Damage is reported in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city (which lies 600km away from the epicentre) and in Naypyidaw, the country ...

Casualty figures have been slow to emerge in Myanmar and Thailand as rescuers scramble to find survivors under the rubble of ...

Scientists comment on a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that has hit central Myanmar. Dr Roberto Gentile, Assistant Professor in Catastrophe Risk Modelling, University College London (UCL), said: “The ...

Asian megadeltas, including the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna, Irrawaddy, Chao Phraya, Mekong, and Red River deltas, are home to millions of people and are vital for regional food security. However ...

It is highly prone to earthquakes due to its location on the boundary of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates.

The Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar has been plagued by wars and natural disasters since it became independent from Britain ...

In a censored nation that runs on rumor and omens, people in Myanmar wonder whether the latest disaster might be a portent of ...

The system is expected to make landfall between the Gold Coast and southern parts of the Wide Bay region as a category two cyclone. If it does, it will be the first cyclone to cross Queensland's ...

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is forecast to strike densely populated areas of southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales. Brisbane, home to more than 2.5 million people, is among the places in ...

A new map showing the extent of flooding during Cyclone Gabrielle is now available on the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council website. Image:Supplied The sources of information to produce this map ...

The centre of Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to cross the coast Friday night or early Saturday morning, most likely between Noosa and Coolangatta, bringing destructive winds and the risk of ...

The quake shook a swath of Southeast Asia. Myanmar’s military government said 144 people were killed in just three cities.