Science & Environment
Fears of up to 20,000 dead after catastrophic Libya flood
Residents of the devastated Libyan city of Derna desperately searched for missing relatives on Wednesday and rescue workers appealed for more body ...Huge death toll from Libyan storm expected to climb
By Ayman Al-Warfali and Ahmed Elumami Reuters A desperate search for thousands of people missing after catastrophic flooding in the Libyan city ...Flooding in Libya leaves 2,000 people feared dead and more missing after storm collapsed dams
BY SAMY MAGDY AP Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods in Libya that broke dams and swept away entire neighborhoods in multiple coastal ...Morocco rescuers race to find survivors as quake death toll tops 2100
Rescuers raced against time on Monday to find survivors in the rubble more than 48 hours after Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in more ...Rescue teams struggle to reach survivors as Morocco quake kills over 2,000
By Jihed Abidellaoui and Alexander Cornwell Reuters Rescuers searched on Sunday for survivors of Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in more than six decades, ...Morocco earthquake death toll rises amid aid efforts
By Ahmed Eljechtimi Reuters A powerful earthquake in Morocco has killed more than 800 people and injured hundreds more, destroying buildings and ...Hong Kong hit by heaviest rainstorm in 140 years
By ZEN SOO AP Hong Kong on Friday closed schools and halted trading on the stock exchange as torrential rain lashed the ...South China soaks as rains from Haikui continue to pound region
The remnants of Typhoon Haikui drenched China for a third day since making landfall, as moisture-laden clouds dumped rain onto the country’s ...Typhoon Saola makes landfall in Guangdong after slamming Hong Kong, Macau
Typhoon Saola made landfall in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong early on Saturday as violent winds lashed nearby Shenzhen, Hong Kong ...After the moon, India successfully launches its first mission to the Sun
By Nivedita Bhattacharjee Reuters Following quickly on the success of India’s moon landing, the country’s space agency launched a rocket on Saturday ...