Authorities assessing damages following Randfontein tornado
Cape Town — Cleanup operations are underway in Randfontein in the North West after a tornado hit the area... Read more
28 Nov, 2024
Limpopo Premier requests the province be declared a disaster area
Cape Town — Limpopo Premier, Dr Phophi Ramathuba, pleaded with President Cyril Ramaphosa to declare the province a disaster... Read more
2 Nov, 2024
Deadly Cape Town shack fires leave hundreds homeless
Johannesburg – Two people died and almost 2 000 were left homeless when fires engulfed hundreds of shacks in... Read more
1 Apr, 2024
‘Miracle’ rescue nearly 60 hours after Philippine landslide
Manila – The rescue of a child on Friday nearly 60 hours after a landslide hit a gold-mining village... Read more
9 Feb, 2024
12 dead in northeast China coal mine accident
Shanghai – Twelve people have been killed and 13 others injured in a mining accident in northeast China, state... Read more
21 Dec, 2023
Rescue teams evacuate flood-ravaged Australian town
Cairns – Rescue teams on Tuesday evacuated a flood-ravaged town in northeastern Australia, racing to airlift hundreds of people to... Read more
19 Dec, 2023
Company guilty over New Zealand volcano disaster
Wellington — The New Zealand firm that managed a volcanic island which erupted killing 22 people in 2019, was... Read more
31 Oct, 2023
Weather disaster death tolls would be higher without early-warning systems – UN
UNGeneva – Weather-related disasters have surged over the past 50 years, causing swelling economic damage even as early warning... Read more
22 May, 2023
WATCH | Hospital roof collapses, roads flooded in Paarl as heavy rains hit the Cape
Cape Town – Motorists and residents have been urged to be vigilant following heavy rains that hit the Western... Read more
13 Dec, 2022
UN unveils global ‘early warning’ system for disasters at $3 billion
Sharm el Sheikh – The United Nations on Monday unveiled a five-year plan to build a global early warning system... Read more
8 Nov, 2022
