Seven die as cyclone barrels towards western India, Pakistan

Gujarat is home to many offshore oil installations and major ports in the country and most have been forced to suspend operations.

14 June 2023

Why was Taiwan so well prepared for the earthquake?

Taiwanese cities and counties have rescuers on stand-by 24 hours a day, ready to respond almost at a moment's notice to disasters.

5 April 2024

India rail crash probe focuses on track management system

There are many “possibilities of what can go wrong,”, Sinha said.

5 June 2023

Helicopter service to resume for rescue, Medvec

The government has also decided to allocate space at the Velana International Airport for the construction of a heliport.

29 January 2024

Torrential rain, floods kill 22 across northern India

Many districts in Himachal Pradesh received a month’s rainfall in a day at the weekend.

11 July 2023

Turkey gifts Mexico adorable pup after a rescue dog was lost

Mexico deployed rescue dogs to Turkey after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook a huge area near the southern border with Syria.

4 May 2023

India's worst train crash in decades kills at least 288

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik described the crash as "extremely tragic".

4 June 2023

Massive river flooding expected in China's Guangdong

As of 10:00 a.m. (0200 GMT), 65 landslides were recorded in the city of Hezhou located in Guangxi, state media reported.

22 April 2024