A powerful earthquake in mountainous central Italy knocked down whole blocks of buildings early Monday as residents slept, killing more than 150 people in the country’s deadliest quake in nearly three decades. Tens of thousands were homeless and 1,500 were …
Along the banks of this city, the Red River surpassed its highest level in history Friday morning, forcing the emergency evacuation of one neighborhood before dawn and leading city leaders here, once cheerfully upbeat, to sound far more dire. “We …
A volcano near southwest Colombia’s border with Ecuador erupted on Saturday, leading the government to issue a “red alert” for the region. There were not believed to be any fatalities or injuries in the blast, which happened at about 7:10 …
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The floods that hit three cities in Northern Mindanao have now affected at least 67,000 people, or more than 17,000 families, with seven persons reported missing and at least one dead, disaster councils reported late …