Tag: Natural Disasters
Central China’s Henan province swamped after heaviest rain in 1,000 years
The amount of rainfall in Zhengzhou witnessed over the three days was one seen only "once in a thousand years"
Pope Francis expresses ‘closeness’ to victims of flooding in Europe
The pope said he "profoundly participates" in the loss of families of those who died, assuring his "spiritual closeness" to all
Caritas provides homes to people displaced by natural disasters in Bangladesh
The beneficiaries of the Caritas project are families who were displaced by the erosion of Pashur River due to recent typhoons
SPOTLIGHT: A nun’s trip to a cyclone devastated Indonesian island
Taking her mission to the fringe of Asia, Sr. Laurentina SDP took a 17-hour journey to witness the suffering of the islanders
Concern over children raised as Philippine volcano continues to emit sulfur...
Several families in the towns of Agoncillo and Laurel, which are considered “high-risk areas,” have already been evacuated
Thousands flee homes as authorities raise alert level near Philippine volcano
Authorities started evacuating people from villages after the volcano spewed a one-kilometer high plume of gas and steam
In India’s storm-battered Sundarbans, villagers have no place to call home
People sleep on cloths spread on the ground, struggling to get clean drinking water and worried about the crowded conditions in shelters
Catholic Church group joins efforts to help people devastated by cyclone...
The Diocese of Balasore was among areas severely hit by Cyclone Yaas that ripped through the eastern Indian state of Odisha
China, Philippines, Vietnam most affected by disasters in 2020, says global...
Aside from natural disaster, ethnic and religious tensions fuelled conflict that forced people to flee their homes in several countries
Scores missing at sea as cyclone pummels Indian coast, killing at...
Cyclone Tauktae, the most powerful storm to batter the west coast in two decades, ripped out power pylons and caused houses to collapse