A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific off the coast of Chile on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. "There is a low likelihood of casualties and damage," the USGS said of the earthquake, which it earlier reported as a magnitude 7.

Strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake off Chile coast

At least 44 people were killed and thousands moved to relief camps because of flooding caused by torrential rains in northern India's Uttar Pradesh state, officials told AFP Saturday.

Floods kill around 44 people in North India

The death toll from a powerful earthquake that rocked Indonesia's remote Maluku islands has risen to 23, the disaster agency said Friday, as more than 15,000 people were evacuated to shelters.

Indonesia earthquake toll rises to 23

Rescue workers battled on Wednesday to reach people affected by a shallow earthquake that rocked northeast Pakistan yesterday, killing at least 22 people and injuring hundreds more as it tore roads apart and destroyed buildings.

Death toll in Pakistan earthquake climbs to 22 as rescuers assess damage

Tropical Storm 'Imelda' dumped torrential rains over the Houston-area, killing at least two people, while rescuers in boats pulled hundreds from flooded cars, the airport temporarily halted flights, and tens of thousands of people lost electricity.

Torrential Imelda rains kill two, flood homes

Peruvian shamans predict ouster of Maduro, natural disasters in 2019

The process of landfall of the very severe cyclone Titli started early Thursday with surface wind reaching speeds of 126 kmph at Gopalpur in Odisha's Ganjam district, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

Moving at 140km per hour, very severe cyclone Titli makes landfall at Odisha's Gopalpur

With Hurricane Michael swirling around her, Loren Beltran thought the safest place would be her boyfriend's apartment, in a sturdy building designed to withstand a Category Five storm -- the maximum.

Escaping the 'monster's roar': A US hurricane survivor's story

In 2017, a total of 16 disasters cost $1 billion or more, and led to at least 362 deaths, said the report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

2017 most expensive natural disaster year for US: Report

The US president failed to take preventive measures to control grievous damages in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria

What Trump's response was to Puerto Rico's humanitarian crisis

Government and aid agencies have banded together to meet the survival needs to earthquake-hit communities

Indonesia: Aceh earthquake displaces at least 45,000 people

Matthew triggered mass evacuations and cities were under curfew as the storm accelerated along the US coast from Florida through Georgia

Hurricane Matthew downgraded to Category 1 storm as it hits southeastern US coast

Tremors were felt as far away as Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Kenya, the US Geological Survey said

At least 16 dead, 253 injured as 5.7 magnitude earthquake rattles Tanzania

The Mexican authorities have evacuated 300 families living close to a river along the border with Belize

Six dead as tropical storm Earl whirls Mexico

Earl was expected to weaken as it continued west from Belize City toward northern Guatemala and southeastern Mexico

Hurricane Earl hits Belize near capital, prompting flooding fears

When an inevitable release comes, shaking is likely to be larger than magnitude 8.2 on Richter scale and could even reach a magnitude of 9

Massive earthquake threat looms over Bangladesh, India; 140 million people may be at risk: Study

Typhoon Nepartak was blowing out wind gusts of up to 245 kmph

Taiwan braces for 'super typhoon', will likely make landfall on Friday

An overnight downpour sent mud and stones hurtling down slopes, burying two houses in two different villages

Landslides triggered by rain kill 11 in Nepal

Days of heavy rain have caused massive flooding, high waters have washed away cars, trapped hundreds and cut power to large areas

Obama declares disaster as West Virginia flood death toll climbs to 24

?The mountainous state was pummeled by up to 10 inches of rain on Thursday, causing rivers and streams to overflow, resulting in 24 deaths

West Virginia floods: Disaster-hit families try to recover, rescue operations continue

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