natural disasters
Mozambique floods in January 2026 Mozambique floods affect over 500,000 as heavy rains devastate multiple provinces

Weeks of heavy rainfall across southern Africa have affected several countries, with Mozambique bearing the brunt of the floods, which have killed and displaced thousands of people.

Fires in Chile's Bío Bío region More than 20 dead and 50,000 evacuated due to fires in Chile

Authorities have not yet managed to control all the fires. Experts warn that drought, strong winds, aggressive human intervention in nature, and climate change have created a perfect scenario for disaster.

Impact of Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka Causes and consequences of Sri Lanka’s “most challenging” natural disaster

Cyclone Ditwah has caused devastating consequences for the island nation and brought to the fore new challenges to the debt-burdened country

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel hurricane prep Category 5 Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica, set to hit Haiti and Cuba

Melissa barrels into Jamaica as strongest hurricane on record; millions across the Caribbean brace for impact

Flooding New Orleans Katrina Twenty years since Hurricane Katrina: a storm that exposed the system

From tens of thousands left abandoned to a militarized “looting” crackdown, Hurricane Katrina laid bare racial inequities and government neglect

Texas residents launch grassroots efforts for post-flood disaster relief

Organizers in Texas have raised over 14,000 dollars for relief efforts and condemned local officials for failing to implement measures to prepare and warn residents of flooding

Cuba begins to recover from another fierce storm

Less than a month after Cuba faced an energy crisis with sweeping blackouts, the socialist island was hit by Hurricane Rafael

Congress failed to allocate relief funding ahead of Hurricane Helene, then skipped town early due to the storm

Volunteers in the US South contend with the massive devastation and inadequate relief efforts, as climate change ensures that the worst is yet to come

Torrential rains wreak havoc in Yemen, leaving over 45 dead

Heavy seasonal rains have further deepened the humanitarian crisis of the Yemeni people alongside the conflict that lasted for around a decade