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4.9 magnitude quake strikes southern Haiti; 4 dead, dozens injured

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 struck southern Haiti early Tuesday, killing at least four people and injuring 36 others, authorities said.

Japan: Typhoon Mawar brings sweeping Rains, leaves a Legacy of Death and Damage

Powerful Typhoon Mawar ravaged Okinwawa and was then downgraded to a tropical storm before it hit the main islands of Japan on June 3. Nevertheless, repetitive lines of torrential rains loosened by the storm swept the country, bringing death,...

Typhoon Mawar inches closer to Japan threatening to bring heavy rains and winds

Hong Kong on Thursday morning recorded more than 10,000 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes amid an amber rainstorm warning that lasted for less than three hours.

Thousands evacuated as Typhoon Mawar approaches the Philippines

Philippine officials began evacuating thousands of villagers, shut down schools and offices and imposed a no-sail ban Monday as Typhoon Mawar approached the country's northern provinces a week after battering the U.S. territory of Guam.

Series of events in celebration of Viet Nam Disaster Risk Reduction Week 15-22 May 2023

This year's Viet Nam National DRR Week is organized with the goal of strengthening information and communication, improving community capacity; raise the spirit and responsibility of all levels and branches from central to local in DRR; readying...