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Japan typhoon search resumes as another storm looms The search resumed Monday for 19 people still missing after last week's typhoon-sparked landslides on a Japanese island, as meteorologists warned of another "very strong" storm.

21 October 2013

Groundwater radiation spikes at crippled Fukushima Groundwater radiation levels at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have soared near a tank that leaked 300 tonnes of toxic water in August.

20 October 2013

Frogmen join body hunt as Japan typhoon tolls hit 24 Frogmen were Friday scouring waters off the coast of a Japanese island where landslides buried houses when a huge typhoon rolled through, as the death toll reached 24.

19 October 2013

Search for Philippine quake survivors as death toll hits 107 Rescue workers raced Wednesday to reach isolated communities on a popular Philippine tourist island that was devastated by a huge earthquake, as aftershocks tormented survivors and the death toll climbed to 107.

16 October 2013

Mass evacuations in Vietnam for typhoon Nari Vietnam is evacuating tens of thousands of people in the path of Typhoon Nari, state media said Monday, after the powerful storm left 13 dead in the Philippines.

15 October 2013

Five dead, millions without power as typhoon hits Philippines Typhoon Nari pummelled the northern Philippines early Saturday, ripping roofs off buildings, killing five people and leaving more than two million people without electricity.

13 October 2013

Red alert issued as massive cyclone bears down on India India issued a red alert as a massive cyclone bore down on the east coast Saturday, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people.

12 October 2013

Typhoon Fitow slams into China Typhoon Fitow barrelled into China's east coast early Monday, packing winds of more than 200 kilometres an hour after hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated.

07 October 2013

Flights cancelled as typhoon nears Japan's Okinawa Powerful Typhoon Fitow is expected to hit Japan's southern island chain of Okinawa on Saturday, with domestic and international flights to and from the islands cancelled.

05 October 2013

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New leak at crippled Fukushima nuclear plant: TEPCO Another leak of radioactive water has been found at Fukushima, the plant's Japanese operator said Thursday, the latest setback for the troubled clean-up at the broken nuclear power station.

03 October 2013

Pakistan quake death toll nears 350 The death toll from a huge earthquake in southwest Pakistan this week has soared to around 350 people with more than 500 injured, officials said Thursday, among fears the toll could still rise.

26 September 2013

Death toll in Pakistan earthquake jumps to 173: officials The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck a remote part of southwestern Pakistan jumped to 173 on Wednesday, officials said, as rescue teams rushed to the area.

25 September 2013

25 dead as typhoon hits China, flight chaos in Hong Kong Typhoon Usagi killed at least 25 people after crashing ashore in southern China, throwing the region's transport systems into chaos and leaving tens of thousands of airline passengers stranded in Hong Kong.

23 September 2013

Rescuers pull bodies from Mexico mudslide Rescuers pulled two bodies Thursday from a mudslide that buried a Mexican village, but dozens remained missing after storms lashed the country and killed almost 100 people nationwide.

20 September 2013

Mudslide buries village, new hurricane lashes Mexico A resurgent hurricane lashed Mexico's northwest coast Wednesday after twin storms killed at least 80 people nationwide and buried a village under a mudslide, leaving dozens more missing.

19 September 2013

Flooded Acapulco hit by looting as tourists airlifted Mexican military and commercial flights airlifted hundreds of tourists stranded in the flooded resort of Acapulco Tuesday, where thousands of looters ransacked stores after two deadly storms struck the country.

18 September 2013

Typhoon hits Japan as Fukushima operator releases water into sea Typhoon Man-yi hit Japan Monday, leaving two people dead and forcing the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to release rainwater with low levels of radiation into the ocean.

17 September 2013

Japan tells 300,000 households to evacuate as typhoon hits Typhoon Man-yi hit central Japan Monday, with almost 300,000 households told to evacuate and fears the storm could go on to hit the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.

16 September 2013

Rain hinders search in Colorado floods Torrential rain grounded rescue helicopters in Colorado for much of Sunday, slowing the search for hundreds of people unaccounted for after massive flooding in the western US state killed six.

16 September 2013