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Residents from coastal areas take shelter at an evacuation center in Legaspi City, south of Manila, on Saturday, ahead of Super Typhoon Man-yi's landfall.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 16, 2024
Tens of thousands flee as Super Typhoon Man-yi nears Philippines
Around 255,000 people have fled their homes ahead of Super Typhoon Man-yi, which is expected to make landfall later Saturday or early Sunday.
Security forces members detain a demonstrator as people protest against the management of the emergency response to the deadly floods in eastern Spain, in Valencia, Spain, on Saturday.
WORLD
Nov 10, 2024
Spain's flood disaster was its worst in recent history. Here's what went wrong.
By the time many received the government's flood alert, water was already surrounding cars, submerging streets and pouring into their homes.
Volunteers and locals help to clean the mud off the street following heavy rains in Paiporta, near Valencia, Spain, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Nov 6, 2024
At least 89 people missing from floods in eastern Spain
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he was earmarking €10.6 billion ($11.6 billion) to help victims.
A person walks past residents' belongings covered in mud, following heavy rains that caused floods in Paiporta, near Valencia, Spain, on Monday.
WORLD
Nov 5, 2024
Troops reinforce rescue efforts in flood-hit Spain as anger grows
Public anger in Spain is mounting over the disaster that has killed at least 217 people, with dozens still unaccounted for.
King Felipe VI of Spain (left) talks with a person as angry residents heckle him during his visit to Paiporta, in the region of Valencia, eastern Spain, on Sunday.
WORLD
Nov 4, 2024
Crowds hurl mud at Spanish king on visit to flood disaster town
The royals were met with fury over the response to the disaster that has now killed at least 217 people with many more still missing.
Search and rescue team members and a member of the Spanish Civil Guard look for bodies following flooding in Chiva, Spain, on Saturday.
WORLD
Nov 3, 2024
Amid flood cleanup in Spain, residents try to make sense of the disaster
Some blamed climate change, while others pointed toward politicians, who sounded the alarm only after the flood was already raging.
The Meteorological Agency said that, as of 2:10 p.m Saturday, a total of 188 observation points in western and central Japan had recorded their largest-ever 24-hour rainfall for November
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2024
Western and central Japan drenched by record rainfall for November
The heavy rains saw the city of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, issue the highest-level alert and urge nearly 190,000 residents to evacuate to shelters.
The devastating effects of flooding on a residential area in the town of Alfafar, in Spain's eastern Valencia region, on Friday.
WORLD
Nov 2, 2024
Power mostly restored as Spain grapples with aftermath of deadly floods
Spanish rescuers battled to reach areas still cut off on Friday as the death toll rose to 205 people, most of them in Valencia.
People walk among piled up cars, following floods in Sedavi, Valencia, Spain, on Thursday.
WORLD
Nov 1, 2024
Spain's floods are among Europe's worst storm disasters ever
A year's worth of rain fell in eight hours in parts of the Valencia region on Tuesday.
A woman mounts a flag to a stack of cinderblocks in the aftermath of flooding from Hurricane Helene in Swannanoa, North Carolina, on Oct. 6.
WORLD / Society
Oct 31, 2024
Misinformation is turning American disasters into toxic battlegrounds
Deep political polarization, weakened trust in institutions and a lack of content moderation on social media allow false claims to flourish.
Residents walk past wreckage following deadly floods in Sedavi, south of Valencia, eastern Spain, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Oct 31, 2024
Spain's warning system under scrutiny as flood toll rises
Torrential rains that began at the start of the week sparked flooding that has left at least 95 people dead.
People climb across the wreckage left by floods in Sedavi, south of Valencia, eastern Spain, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Oct 31, 2024
Spain races to save victims as floods kill 95
Heavy rain and fierce winds have lashed Spain since the beginning of the week, with up to a year's worth of rain falling in just hours in some areas.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visits Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was heavily damaged by the New Year's Day earthquake, on Oct. 5.
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2024
Noto residents view upcoming election with mixed hope and resignation
Only about 16% of publicly subsidized demolition work on buildings damaged in the Jan. 1 quake in Ishikawa had been completed as of the end of September.
The vast space and massive pillars of the Metropolitan Outer Area Underground Discharge Channel dwarf visitors.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 24, 2024
Massive underground infrastructure protects the Tokyo metropolitan area from floods
The Metropolitan Outer Area Underground Discharge Channel is a unique feat of engineering built to keep homes and businesses safe and dry.
Construction of temporary housing for people who lost their homes due to heavy rain in the Noto Peninsula a month ago began in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Saturday.
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2024
More than 400 still unable to return home after Noto rain disaster
The number has not decreased very much since a few days after the disaster a month ago.
Flooding in Feni, Bangladesh, on Aug. 25. Bangladesh's agriculture ministry said such flooding this year has resulted in a substantial loss of rice production.
WORLD
Oct 20, 2024
Floods destroy 1.1 million tons of rice in Bangladesh
Floods in Bangladesh have destroyed about 1.1 million metric tons of rice, leading to increased imports amid rising food prices.
Damaged houses after deadly floods in Kavre, Nepal, on Oct. 1
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Oct 17, 2024
Climate change worsened deadly Nepal floods, scientists say
Rain from Sept. 26 sparked floods and landslides that killed 246 people and left 18 missing, according to Nepal's government.
A farmer salvages some of the harvest from a flooded rice field near Hanoi on Sept. 24
ENVIRONMENT
Oct 16, 2024
AI enhances flood warnings but cannot fully erase risk of disaster
One issue is that the effectiveness of an artificial intelligence model is only as good as the information it is fed.
A man searches through the rubble of a wrecked house in the Turkish town of Cankiri after a strong earthquake hit central Turkey in June 2000.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 13, 2024
Earthquakes, hurricanes and other disasters will shape our future cities
The progress of Antakya’s renewal bears watching. However it proceeds, there will be lessons to learn.
A truck drives through a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton in South Daytona, Florida, on Friday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 10, 2024
Hurricane Milton shows there’s no ‘normal’ storm season
It may be hard to believe, but about a month ago, people were calling this year’s hurricane season a bust.
Ishiba delays meeting with Trump, citing legal restrictions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves upon arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, in Callao, Peru, on Friday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
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