Natural Disaster

• Death toll from mudslide in Japan resort town rises to 4, dozens remain missing

  In addition to the four people found dead, officials said 25 people have been rescued from the town of Atami, including three who were injured.

  World

  Jul 5
• 2 dead, around 20 missing after mudslide southwest of Tokyo

  Ten people were rescued and as many as 80 homes buried in Atami.

  World

  Jul 3
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• What happened to… the 2010 earthquake in Haiti

  On this episode of the Global News podcast 'Whatever happened to…?,' journalist Erica Vella revisits the earthquake in Haiti that happened in 2010.

  World

  Mar 25
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• ‘We will rise’: Bahamian diaspora in Nova Scotia collects donations for Dorian survivors

  A GoFundMe campaign endorsed by the Halifax diaspora has already raised more than $500,000 for relief in The Bahamas.

  Weather

  Sep 4, 2019
• 60 homes in Tillsonburg evacuated due to gas leak following lightning bolt: OPP

  Union Gas warns nearby residents that gas will be turned off for approximately 12 hours. 

  Canada

  Aug 18, 2019
• Alberta wildfire evacuee says she’s more concerned about firefighters than what she left behind

  As crews try to beat back a powerful wildfire outside a northwestern Alberta town, an evacuee says she's more concerned about those fighting the blaze than she is about the townhouse she had to leave behind.

  Canada

  May 22, 2019
• 1 dead after tornado touches down in Mississippi

  A woman was killed when a tornado hit Columbus, Mississippi, and a man died when he drove into floodwaters in Tennessee, officials said.

  News

  Feb 24, 2019
• Death toll rises to over 800 after earthquake and subsequent tsunami ravage Indonesia

  The country’s disaster agency said the death toll more than doubled to 832, and nearly all of those were from the hard-hit city of Palu on the island of Sulawesi.

  Weather

  Sep 30, 2018
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• At least 420 dead after 7.5 magnitude earthquake sends tsunami sweeping through Indonesian island

  Disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said 384 people were killed in the hard-hit city of Palu alone.

  Weather

  Sep 29, 2018
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• Winnipeg woman relieved as family in Philippines safe after typhoon

  One Winnipeg woman is relieved to hear her family is safe in the Philippines after Typhoon Mangkhut rocked the country over the weekend.

  Sep 18, 2018