Most destructive volcanic flare-ups in the last 25 years

At least five people were killed, up to 20 injured and several were reported missing after a volcano suddenly erupted off the east coast of New Zealand's North Island on Monday, spewing a plume of ash thousands of feet into the air.

New Zealand: Volcano eruption kills five, several missing

The number of people killed by Typhoon Kammuri's pounding of the Philippines this week has hit 13, officials said Thursday, as authorities confirmed reports of storm-related deaths.

Philippines: Typhoon Kammuri death toll hits 13

The death toll from a typhoon that hit provinces south of the Philippine capital rose to 10, disaster agencies said on Wednesday, pointing to precautions and compulsory evacuations as key in preventing more casualties.

Philippines: Typhoon Kammuri kills ten

The Philippines was braced for powerful Typhoon Kammuri as the storm churned closer, forcing evacuations and threatening plans for the Southeast Asian Games events near the capital Manila.

Philippines: Thousands flee as Typhoon Kammuri expected to make landfall

Three emergency workers were killed in a helicopter crash near Marseille while on a rescue mission in flood-hit southern France, the interior ministry said Monday.

France: Three flood rescuers killed in helicopter crash

Two people were killed on Sunday by floods in the French Riviera, which has been hit by fresh torrential rains a week after extreme weather left six dead, authorities said.

Floods and rain kill two in southern France

Albanian rescuers searched rubble through the night looking for survivors trapped in buildings that toppled Tuesday in the strongest earthquake to hit the country in decades, with more than 20 dead and hundreds injured.

Albania: Earthquake kills 20, hunt for survivors still ongoing

A shallow 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit northwestern Laos near the Thai border early Thursday, the United States Geological Survey reported, alarming locals who felt buildings shake as far away as Bangkok.

6.1-magnitude quake hits Thailand-Laos border

A powerful earthquake struck near Indonesia's Moluccas islands on Thursday, prompting panicked residents to flee to higher ground, though a tsunami alert was later lifted and there were no immediate reports of casualties.

Indonesia lifts tsunami alert after powerful earthquake causes panic

As many as 26 people, including women and children, were killed in Pakistan's Sindh province due to lightning following heavy rains. The lightning incidents took place in the areas of Mithi, Chhachhi and Ram Singh Sodho village in Tharparkar district after widespread rains began battering the desert region late Wednesday night and continued into Thursday, reports Dawn news.

Lightning kills 26 in Pakistan's Sindh province

Deadly Australian bushfires haze Sydney

The death toll from a cyclone that barrelled into the coasts of Bangladesh and India has risen to 24, authorities said Monday, as the two nations assess the scale of devastation wreaked by the powerful storm.

Cyclone Bulbul kills 24 in Bay of Bengal

Cyclone Bulbul lashed Bangladesh overnight, killing six people and leaving relatives in a desperate search for 36 missing fishermen, though prompt evacuations saved many lives and the worst was over, officials said on Sunday.

Six dead, 36 fishermen missing after cyclone Bulbul lashes Bangladesh

A very severe category cyclone Bulbul is set to arrive at the Bangladesh coasts on Saturday midnight. To deal with the severe storm, Army teams have been deployed in the coastal region of Satkhira, Dhaka Tribune reported.

Cyclone Bulbul approaching Bangladesh's coastal area Satkhira

Bangladesh authorities have evacuated around 100,000 people from the country's low-lying coastal villages and islands with Cyclone Bulbul set to slam into the country later on Saturday, officials said.

Bangladesh evacuates 100,000 as Cyclone Bulbul approaches

A strong earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck northwestern Iran on Friday, killing at least six people and injuring more than 300, according to Iranian state media.

Iran quake kills at least six, injures 300: Report

Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba on Monday chaired a meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) to take stock of the cyclone 'Maha' situation over Gujarat, Maharashtra and Daman and Diu and the preparedness for rescue and relief operations.

Cabinet Secretary chairs NCMC meeting to review preparedness for Cyclone Maha

The India Meteorological Department in Gujarat has predicted on Friday that the severe cyclonic storm Maha is likely to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm within the next 12 hours.

Cyclona Maha to intensify: Indian Meteorological Department

Two new typhoons are moving toward the shores of Japan, where the elimination of the previous Typhoon Hagibis' aftermath of floods and landslides caused by heavy rains has not yet been completed, Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Two new typhoons to hit Japan in the aftermath of Hagibis: Meteorological agency

Tens of thousands of rescuers were working through Sunday night to reach people feared trapped in Japan by landslides and floods caused by a powerful typhoon that killed at least 26, officials and local media said.

At least 26 dead as Typhoon Hagibis slams Japan

At least one person lost his life and two others suffered injuries after a house collapsed in Mirpur following an earthquake measuring 3.8 on Richter scale that struck off the city and its adjoining areas in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK) on Sunday morning.

One dead as earthquake of 3.8 magnitude strikes Pakistan occupied Kashmir

Hurricane Lorenzo has reached Portugal's Azores islands and is already causing strong winds and a few minor incidents across the mid-Atlantic archipelago, authorities said early on Wednesday.

Emergency services prepare for hurricane Lorenzo in Portugal

Taiwan shut down its financial markets and ordered schools closed on Monday as a typhoon approached its northeastern coast, while airlines cancelled more than 150 flights amid warnings of floods and high winds.

Taiwan shuts its schools and markets as Typhoon Mitag approaches