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Los Angeles fire deaths at 10 as National Guard called in

Los Angeles, United States—Massive wildfires that engulfed whole neighborhoods and displaced thousands in Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people, authorities said, as California's...

NBA postpones Lakers-Hornets game due to LA-area wildfires

Los Angeles, United States—The NBA has postponed Thursday's scheduled game between the Charlotte Hornets and Los Angeles Lakers due to the devastating wildfires in the...

Hellish! Whole streets burn as fires rage around Los Angeles 

Los Angeles, United States—Rampaging wildfires around Los Angeles have killed at least two people, officials said Wednesday as terrifying blazes leveled whole streets, torching cars...

Celebrities flee Los Angeles fires as Hollywood events scrapped 

Los Angeles, United States—A-list actors, musicians and other celebrities were among the tens of thousands of people affected by terrifying wildfires tearing through Los Angeles...

Rescuers search for survivors after quake in China’s Tibet kills at least 126

Beijing, China—Thousands of rescuers were searching for survivors in freezing conditions Wednesday after a devastating earthquake in China's remote Tibet region killed at least 126...

Quake in China’s Tibet kills 53 with tremors felt in Nepal, India

Beijing, China—A devastating earthquake in China's remote Tibet region killed at least 53 people and collapsed "many buildings" on Tuesday, state media reported, with tremors...

Powerful tremors shake Nepal’s capital Kathmandu

Kathmandu, Nepal— Powerful tremors shook Nepal's capital Kathmandu just before dawn on Tuesday, an Agence France Presse (AFP) reporter said, as a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck...

Civil Defense urges action as bad weather displaces thousands in affected regions

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) made urgent calls to action for disaster response as the shear line and intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) weather...

Bodies seen in Vanuatu capital after major quake

Sydney, Australia—A powerful earthquake hit the Pacific island of Vanuatu on Tuesday, smashing buildings in the capital Port Vila including one housing the US and...

DSWD extends over P4M initial aid to Kanlaon-affected LGUs

More than P4.39 million worth of relief aid has so far been extended by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) as resource...

Negros Occidental mulls declaring ‘state of calamity’ after Kanlaon eruption

BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Provincial Government is considering declaring a state of calamity following Kanlaon Volcano’s renewed eruption on December 9, which...

Kanlaon erupts anew, forcing hundreds to flee to safety

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has raised the alert status of Kanlaon Volcano from Alert Level 2 to Alert Level 3...

Death toll in Thailand flooding jumps to 25—disaster agency

Bangkok, Thailand—The death toll from flooding in southern Thailand has risen to 25, officials said on Tuesday, with days more heavy rain forecast. Twelve provinces in...

Death toll from recent typhoons climbs to 12

The death toll from the recent cyclones Nika (Toraji), Ofel (Usagi), and Pepito (Man-yi) climbed to 12, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction...
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