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In India alone, nearly 200 glacial lakes are considered to be at high ⁠risk of bursting their banks and 56 at very high risk, according to the Systemiq report. 1.000

👤 Systemiq 📋 News Article 🏷️ Climate Change , Statistics , India , Disaster

Simplified: According to a Systemiq report, nearly 200 glacial lakes in India are at high risk of bursting and 56 are at very high risk.

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3 weeks ago
The Indian state of Uttarakhand suffered a similar but smaller-scale rock avalanche struck in 2021, and a glacial lake burst in the Indian state of Sikkim in 2023. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ History , India , Disaster

Simplified: A rock avalanche struck the Indian state of Uttarakhand in 2021, and a glacial lake burst in the Indian state of Sikkim in 2023.

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3 weeks ago
A report issued by scientists this week concluded that fossil fuel emissions played a “very strong” role in the Aug. 26 disaster in Nepal and Tibet, as rising temperatures likely destabilized permafro... 1.000

👤 Unnamed scientists 📋 News Article 🏷️ Science , Climate Change , Disaster , Nepal , Tibet

Simplified: A scientific report concluded that fossil fuel emissions played a 'very strong' role in the August 26 disaster in Nepal and Tibet.

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3 weeks ago
Now, three weeks after a glacier collapsed, unleashing flash floods that left more than 8,000 dead or missing in Nepal and China, experts are urging national and local leaders across the region to pre... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ China , Climate Change , Disaster , Nepal

Simplified: A glacier collapse in late August 2026 caused flash floods that left over 8,000 people dead or missing in Nepal and China.

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3 weeks ago
When he got to Florida after 2018’s Hurricane Michael — which came on the back of a particularly destructive 2017 hurricane season... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Disaster , Weather

Simplified: Hurricane Michael hit Florida in 2018.

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3 weeks ago
Since then, 70 bodies have been recovered, but dozens of others remained trapped underground, said Suliman Abo Humeida, spokesman for the Emergency Response Rooms, a community-led humanitarian initiat... 1.000

👤 Suliman Abo Humeida 📋 News Article 🏷️ Casualties , Disaster , Sudan

Simplified: Suliman Abo Humeida of the Emergency Response Rooms stated that 70 bodies have been recovered and dozens more remain trapped after a mine collapse in...

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3 weeks ago
The mine in West Kordofan state collapsed on Sunday. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Mining , Disaster , Sudan

Simplified: An artisanal gold mine in Sudan's West Kordofan state collapsed on Sunday, September 13, 2026.

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3 weeks ago
He added that three people had been rescued, each with multiple fractures, and that most of the dead and missing were young men, though several were teenagers. 1.000

👤 Suliman Abo Humeida 📋 News Article 🏷️ Casualties , Disaster , Sudan

Simplified: Suliman Abo Humeida stated that three people were rescued with multiple fractures and that most of the dead and missing were young men, including some...

1 sources

3 weeks ago
“The chances of rescue are limited because there are no specialized rescue teams or specialized equipment,” Mr. Humeida said by telephone. 1.000

👤 Suliman Abo Humeida 📋 News Article 🏷️ Disaster , Sudan , Emergency Response

Simplified: Suliman Abo Humeida said that rescue chances for trapped miners are limited due to a lack of specialized teams and equipment.

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3 weeks ago
Ms. Gallagher, who lives in Leander, Texas, said in an interview on Thursday that, despite the criticism she received on social media about her views on illegal immigration, she believed that everyone... 0.900

👤 Ms. Gallagher 📋 News Article 🏷️ Aid , Disaster

Simplified: Ms Gallagher believed everyone deserved aid after a natural disaster.

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7 months ago
The recent floods in Kerr County, Texas killed 135 people, including many young children. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Texas , Disaster

Simplified: Recent floods in Kerr County Texas killed 135 people including many young children

2 sources

7 months ago
In the coastal province of Shandong, flash floods destroyed 19 houses in foothill villages last week, killing two people and leaving 10 more missing, after half a year’s worth of rain fell in five hou... 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ China , Disaster

Simplified: Flash floods destroyed 19 houses in foothill villages last week killing two people and leaving 10 more missing in coastal province of Shandong

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7 months ago
Authorities found the body of a passenger downstream and were still searching for the others. 0.950

👤 Xinhua 📋 News Article 🏷️ Disaster

Simplified: Authorities found body of passenger downstream and were still searching for others

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7 months ago
In neighboring Shanxi province, a bus carrying 14 people went missing near a village. 0.950

👤 State media 📋 News Article 🏷️ China , Disaster

Simplified: Bus carrying 14 people went missing near village in neighboring Shanxi province

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7 months ago
In Hebei province, which surrounds Beijing, a landslide killed four people and left another eight missing. 0.950

👤 State media 📋 News Article 🏷️ China , Disaster

Simplified: Landslide killed four people and left another eight missing in Hebei province which surrounds Beijing

1 sources

7 months ago
About 17,000 in Miyun have been relocated. 0.950

👤 CCTV 📋 News Article 🏷️ Disaster

Simplified: About 17000 people in Miyun have been relocated

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7 months ago
Dozens of roads have been damaged, potentially complicating rescue efforts. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Infrastructure , Disaster

Simplified: Dozens of roads have been damaged potentially complicating rescue efforts

1 sources

7 months ago
Another two were killed in Yanqing. 0.950

👤 China’s state broadcaster CCTV 📋 News Article 🏷️ Disaster

Simplified: Two people were killed in Yanqing

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7 months ago
China grapples with yet another deadly rainy season marked by extreme downpours, devastating floods and landslides. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ China , Disaster , Weather

Simplified: China grapples with deadly rainy season marked by extreme downpours floods and landslides

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7 months ago
Days of torrential rain have killed at least 30 people in the northern outskirts of Beijing. 0.950

👤 State media 📋 News Article 🏷️ Disaster , Weather

Simplified: Torrential rain killed at least 30 people in northern outskirts of Beijing

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7 months ago