http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/12022-natural-disasters.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/12022-natural-disasters.html http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2089454-bangladesh-myanmar-relieved-cyclone-fizzles.html COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — A once-fearsome cyclone that was threatening Bangladesh and Myanmar dissipated quickly, causing some deaths but largely relieving authorities who had told more than 1 million people to leave vulnerable coastal areas in preparation for a far worse storm. Cyclone Mahasan lost power as it shed huge amounts of rain and then veer... Fri, 17 May 2013 02:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2089454-bangladesh-myanmar-relieved-cyclone-fizzles.html 2013-05-17T02:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2091896-alaska-volcano-continues-to-erupt-with-lava-ash.html ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A remote Alaska volcano continues to erupt, spewing ash clouds and a lava fountain several hundred feet (more than 100 meters) into the air. The Alaska Volcano Observatory said Thursday a continuous cloud of ash, steam and gas from Pavlof Volcano has been seen 20,000 feet (6,090 meters) above sea level and moving to the southeast.... Thu, 16 May 2013 22:34:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/2091896-alaska-volcano-continues-to-erupt-with-lava-ash.html 2013-05-16T22:34:40Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2084358-boats-carrying-fleeing-rohingya-minority-capsize.html SITTWE, Myanmar (AP) — An overcrowded boat capsized while trying to escape a cyclone bearing down on Myanmar, tossing dozens of members of the displaced Rohingya minority group into the sea. Eight bodies were found and more than 50 people were missing and feared dead, the United Nations said. More than 100 people were aboard the boat when it set sail late... Wed, 15 May 2013 05:24:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2084358-boats-carrying-fleeing-rohingya-minority-capsize.html 2013-05-15T05:24:12Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2084788-eviction-fears-haunt-haiti-camps-attacks.html PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Attorney Reynold Georges showed up with a judge and a police officer on a recent afternoon at Camp Acra, a cluster of tents and plywood shelters scattered across rocky hills dotted with trees in the heart of the Haitian capital. The lawyer told the camp of some 30,000 people that they were squatting on his land and had to leav... Tue, 14 May 2013 18:49:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2084788-eviction-fears-haunt-haiti-camps-attacks.html 2013-05-14T18:49:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2083902-massive-landslide-blocks-major-austrian-roadway.html VIENNA (AP) — A massive landslide has buried a section of the main road connecting much of Austria's Tyrol province with the city of Salzburg to the east, and emergency crews fear a car may be trapped under the rubble. They say tons of soil and rock apparently loosened by melting snow rolled onto the two-lane roadway early Tuesday. Police say a car from t... Tue, 14 May 2013 09:57:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2083902-massive-landslide-blocks-major-austrian-roadway.html 2013-05-14T09:57:50Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2078616-strong-quake-jolts-southern-iran-15-injured.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV says a strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake has jolted the south of the country, injuring at least 15 people. The report said the quake struck the Arabian Sea port town of Jask at 6:38 a.m. (GMT 2:08 a.m.) Saturday damaging hundreds of homes. Even moderate quakes can be deadly in the Iranian countryside, where houses are of... Sat, 11 May 2013 08:09:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2078616-strong-quake-jolts-southern-iran-15-injured.html 2013-05-11T08:09:34Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2074170-uk-budget-airline-to-test-ash-cloud-detector.html LONDON (AP) — A U.K. budget airline will create an artificial volcanic ash cloud over Europe this summer to test ash detection technology. The experiment aims to avoid the kind of chaos that paralyzed air traffic during eruptions three years ago. Thursday's announcement was made by easyJet, which acquired a ton of ash collected in Iceland by scientists in... Thu, 09 May 2013 18:26:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2074170-uk-budget-airline-to-test-ash-cloud-detector.html 2013-05-09T18:26:43Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2067746-philippine-volcano-spews-rocks-killing-5-climbers.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — One of the Philippines' most active volcanoes rumbled to life Tuesday, spewing room-sized rocks toward nearly 30 surprised climbers, killing five and injuring others that had to be fetched with rescue helicopters and rope. The climbers and their Filipino guides had spent the night camping in two groups before setting out at dayb... Wed, 08 May 2013 00:16:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2067746-philippine-volcano-spews-rocks-killing-5-climbers.html 2013-05-08T00:16:27Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/celebrity/2067172-apnewsbreak-harry-to-visit-storm-wrecked-us-town.html POINT PLEASANT BEACH, New Jersey (AP) — The mayor of a storm-wrecked Jersey shore town said Monday that England's Prince Harry will visit next week before heading to a news conference nearby. Mantoloking Mayor George Nebel said Monday that Harry, an heir to the British throne, will take a short walk along Barnegat Lane, along the town's bay front, during ... Mon, 06 May 2013 22:19:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/celebrity/2067172-apnewsbreak-harry-to-visit-storm-wrecked-us-town.html 2013-05-06T22:19:48Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2065564-iran-quake-rattles-region-nuke-reactor.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says a moderate earthquake rattled a region near the country's main nuclear reactor, but there were no reports of damage or deaths in the surrounding area. The official Islamic Republic News Agency says Monday's quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 and was centered near Kaki, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) southeast of Busheh... Mon, 06 May 2013 07:59:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2065564-iran-quake-rattles-region-nuke-reactor.html 2013-05-06T07:59:27Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2039016-amnesty-criticizes-haiti-evictions-camps.html PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti has violated international human rights obligations by failing to protect people who have been forced to leave the impromptu settlements that sprang up in the Caribbean nation after the 2010 earthquake, a global advocacy group said Tuesday. A report by Amnesty International said it found that thousands of displaced peopl... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:05:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2039016-amnesty-criticizes-haiti-evictions-camps.html 2013-04-23T16:05:44Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2039162-ap-photos-china-rushes-relief-sichuan-quake.html Saturday's earthquake in China's Sichuan province, measured by China's earthquake administration at magnitude 7.0 and by the U.S. Geological Survey at 6.6, killed at least 192 people, injured more than 11,000 and left nearly two dozen missing, mostly in the rural communities around Ya'an city. The temblor struck along the same fault line where a devastating quake to the nort... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:15:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2039162-ap-photos-china-rushes-relief-sichuan-quake.html 2013-04-23T15:15:09Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2032940-china-rushes-relief-sichuan-quake-kills-180.html YA'AN, China (AP) — Rescuers and relief teams struggled to rush supplies into the rural hills of China's Sichuan province Sunday after an earthquake left at least 180 people dead and more than 11,000 injured and prompted frightened survivors to spend a night in cars, tents and makeshift shelters. The earthquake Saturday morning triggered landslides that c... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 04:57:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2032940-china-rushes-relief-sichuan-quake-kills-180.html 2013-04-21T04:57:26Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2032694-quake-jolts-chinas-sichuan-killing-41.html BEIJING (AP) — A powerful earthquake jolted China's Sichuan province Saturday near where a devastating quake struck five years ago, leaving at least 41 dead and more than 600 injured and prompting state media to warn the casualty toll could climb sharply. The quake — measured by China's seismological bureau at magnitude-7 and the U.S. Geological Survey at... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 04:12:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2032694-quake-jolts-chinas-sichuan-killing-41.html 2013-04-20T04:12:55Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2030218-70-quake-hits-ocean-japan-russia-damage.html TOKYO (AP) — A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck in seas off far northern Japan and far eastern Russia on Friday, but no damage was expected. The Japan Meteorological Agency said sea changes were possible. No tsunami warnings have been issued. The tremor struck around midday in the Pacific Ocean at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles). Th... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 04:15:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2030218-70-quake-hits-ocean-japan-russia-damage.html 2013-04-19T04:15:58Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2028906-quake-wipes-entire-pakistani-town.html MASHKEL, Pakistan (AP) — Zar Bibi's 7-year-old son was napping when a massive earthquake demolished this small Pakistani town earlier this week near the Iranian border. The mud walls of the family's home were no match for the tremor that destroyed the house and, within seconds, buried the sleeping boy in rubble. "I called for his father and his elder brot... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:12:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2028906-quake-wipes-entire-pakistani-town.html 2013-04-18T18:12:10Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2027950-moderate-earthquake-injures-2-northwest-iran.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A moderate earthquake that shook a small town in Iran's northwest on Thursday afternoon injured two people, the official IRNA news agency reported. The magnitude-5.2 quake shook the town of Tasooj at 3:09 p.m. (1039 GMT) on Thursday. The town is about 600 kilometers (370 miles) northwest of the capital, Tehran. The spokesman of emergen... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:14:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2027950-moderate-earthquake-injures-2-northwest-iran.html 2013-04-18T16:14:52Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2025012-thousands-pakistanis-homeless-quake.html QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Thousands of people are homeless and desperate for aid in southwestern Pakistan following a deadly earthquake centered in neighboring Iran that toppled scores of mud brick homes and killed at least 36 people, officials said Wednesday. The Pakistani army has deployed several hundred soldiers to help the relief effort in Mashkel, the... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:53:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2025012-thousands-pakistanis-homeless-quake.html 2013-04-17T17:53:32Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2024466-strong-shallow-earthquake-shakes-papua-guinea.html PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — A powerful earthquake shook Papua New Guinea's northern coast Wednesday morning, sending residents fleeing for higher ground and items tumbling from shelves. There were no immediate reports of serious damage and no tsunami alert was issued. Disaster authorities were struggling to contact residents of the small town of... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:18:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2024466-strong-shallow-earthquake-shakes-papua-guinea.html 2013-04-17T02:18:32Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2018440-iran-urged-to-boost-nuke-safety-review-quake.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The head of the Gulf states' main political bloc is urging Iran to join an international accord on nuclear safety following an earthquake near the country's lone energy-producing reactor. Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani, secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council, opened a meeting Sunday in Riyadh to discuss nuclear safe... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 11:27:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2018440-iran-urged-to-boost-nuke-safety-review-quake.html 2013-04-14T11:27:48Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2007982-iran-37-killed-earthquake-south.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A 6.1 magnitude earthquake killed at least 37 and injured hundreds more in a sparsely populated area in southern Iran on Tuesday, Iranian officials said, adding that it did not damage a nuclear plant in the region. The report said the earthquake struck the town of Kaki some 96 kilometers (60 miles) southeast of Bushehr, a town on the P... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:03:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2007982-iran-37-killed-earthquake-south.html 2013-04-09T21:03:22Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1996952-haiti-historian-who-chronicled-capital-dies-88.html PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — George Corvington, a prominent Haitian historian best known for his exhaustive study of the Caribbean nation's capital of Port-au-Prince, died Wednesday at age 88, a close friend said. Fellow historian and longtime friend Georges Michel said that Corvington died peacefully in his sleep at his home in the capital he wrote so mu... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 04:56:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1996952-haiti-historian-who-chronicled-capital-dies-88.html 2013-04-04T04:56:30Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1996046-audit-katrina-aid-misspent.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators said Wednesday that as much as $700 million in federal aid intended to help some 24,000 Louisiana families elevate their homes after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 may have been misspent. A report by the Housing and Urban Development Department's inspector general said some homeowners who got grants of up to $3... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:25:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1996046-audit-katrina-aid-misspent.html 2013-04-03T23:25:55Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1986694-china-landslide-buries-83-tibet-gold-mine-area.html BEIJING (AP) — No signs of life have been detected at a gold mining site in a mountainous area of Tibet more than 24 hours after a massive landslide buried 83 workers, Chinese state media said Saturday. The state-run China Central Television said more than 2,000 rescuers have been dispatched to Lhasa's Maizhokunggar county to search for the buried. About ... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 03:02:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1986694-china-landslide-buries-83-tibet-gold-mine-area.html 2013-03-30T03:02:02Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1981524-strong-quake-sways-buildings-taiwan-kills-1.html TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A strong earthquake struck central Taiwan on Wednesday, killing at one person and injuring 19 as it damaged buildings on the quake-prone island. The Central Weather Bureau said the magnitude-6.1 earthquake was felt throughout the island. Buildings swayed in the capital, Taipei, and sections of the high-speed rail line were suspended ... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:46:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1981524-strong-quake-sways-buildings-taiwan-kills-1.html 2013-03-27T12:46:34Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1976456-3-killed-avalanches-slovakia-3-days.html BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia's mountain rescue service says an avalanche in the highest Slovak mountain range has killed two hikers. The rescue service says the bodies of a 38-year-old Czech tourist and a 49-year-old Slovak mountain guide were recovered by rescuers at about 2 a.m. (0100 GMT) on Sunday after an avalanche in the High Tatras mountain... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:52:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1976456-3-killed-avalanches-slovakia-3-days.html 2013-03-24T14:52:59Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1959016-bachelet-chile-lefts-hope-presidential-vote.html SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Michelle Bachelet has a deep resume: daughter of a general tortured to death for opposing a coup, leftist exile during the ensuing bloody dictatorship, pediatrician, Cabinet member, mother, president, head of the U.N. women's agency. Now she's coming back home after her stint at the United Nations, and if Chile's left has its way, s... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:38:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1959016-bachelet-chile-lefts-hope-presidential-vote.html 2013-03-16T15:38:27Z