Disasters / Accidents

By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) -The Italian government announced plans on Thursday to phase out its coronavirus restrictions more than...

DUBAI (Reuters) -All but one of the 30 crew members of a United Arab Emirates cargo ship that sank off...

By Sakura Murakami and Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake off Japan's northeast coast left thousands of homes...

TOKYO (Reuters) - A powerful quake that hit northeast of Japan late on Wednesday has revived public concerns over the...

MILAN (Reuters) - A trainer jet manufactured by Leonardo crashed near the town of Como in northern Italy on Wednesday,...

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - A makeshift gold mine in the Sudanese town of Talodi in South Kordafan collapsed on Tuesday, killing...

LIMA (Reuters) - Eight people have been rescued and at least 15 are missing after a major landslide in Peru,...

LIMA (Reuters) - Part of a hill collapsed in northern Peru on Tuesday, burying at least 60 homes, the government...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - An explosion caused by a gas leak killed two people and left 18 injured on Monday...

BEIJING (Reuters) - A fire that broke out at a Bao Gang United Steel plant in China's Inner Mongolia region...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake struck off the west coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island early on Monday and was...

(Reuters) - Eleven people were injured, five critically, in Washington on Friday when an SUV crashed into the outdoor seating...

ZAGREB (Reuters) -A Soviet-era reconnaissance drone flying across Hungary from Ukraine crashed near the Croatian capital of Zagreb, leaving a...

By Ritsuko Shimizu and Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) - For the first time since a massive earthquake and tsunami crippled...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Thousands of Australians returned to their homes on Thursday after torrential rains eased and floodwaters receded as...

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's Merapi volcano erupted overnight, sending hot lava and ash down its slopes and prompting over 250...

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia declared a national emergency on Wednesday in response to devastating floods along its...

By Agustin Geist BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - An intercity train in Argentina has derailed near the eastern town of Olavarría,...

By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - A blaze swept through a Rohingya refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh on Tuesday, killing...

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Flood warnings stretched across Australia's east coast on Tuesday and tens of thousands of...