 - tags: Portugal, Natural disasters
Fifth fireman killed in Spanish wildfiresWildfires have claimed another life in Spain, taking to five the number of firemen killed in the country since Tuesday… 23/07/2009 - tag: Natural disasters
Winds fan flames in Spanish wildfiresThere is no end in sight to Spain’s forest fire nightmare with strong winds fanning flames that have already proved… 23/07/2009 - tag: Natural disasters
Soldier suspended after fires threaten MarseilleOne of France’s biggest wildfires in recent years has now been brought under control but the controversy surrounding it… 23/07/2009 - tags: France, Greece, Natural disasters
France and Greece on wildfire alertWildfires are also keeping the French emergency services busy. Flames have come close to homes near the southern… 23/07/2009 - tags: France, Greece, Natural disasters
Spain battles 25 forest firesStrong winds continue to fan a series of forest fires in Spain. Hundreds of firefighters are struggling to contain… 23/07/2009 - tag: Natural disasters
Four die as wildfires rage in SpainFour firefighters were killed and two others seriously injured as they battled wildfires in northeastern Spain. Sudden… 22/07/2009 - tag: Natural disasters
Spanish firefighters killed in forest blazeIn Spain, four firefighters have been killed and two seriously injured as they battled forest fires in the northeast of… 22/07/2009 - tag: Natural disasters
Thousands flee fires in CanadaWild fires in western Canada have forced thousands to flee their homes. Officials say some 11,000 people have… 20/07/2009 - tags: Canada, Natural disasters
China floods threaten thousandsTorrential storms in southern China has forced more than 300,000 people to leave their homes, left roads impassable and… 05/07/2009 - tags: China, Natural disasters, Flood
Flood-hit Europe braces itself for more rainEmergency services in central and eastern Europe are battling against the effects of some of the worst flooding in… 25/06/2009 - tags: Natural disasters, Central Europe
Europe counts cost of heavy floodingParts of central and eastern Europe are counting the cost of heavy flooding that has left at least eight people dead… 25/06/2009 - tags: Austria, Czech Republic, Natural disasters
Bangladesh/India battered by cycloneHalf a million people have been forced from their homes in Bangladesh and eastern India after a cyclone barrelled into… 26/05/2009 - tags: India, Weather, Natural disasters
China remembers earthquake one year onChina has been remembering an earthquake that devastated Sichuan province in the south west exactly one year ago… 12/05/2009 - tags: Earthquakes, China, Natural disasters
Avalanche kills six AustriansSix mountaineers have been killed by an avalanche in the Austrian Alps. The accident occured close to the Soelden… 03/05/2009 - tag: Natural disasters
Afghanistan hit by two quakesAt least 22 people are thought to have been killed in eastern Afghanistan after two earthquakes destroyed around 200… 17/04/2009 - tags: Afghanistan, Earthquakes, Natural disasters
Earthquake survivors demand answersJust over a week after the deadly earthquake which shook the centre of Italy, people are still trying to understand why… 15/04/2009 - tags: Earthquakes, Italy, Natural disasters
Strong aftershock in quake-hit central ItalyA stong aftershock has hit central Italy where thousands remain under canvas after a devastating earthquake, just over… 14/04/2009 - tags: Earthquakes, Italy, Natural disasters
Engineers check buildings in Italy’s quake zoneFive minutes. That is all the time Cecilia was given to recover what belongings she could from her home in Italy’s… 13/04/2009 - tags: Earthquakes, Italy, Natural disasters
State funeral planned for Italy’s quake deadField camps are dotted across the quake-stricken Abruzzo region in Italy, providing temporary shelter for survivors… 08/04/2009 - tags: Earthquakes, Italy, Natural disasters
Post-earthquake looting prompts crackdown in ItalyAs earthquake survivors struggle to salvage what is left of their belongings, others are trying to get there first… 08/04/2009 - tags: Earthquakes, Italy, Natural disasters
Brief moment of joy in quake devastationWith the spectre of death all around, there are few light moments in the earthquake-devastated mountainous Abruzzo… 08/04/2009 - tags: Earthquakes, Italy, Natural disasters
Police on hand as quake survivors retrieve propertySurvivors of Italy’s earthquake have been returning to their ruined homes to try to salvage what is left of their… 08/04/2009 - tags: Earthquakes, Italy, Natural disasters
Clown therapy seeks to help quake’s childrenAs rescue efforts continue in central Italy following Monday’s earthquake, a team of clowns have arrived in L’Aquila to… 08/04/2009 - tags: Earthquakes, Italy, Natural disasters
Italian earthquake claims 250 deadAs the sun rose over L’Aquila today revealing further destruction, there was more gloom with the news that the town’s… 08/04/2009 - tags: Earthquakes, Italy, Natural disasters
Second night outdoors for Italy’s quake survivorsDisplaced people have spent a second night under canvas in bitterly cold temperatures. Tent camps are now the… 08/04/2009 - tags: Earthquakes, Italy, Natural disasters
More than 200 dead in Italian quakeDeath and destruction stalk the city of L’Aquila as the number killed in Monday’s earthquake continues to rise… 07/04/2009 - tags: Earthquakes, Italy, Natural disasters
Uncertain future for Italian earthquake survivorsShell shocked survivors of Italy’s devastating earthquake are finding the strength to recall their ordeal. Aid has not… 07/04/2009 - tags: Earthquakes, Italy, Natural disasters
Berlusconi says “no” to international quake aidAs the hours tick by the chances of more survivors being plucked from the rubble diminish as the full horror of… 07/04/2009 - tags: Earthquakes, Italy, Natural disasters
Desperate hunt for survivors in Italy as death toll risesAs a massive search and rescue effort is underway after Italy’s devastating earthquake, the death toll continues to… 06/04/2009 - tags: Earthquakes, Italy, Natural disasters
Open air treatment for Italy’s quake survivorsIt lasted just 30 seconds. But, in that time, the tremor transformed L’Aquila into a disaster zone. The quake’s… 06/04/2009 - tags: Earthquakes, Italy, Natural disasters
More than 90 dead in Italian earthquakeAs a massive search and rescue effort continues after Italy’s devastating earthquake, emergency services now say more… 06/04/2009 - tags: Italy, Natural disasters
Search for survivors after deadly Italian quakeThe worst earthquake to hit Italy in years has devastated the medieval city of L’Aquila and surrounding villages… 06/04/2009 - tags: Italy, Natural disasters
Dozens killed in Italian quakeA powerful earthquake has killed dozens of people in central Italy. The official death toll stands at more than… 06/04/2009 - tags: Italy, Natural disasters
Controversy over Italy earthquake forecastAn Italian scientist had warned a major earthquake was on the way but his forecasts of devastation were dismissed as… 06/04/2009 - tags: Italy, Natural disasters
Dozens feared dead in Italian quakeDozens of people are feared dead after a strong earthquake rocked central Italy. Officially, the death toll… 06/04/2009 - tags: Italy, Natural disasters
Quake kills at least a dozen in Italy At least a dozen people are reported dead with more casualties expected after a powerful earthquake hit central Italy… 06/04/2009 - tag: Natural disasters
Indonesian dam bursts as dozens drownA burst dam on the outskirts of the Indonesian capital Jakarta has claimed the lives of at least fifty people… 27/03/2009 - tags: Indonesia, Natural disasters, Flood
