Heavy rains in Mexico leave nearly 30 dead
World 10:32 11/10/2025MEXICO CITY - Heavy rainfall in Mexico has left at least 27 people dead and more missing, authorities said on Friday, as downpours triggered several landslides, cut off power in some municipalities and caused rivers to burst their banks.
Typhoon Bualoi death toll rises to 36 in Vietnam
Vietnam News 17:26 02/10/2025HANOI - The death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Bualoi and the floods it triggered has risen to 36, according to a Thursday report from the government's disaster management agency.
Home fire claims 4 lives in Hanoi
Vietnam News 12:18 16/09/2025A devastating house fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning claimed the lives of four family members in Thuong Tin Commune, Hanoi.
Child abuse deaths total 65 in Japan in FY 2023
World 19:28 11/09/2025TOKYO -- The number of children who died from abuse totaled 65 in Japan in fiscal 2023, down by seven from the preceding year, an expert panel of the Children and Families Agency said Thursday.
2 workers die during sewer dredging operation in Da Nang
Vietnam News 19:16 26/08/2025Two male workers were found dead while performing sewer dredging work at an intersection in Ngu Hanh Son Ward, Da Nang City, central Vietnam at midday on Tuesday.
More than 300 people dead in Pakistan after heavy rains, floods
World 17:22 16/08/2025PESHAWAR, Pakistan - More than 300 people are dead in northwest Pakistan after two days of intense rains and floods, local officials said on Saturday.
Floods and landslides in Indian Kashmir kill 60, over 200 missing
World 10:42 16/08/2025SRINAGAR - Rescuers in Indian Kashmir used shovels and earthmovers to search for survivors under boulders and debris on Friday, a day after sudden floods triggered by heavy rains killed at least 60 people and left 200 others missing.
Sudden, heavy rain in Indian Kashmir leaves 46 dead, more than 200 missing
World 11:06 15/08/2025SRINAGAR, India - At least 46 people died and more than 200 were missing following sudden, heavy rain in Indian Kashmir, officials said on Thursday, the second such disaster in the Himalayas in a little over a week.
Southern Taiwan lashed by torrential rain, four dead, more than 5,900 evacuated
World 16:37 04/08/2025TAIPEI - Four people died and more than 5,900 have been evacuated in southern Taiwan after the island recorded more than a year's rainfall over the past week which caused widespread landslides and flooding.
Thirty dead as northern China hit by heavy rain, landslides
World 10:55 29/07/2025Heavy rain in Beijing killed 30 people and forced authorities to evacuate tens of thousands as swathes of northern China were lashed by torrential downpours that sparked deadly landslides, state media said Tuesday.
Rain in northern China kills 2, forces thousands to relocate
World 13:35 27/07/2025HONG KONG - Heavy rain around Beijing and across north and northeast China has killed two and forced thousands to relocate as authorities warned of further widespread rain and risks of disasters including landslides and flooding.
Sleeper bus driver arrested following tragic crash that killed 10 in north-central Vietnam
Vietnam News 10:11 27/07/2025Police in Ha Tinh Province, north-central Vietnam detained the driver of a sleeper bus involved in a road accident that claimed 10 lives and left 14 others injured on Friday, an officer said on Saturday.