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Kakhovka dam flooding before and after: satellite images reveal extent of disaster in Ukraine
The Guardian   07 June 2023   Ukraine   Kherson  
<p>Satellite images from Ukraine have revealed the extent of the flooding in the country&rsquo;s south, after the region&rsquo;s Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric station were largely destroyed.<br />The critical dam, which lies along the Dnipro River in Ukraine&rsquo;s ...
Nevado del Ruiz: Residents evacuated from slopes of volcano
BBC NEWS   03 April 2023   Colombia   Nevado del Ruiz  
The Colombian Geological Survey has registered thousands of tremors a day
<p>Families living on the upper slopes of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia are being evacuated after an increase of seismic activity.<br />Colombia's Geological Service (SGC) has raised the alert level from yellow to orange, warning that an eruption ...
A Month Since the Devastating Earthquake in Turkey
The Atlantic   08 March 2023   Turkey   Gaziantep  
An aerial view of a field hospital built by Belgium in the Kırıkhan district of Turkey's Hatay province, seen on February 28, 2023
<p>This week marked the passing of one month since a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck near the Turkish city of Gaziantep on February 6, followed by dozens of powerful aftershocks. More than 50,000 deaths have been reported across southern Turkey and northwestern ...
Hungary, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Eastern European rivers flood after ‘extraordinary’ weather
Euronews   23 January 2023   Eastern Europe  
A building is surrounded by floodwater following heavy rains in Josvafo, Hungary, 20 January.MARTON MONUS/REUTERS
<p>Unseasonably hot weather in Eastern Europe is taking its toll on the region's rivers.<br />Temperatures over 20C are &ldquo;simply extraordinary&rdquo; in mid-January, according to meteorologists. But for the last several days, countries including Ukraine, ...
10 of the World’s Deadliest Dam Failures
listverse   13 January 2023   World  
Photo credit: murciatoday.com
<p>Living in the shadow of a large dam means you have placed your trust in the engineers who designed it. Because if there were any errors in their calculations, the result could be a deadly catastrophe. When a dam breaches, the consequent water surge can ...
Colombia mudslide: Dozens of people die as bus is buried
BBC NEWS   05 December 2022   Colombia   Risaralda  
Part of the mountainside gave way and buried at least three vehicles
<p>A landslide on a road in the province of Risaralda in western Colombia has killed at least 27 people, the country's president has announced.<br />A bus full of passengers was among several vehicles buried under mud and rocks, which tumbled down a hillside ...
Tourist killed as landslide hits Crete hotel (Video)
social news xyz   31 October 2022   Greece   Crete  
<p>(31 Oct 2022) A foreign tourist died on Sunday after a landslide at a hotel in Crete. (Oct. 31)</p>
Europe has descended into the age of fire
ArsTechnica   21 July 2022   Europe  
Enlarge / A firefighter stands by flames as a wildfire rages in the Monts d'Arree, near Brasparts, Brittany, on July 19, 2022.
<p>Europe is on fire: For days, temperatures have skyrocketed above 100&deg; Fahrenheit (38&deg; Celsius), shattering records and triggering huge wildfires that have forced tens of thousands from their homes. From Portugal to Spain to Greece, the flames have ...
Timeline: Deadly earthquakes in Afghanistan
Aljazeera   22 June 2022   Afghanistan   Partika  
Bakhtar News Agency via AP Photo
<p>Hundreds of people have been killed in Afghanistan&rsquo;s deadliest earthquake in some 20 years.<br />The magnitude 5.9 tremor in the early hours of Wednesday flattened hundreds of homes in the southeastern provinces of Paktika and Khost, killing at least ...
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts, causing lava fountains and sending volcanic clouds into the air
abc.net.au   01 October 2021   Hawaii   Kilauea Volcano  
The eruption within in Kilauea volcano's Halemaumau crater at the volcano's summit.(AP)
<p>One of the most active volcanos on Earth is erupting on Hawaii's Big Island.<br />Officials with the US Geological Survey said the eruption begun in Kilauea volcano's Halemaumau crater at the volcano's summit on Wednesday.<br />Webcam footage of the crater ...