Death toll rises to 5 in Papua New Guinea earthquake
A 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook Papua New Guinea Sunday, damaging buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least five people, with several others severely injured.
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Indonesia, no tsunami warning
An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck the region of Papua in Indonesia on Saturday and has no potential to trigger a tsunami, the country's geophysics agency (BMKG) said.
9 killed in lightning strike while working in Sirajganj paddy field
At least nine people died and four others were injured in lightning strikes in Sirajganj’s Ullapara upazila this afternoon (September 8, 2022).
Death toll from Typhoon Hinnamnor rises to 10 in South Korea
The death toll from Typhoon Hinnamnor rose to 10 in South Korea, authorities said Wednesday, after the storm battered the southern coast with huge waves and heavy rain this week.
Magnitude 6.8 quake in China's Sichuan leaves more than 30 dead
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck China's Sichuan province on Monday, the strongest to hit the region since 2017, killing more than 30 people and shaking the provincial capital of Chengdu and more distant provinces.
Erosion by Teesta, Dharla: Many rendered homeless in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram
Over 200 families at several villages under different upazilas of Lalmonirhat and Kurigram have been rendered homeless in the last one month due to sudden erosion by the Teesta and Dharla rivers.
Death toll in Pakistan flooding crosses 1,000
Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June, officials said Sunday, as the country’s climate minister called the deadly monsoon season “a serious climate catastrophe.”
Jamuna devours over hundred houses in a week
The Jamuna river took a serious turn and devoured over a hundred dwelling houses in Bhuanpur upazila in the last couple of days .
Flood death toll rises to 140
The death toll from this season’s floods in the country rose to 140 with another death in Sylhet in 24 hours till yesterday morning.
Poor rainfall hits Aman plantation
Cultivation of Aman paddy in different upazilas of the district is facing a setback due to inadequate rain during the ongoing monsoon.