Japan hit by worst weather disaster in decades: Why did so many die?, Asia News,TOKYO – Torrential rains unleashed floods and set off landslides in western Japan last week, killing at least 176 people, forcing millions to evacuate and leaving dozens missing in the country's worst weather disast
Indian state battles 'rat fever' outbreak after worst floods in a century, Health News,NEW DELHI – The southern Indian state of Kerala is battling an outbreak of a bacterial disease that authorities suspect has killed dozens of people since mid-August after the worst flooding in a century.
Japan's Kagoshima city orders 600,000 residents to evacuate after days of heavy rain, Asia News,TOKYO – Japan's southern city of Kagoshima on Wednesday (July 3) ordered its nearly 600,000 residents to take shelter in evacuation centres and other safe areas as torrential rains threatened la
