Alistair Dawson took leave following the Cyclone He is the Inspector-General of Emergency Management READ MORE: Australian MP ...
More than 1,200 landslides were recorded in two provinces in Sri Lanka following Cyclone Ditwah in late November, resulting in crisis evacuations to safeguard vulnerable populations. Most of the ...
Tropical cyclones are among the most destructive meteorological phenomena, characterised by intense winds, heavy rainfall and storm surges. Risk assessment for these systems involves four core ...
Malawi is one of the most disaster-prone countries in Africa. In the past 15 years it has experienced 16 floods, one rainfall-related landslide, five storm-related disasters, and two severe droughts.
COLOMBO, December 22, 2025—Cyclone Ditwah, which struck Sri Lanka in late November, has caused an estimated US$4.1 billion in direct physical damage to buildings and contents, agriculture and critical ...
It’s been three years since floods pummelled the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. Now, Cyclone Alfred is heading for the region, threatening devastation once more. On Thursday night and ...
Cyclone Senyar was an unusually rare event for Sumatra, but the scale of destruction cannot be explained by weather alone. Decades of deforestation, mining, plantations, and peat drainage left ...
Resident: 'I have never experienced winds this violent' Cyclone is second to hit Madagascar this year More than 250,000 classified as disaster victims Second largest city hardest hit ANTANANARIVO, Feb ...
ARANAYAKA, Sri Lanka — Bandara Jayaratne from Beraliya, a village in the Aranayaka region in Sri Lanka, is among the fortunate individuals who escaped a landslide on Nov. 28 that occurred right behind ...