News about emergency situations

Australia says 'confident' searching in right area for MH370 Australia said it was confident the search for MH370 was being conducted in the right area with aircraft wreckage being washed to La Reunion consistent with currents from the zone they are scouring.

31 July 2015

Rains, floods kill 81 in Pakistan: disaster agency Torrential rains and flooding have killed 81 people in Pakistan over the past two weeks and affected almost 300,000, the disaster management agency said Tuesday, warning of more bad weather to come.

29 July 2015

France evacuates 10,000 campers as Provence burns French officials evacuated 10,000 people from three different campsites as hot winds fanned fires in drought-hit Provence in the middle of the summer holiday season

28 July 2015

20 killed in Russian military barrack collapse in Siberia Twenty Russian soldiers have been killed after their military barracks collapsed in Siberia.

13 July 2015

China evacuates over 865,000 as super typhoon nears Super typhoon Chan-hom barrelled towards eastern China near commercial hub Shanghai, prompting the evacuation of more than 865,000 people.

11 July 2015

Hurricane rips off roofs in Pavlodar Oblast A hurricane blasted through Pavlodar Oblast in northeastern Kazakhstan.

09 July 2015

Kazakhstan's Kostanay oblast hit by tornado, 12 injured Sarykol village of Kostanay oblast in northern Kazakhstan has been hit by a tornado on June 26.

03 July 2015

Death toll from Pakistan train accident rises to 17: army The death toll from a Pakistan rail accident has risen to 17, the army said Friday, the day after a special military train fell into a canal when a bridge partially collapsed.

03 July 2015

Almaty hit by heavy rain and windstorm Heavy rains and winds have hit Kazakhstan's Almaty in the past two days.

09 June 2015

Billions in damages from floods in Kazakhstan Flood disaster in Kazakhstan has caused billions of tenge in damages and destruction.

31 May 2015

Two-seat helicopter crashes in Kazakhstan A two-seat helicopter has crashed in Almaty Oblast near Taldykurgan in southern Kazakhstan.

27 May 2015

Movement of meltwater around Astana as observed from two satellites A lot of efforts were made to preserve Astana from flooding. Technology were one way to do that as daily photographs of areas around the Kazakh capital were made to control the situation.

13 May 2015

Kazakhstan to render aid to Nepal: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kazakhstan will render assistance to Nepal.

04 May 2015

5,800 migrants rescued in Mediterranean Another 5,800 migrants desperate to reach Europe were rescued this weekend as they tried to cross the Mediterranean on rickety boats.

04 May 2015

Almaty's largest shopping mall destroyed in fire One of Almaty’s largest shopping malls Adem has been destroyed in fire.

01 May 2015

Evacuees return to worst-hit village in flood aftermath in Kazakhstan As waters subside in Kazakhstan's Karaganda Oblast, villagers start returning to their homes. Damages from the natural disaster remain to be assessed.

28 April 2015

Kazakh villagers ask to asses damages from flooding Villagers from flood-hit areas in Kazakhstan ask for help and to assess damages to their homes. Emergency services are still working to counter the consequences of flooding and prevent additional ruin.

27 April 2015

Bridge collapses during construction in Almaty; 20 injured A bridge has collapsed during pouring of concrete in Kazakhstan's Almaty injuring 20 construction workers.

24 April 2015

Chile volcano erupts for first time in decades Southern Chile's Calbuco volcano erupted for the first time in nearly half a century, spewing a giant funnel of ash 10 kilometers (six miles) into the sky.

23 April 2015