Sri Lanka flooding death toll rises to 410, hundreds still missing
Sri Lanka flooding death toll rises to 410, hundreds still missing

Sri Lankas Disaster Management Centre reported Tuesday that the death toll from severe flooding and landslides has reached 410, with another 336 people still missing. The disasters follow a week of relentless heavy rains across the country. Authorities said more than 1.5 million people have been...

Death toll reaches 212 as Sri Lanka battles aftermath of cyclone Ditwah
Death toll reaches 212 as Sri Lanka battles aftermath of cyclone Ditwah

Sri Lankas death toll from Cyclone Ditwah has climbed to 212, with another 218 people still missing, officials said on Sunday, as rescue and relief operations continued for a fourth consecutive day following widespread flooding, reports Reuters. The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) reported that...

Remains of 6-year-old girl missing since 2011 Japan Tsunami identified after 14 years
Remains of 6-year-old girl missing since 2011 Japan Tsunami identified after 14 years

Fourteen years after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, the partial remains of 6-year-old Natsuse Yamane, who had been missing since the disaster, have been identified, authorities announced on Thursday. Natsuse, from Yamada in Iwate Prefecture, was swept away by the tsunami on...