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The Persian Gulf region is known for its hot and dry weather, though heavy rains causing flooding have also occurred with greater regularity in recent years. [5] [6] Britain's Royal Meteorological Society stated that the likely cause is a mesoscale convective system. [7]
The disaster was one of the deadliest in Kerala's history, with reports of 254 fatalities, [6] [7] 397 injuries, [8] and 118 people missing. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Deforestation , seismic sensitivity, poor building construction, and global warming have been identified as possible causes for the landslides and fatalities.
List of countries by natural disaster risk; List of all known deadly earthquakes since 1900; List of disasters in Canada; List of disasters in Indonesia; List of disasters in the Philippines; List of disasters in Thailand; List of natural disasters in the British Isles; List of natural disasters in Haiti; List of natural disasters in New Zealand
Places around the world are suffering as 2024 seems on track to be the hottest year ever recorded Floods, fires and record heat: Climate disasters multiply around the world Skip to main content
The World Health Orgnisation (WHO) has warned that survivors of the devastating earthquakes felt across Turkey and Syria face the threat of a “secondary disaster” if aid does not reach them ...
The Derna dam collapses were the catastrophic failures of two dams in Derna, Libya, on the night of 10–11 September 2023, in the aftermath of Storm Daniel.The collapse of the Derna Dam and the Abu Mansour Dam released an estimated 30 million cubic meters (39 million cubic yards) of water, [6] [7] causing flooding downstream as the Wadi Derna overflowed its banks.
With up to 80% of the population now displaced, the war in Gaza is quickly becoming one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters. Israel's Gaza offensive has forced as many as 1.8 million ...
On 15 September, Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, declared a state of natural disaster. [ 111 ] 2600 people were evacuated from affected areas on that day alone. [ 112 ] Flood barriers failed in the towns of Kłodzko and Nysa , leading to flooding up to 150 cm in the town centre of Kłodzko, with mayors calling for evacuation.