Disaster

Hajj stampede death toll tops 2,100: Foreign figures (video)

The death toll from last month's hajj stampede has topped 2,100, according to tallies given by foreign officials, making it by far the deadliest disaster in the pilgrimage's history.
22 October 2015, 07:09 AM

Saudi Arabia hajj disaster death toll at least 2,177

The crush and stampede that struck the hajj last month in Saudi Arabia killed at least 2,177 pilgrims, a new Associated Press tally showed on Monday.
20 October 2015, 06:35 AM

Mahmood for shared responsibility to protect disaster-hit people

Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali demands shared responsibility of all states to protect the climate and disaster-induced displaced people and mitigate their misery.
14 October 2015, 08:36 AM

Guatemala landslide: Death toll rises to 73

The Guatemalan authorities say the number of people killed in the hillside collapsed in El Cambray has risen to 73.
4 October 2015, 06:14 AM

India floods kill more than 100

Heavy monsoon rains in India have killed more than 100 people in the past week and forced tens of thousands of people to take shelter in relief camps, India's home ministry has said.
3 August 2015, 06:36 AM

Thousands urged to flee as Typhoon Nangka hits Japan

Japanese authorities urged at least 350,000 people to flee as Typhoon Nangka made landfall in southern Japan.
17 July 2015, 09:12 AM

Indonesia military plane crash toll rises to 142

Death toll from crash of an Indonesian air force plane packed with military personnel and their families rises to 142, as witnesses described people fleeing the disaster zone covered in blood with their clothes alight.
1 July 2015, 04:55 AM