Firefighters are on high alert in France as scorching temperatures and winds threaten to fuel wildfire west of Bordeaux
Japan earthquake leaves widespread destruction
Firefighters are battling flare-ups in 40C heat, as some locals have refused to heed evacuations in the Gironde region.
Authorities have been trying to contain the wildfires, which have been burning for days.
El Niño caused 56% rainfall deficit and 249 of 608 mandals are facing severe drought conditions in the State, claims CPI leader Eswaraiah, calling for urgent measures to mitigate the impact and safeguard farmers’ livelihoods
Firefighters in southwest France battled an uncontained wildfire four times the size of Paris on Wednesday as temperatures were forecast to reach 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), threatening to turn a calm night into only a brief reprieve. Authorities in the Gironde region said the blaze had not spread overnight, but rising heat and afternoon winds could revive smouldering hotspots, carry embers across firebreaks and open new fronts beyond crews’ reach. At the command centre in Lège,...
People are being urged to stay alert, with earthquake aftershocks potentially reaching magnitude 7, officials say
Spain and France are both braced for the start of the fourth heatwave so far this summer and some fires have continued to burn.
Vehicular movement on National Highway 163, which connects Telangana with Chhattisgarh, was temporarily suspended due to damage to road
The uprooting of numerous trees across Hong Kong during Typhoon Noul last weekend has sparked safety concerns among residents, with an expert warning that restrictive planting methods had left some unable to withstand strong winds. Two government hotlines received a total of 331 reports of fallen trees during the typhoon, which triggered No 8 and No 9 signals on Saturday and Sunday. Of the fallen trees, eight were banyans at Wan Tau Tong Estate and another of the same species was reported near...
According to IMD, monsoon conditions in Kerala have strengthened under the influence of the deep depression over central parts of Chhattisgarh and adjoining Odisha
The IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at several places in Odisha over the next 24 hours
Two years after the Chooralmala disaster, relocated families at Kalpetta in Wayanad say permanent homes bring relief, but poor roads, waste management and rising cost hinder full recovery
Hongkongers visiting the earthquake-hit Japanese city of Kumamoto are offering rides to fellow travellers stranded in the area. A travel operator also revealed on Wednesday that a tour group from Hong Kong was safe and departing for their next destination. Travellers from Hong Kong have taken to social media platform Threads to seek help, with some sharing how they were offered assistance by others from the city. A post from user tyt_1219_, who goes by the name Taffy, said she had arrived in...
A video looking at the factors behind Chennai going underwater and the slow path to recovery
Ten days after Cyclone Michaung left a trail of destruction across Chennai, many are still struggling to lead a normal life. Anger against the ruling DMK government, is still brewing
At least 13 people have been killed after the earthquake struck the island of Kyushu on Tuesday.
Rescue operations are ongoing following the 6.8-magnitude quake, as survivors wrestle with the shock.
Since there were no vehicles on the route at the time, a major tragedy was averted, say officials
The death toll from Japan’s Kyushu island quake rises to 13.
Launches Operation JAL RAHAT III to assist civil authorities in flood relief and rescue operations in districts of Sivasagar, Jorhat and Charaideo
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said 13 people have been found dead after a powerful quake shook part of southwestern Japan and rescue work was continuing Wednesday morning for the missing. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Kumamoto area on the southern main island of Kyushu late on Tuesday afternoon. “There are people who are still waiting to be rescued, and it’s a race against time,” Takaichi said. “We will go all out to find and rescue as many people as we can.” Takaichi offered...
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Japan's Kyushu island, causing building collapses, fires and widespread damage.
A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Kumamoto, Japan, causing widespread damage, injuries and fears of deaths.
A devastating wildfire in southwestern France has left parts of Biscarrosse's commercial district in ruins
Firefighters raced on Tuesday to subdue huge wildfires that have forced unprecedented evacuations of tens of thousands of people across France and Spain, as western Europe braced for another heatwave. The fires have torn through a region already battered by a blisteringly hot and dry summer. Crews were seeking to capitalise on more favourable weather before a new wave of higher temperatures settled in from Wednesday. In the Bordeaux region of France, firefighters contained the forest blaze...
Japan is reeling from a major 7.1 earthquake that hit Kyushu island. Here is what we know so far.
Video shows locations across the region where a strong earthquake struck Japan's Kyushu island on 28 July.
A Hongkonger has described being “quite scared” as a 7.1-magnitude quake shook Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture where she and her boyfriend were travelling, while the city’s travel authority confirmed that about 200 members of tour groups visiting the region were all safe. Leon Chan, 18, recounted to the South China Morning Post that she and her boyfriend had just got off a bus on the west side of Kumamoto city when the quake hit on Tuesday afternoon. The epicentre was about 20km (12.4...
Firefighters are braced for a sharp rise in temperatures on Wednesday, which could complicate the containment of wildfires.
Three fires in the Madrid region have caused special concerns, with a new heatwave expected to hit Spain from Wednesday.
PM Sanae Takaichi urges people 'to remain vigilant for the possibility of another earthquake of similar magnitude'.
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has hit Kumamoto on Japan's southern island of Kyushu.
"Met MPs from Assam and discussed the prevailing flood situation in various parts of the State. The Centre is working closely with the Assam government in assisting those affected. I pray for everyone's safety and well-being," says Prime Minister
Sivasagar resident Mukul Bezbora and his wife Bonti now face an uncertain future with nothing but the clothes on their back and a house filled with silt and debris
A strong 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit southwestern Japan on Tuesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, issuing a tsunami alert. The tremor at 4.27pm on the island of Kyushu also measured at the highest possible level seven on Japan’s own Shindo scale of shaking, the agency said. The tsunami could measure up to one metre and arrive at around 5pm, it said. Broadcaster NHK said that waves of up to that level may already have been recorded. A quake with a magnitude of 7.2 hit northern Japan on...
The rains continued into Tuesday morning
The yatra routes have been blocked at several locations due to landslides and a heavy rainfall alert has also been issued by the weather department
A wildfire in southwest France grew so powerful that its smoke column became a thunderstorm, generating lightning that struck the ground and ignited new fires beyond the original blaze, French officials said. Put another way, that means the inferno was no longer simply being propelled by the weather. It was making its own. The thundercloud also produced violent, erratic winds capable of driving the flames in new directions. The phenomenon, called a pyrocumulonimbus, or pyroCb, is rare in Europe...
This article was first published on July 29, 1976. Quake rocks Northern China by Staff Reporters Heavy casualties and severe damage to industrial plants and property were feared when the strongest earthquake for 12 years struck the industrial belt of northern Hopei Province early yesterday (July 28, 1976) morning. The tremor was followed by a series of aftershocks and 16 hours after the first quake, an aftershock of almost the same intensity struck the same area, causing further damage and...
The Chinese government has appealed to the public for clues as part of its investigation into a reservoir dam that collapsed in southern China earlier this month, causing heavy casualties. State media reported on Monday that the public was invited to submit information related to the collapse of the Liulan Reservoir in Hengzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on July 6 via a dedicated telephone hotline. People also have until August 15 to post submissions to an investigation and assessment...
Animal protection organisations join hands with the Animal Husbandry Department in conducting medical camps for farmed and companion animals
The Hong Kong Observatory issued an amber rainstorm warning on Tuesday morning, warning of unsettled weather over the next few days. The amber warning, issued at 7.15am, means that more than 30mm of rain has fallen in an hour, or is expected to fall generally over Hong Kong and is likely to continue. “Showers will be heavier in some areas [on Wednesday]. The weather will still be unsettled in the following couple of days,” the weather forecaster said. It added that a broad trough of low pressure...
Firefighters sought on Monday to take advantage of more favourable weather to subdue massive wildfires threatening the French city and tourist region of Bordeaux and a number of sites in neighbouring Spain. They were racing against the clock as another heatwave is expected to hit both countries later this week in what has been a blisteringly hot and dry summer across western Europe. Authorities have evacuated about 220,000 people, including holidaymakers and local residents, in France, while...
Thomas Cazenave says they are preparing if further evacuations are issued, as the mayor of a nearby town called the situation "catastrophic".
The BBC’s cost of living correspondent explains how to handle holiday cancellations as a result of European wildfires.
Local and visitors tell the BBC of disbelief and anxiety as wildfires force more than 300,000 people to evacuate.
A blaze near Bordeaux has torn through more than 162 sq miles (420 sq km) in less than four days, while the Madrid region is seeing its worst fires ever.
The coastal and adjoining districts of Paschim Medinipur and Jhargram will receive very heavy rainfall, while South 24 Parganas and Purba Medinipur are set to get heavy downpours till July 28
More than 300,000 people have been evacuated from their homes to safety in France and Spain.
France and Spain are battling vast wildfires that have forced more than 325,000 people to flee, as a new heatwave looms.
Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu asked fishermen along the north Andhra coast to stay ashore until the advisory is lifted, and boat owners to check transponders and communication devices before any authorised movement at sea
The situation in France is currently stable, authorities say, but another heatwave is on the way.
Some air passengers remained stranded at Hong Kong International Airport on Monday following Typhoon Noul’s departure from the city, with authorities expecting normal operations to resume by the morning. According to the airport website, as of 12.45pm, 12 departing flights initially scheduled for Sunday had been rescheduled to Monday, including three that were due to depart between 5pm and 11.15pm. The website also showed a total of eight departure and eight arrival flights scheduled for Monday...
Much of Assam has learnt to live with floods, an annual phenomenon, but historically near-untouched Charaideo, Jorhat, and Sivasagar were least expected to become a waterworld
Wildfires in Spain’s Castellon region have burnt more than 4,300 hectares and forced 15,000 residents to evacuate.
Wildfires in southwestern France are continuing to burn near the city of Bordeaux.
Blazes are about 15km from Bordeaux, but the city's mayor says there are no plans to evacuate.
Typhoon Noul is the strongest to make landfall in China so far this year, according to state media.
The Hong Kong Observatory lowered the rainstorm warning signal from red to amber at 7.47am on Monday, while the Education Bureau announced the suspension of classes at all morning and full-day schools. The forecaster said that, under the influence of an active southwesterly airstream, heavy showers and squally thunderstorms were initially expected to persist over the vicinity of the Pearl River Delta on Monday. Classes at afternoon schools would proceed as usual, the bureau said. The rainy...
France and Spain have deployed thousands of firefighters, and neighbouring countries have sent help.
Extreme heat is fuelling wildfires across North Africa, with major fires burning in Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.
Footage shows the aftermath of Typhoon Noul after it battered southern China's coastal regions.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma says clothes will be distributed to 4 lakh women and children; State Congress president Gaurav Gogoi says the government has failed the flood victims
French and Spanish authorities are struggling to contain the blazes, which are partly caused by successive heatwaves.
The fresh system is likely to intensify further into a deep depression during the next 24 hours and cross the North Odisha and West Bengal coasts on July 27, says IMD
As Typhoon Noul barrelled into southern China on Sunday with winds reaching 160km/h (99mph), violent gusts ripped a cot from indoors and flipped it over several metres away, sending the child inside flying to the ground. Hongxing News, a Chinese media outlet, reported that a six-year-old girl lying in her cot in the southern city of Shenzhen was blown from inside a building onto the grass verge outside. Footage released by Hongxing showed a ground-floor grocery shop being battered by the gale,...
There were 62 people aboard the vessel when it sank, all of them Vietnamese nationals.
Search and rescue teams continued searching for 17 missing sailors on Sunday after a Vietnamese cargo vessel sank in the South China Sea, Chinese state media reported. The Khoi Nguyen 18 had 62 crew members on board when it ran into difficulty and sank near Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratly Islands on Saturday evening. As of Sunday afternoon, 45 survivors had been rescued and the search for the others was continuing, state broadcaster CCTV reported. All those on board were Vietnamese...
As the flames approached the city of Bordeaux, 55,000 more people had to be evacuated from their homes overnight.
Typhoon Noul, which triggered a No 9 signal on Sunday, made the third-closest approach to Hong Kong by a major storm this century, but it caused relatively minor damage in the city despite violent winds rattling buildings throughout the night. It was the first No 9 signal issued since Super Typhoon Ragasa last September, which came within 100km (62 miles) of the city. Noul came within 80km, making it the third closest after Saola at 40km in 2023, and both Hato and Wipha at 60km in 2017 and 2025,...
More than 340,000 people have now been evacuated from wildfires in France and Spain.
About 2,000 passengers were stranded overnight at Hong Kong International Airport as Typhoon Noul battered the city, with some dismayed by their disrupted journeys while others complained about hotel room rates that had risen from HK$2,000 (US$255) to HK$3,000 per night. In the airport’s departure hall, almost all the chairs were occupied on Sunday morning, with some passengers sitting on luggage trolleys. Many slept on benches, while others anxiously checked the status of flights on their...
Sivasagar is the worst-hit district with nearly 2.9 lakh people reeling under the deluge, followed by 1.9 lakh people in Charaideo and more than 1.3 lakh people in Jorhat
Noul hit southern Guangdong province and neighbouring Hong Kong, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to the region.
At least 14 people have died as wildfires continue to devastate Spain. Two blazes merged into one massive fire.
Water bodies swollen, crops submerged and structures damaged — an intense monsoon across the Kashmir Valley grinds daily life and local agriculture to a halt
High-speed rail services and flights across Guangdong province were cancelled on Sunday after Typhoon Noul made landfall in the province, bringing heavy rainfall to large parts of southern China. Noul – the strongest typhoon to hit China so far this year – made landfall at Huizhou city in Guangdong at around 3.50am on Sunday. The National Meteorological Centre issued its first red typhoon warning of the year – the highest alert level in a four-tier system – on Saturday evening. The following...
Around 200,000 people have been evacuated around Bordeaux as wildfires tear through southwestern France.
The No 8 storm signal will remain in force at least until noon, the Hong Kong Observatory has said, with more than 700 flights and over 190 cross-border high-speed rail services cancelled on Sunday as Typhoon Noul batters the city. “Noul is moving steadily into inland Guangdong and weakening progressively, but gales are still affecting many places over Hong Kong, with occasional storm-force winds offshore and over high ground,” the weather forecaster said on Sunday. “The gale or storm signal No...
A fire has torn through a traditional village in the Sukabumi Regency of Indonesia's West Java province.
The cost of reconstruction is expected to run into the tens of billions, even as the country faces numerous obstacles.
Spain's PM warns of "complex hours" ahead as authorities in France say they are far from bringing blazes burning near Bordeaux under control.
Most of the fatalities occurred due to drowning or people being swept away by strong currents; of the total deaths, 29 were reported from the worst-affected districts of Navsari and Valsad
The woman's death has pushed the rain-related death toll in J&K to 30 since July 19. Six persons, including a government employee, remain missing, with search and rescue operations continuing
He (Prime Minister Modi) sought an update on the extent of the devastation, the ongoing relief operations and the challenges we are confronting on the ground, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi
France has appealed for international help, while Spain has declared a national emergency.
One month after Venezuela’s earthquakes, families are still searching collapsed buildings for missing loved ones.
Trains were stopped, schools were halted and residents were evacuated in southern China as Typhoon Noul headed towards the coast. The National Meteorological Centre issued an orange typhoon alert – the second highest level in a four-tier system – on Saturday morning as it moved northwest across the South China Sea at a speed of 20km/h (12mph). It was expected to land somewhere between Hong Kong and Huilai county in eastern Guangdong overnight with wind speeds of up to 151km/h and then move...
Hong Kong’s weather forecaster will issue the No 3 typhoon signal between 1pm and 3pm on Saturday and afternoon classes will be suspended in some schools. The Hong Kong Observatory said local winds were expected to strengthen gradually with squally showers developing later in the day, as Typhoon Noul moved steadily across the northeastern part of the South China Sea. At 10am, Noul was estimated to be about 400 kilometres (248.5 miles) east-southeast of Hong Kong. It was forecast to move...
Authorities face the "worst fire in the history of the region", Madrid officials say, as French firefighters battle a blaze heading towards Bordeaux.
The number of people forced to flee the heatwave-induced fires in Spain and France has now passed the 100,000 mark.