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From Los Angeles fires to Gaza’s famine: Wars, climate disasters in 2025

Ukrainian military medics attend a pottery class at the RePower programme, a mountain retreat designed to support their psychological recovery and mental well-being in Ukraine's western Zakarpattia region on October 24, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 
Published on Dec 30, 2025 10:38 pm IST

Cyclone Ditwah: Scenes of damage, resilience across Sri Lanka; India on edge

A man is seen pushing a makeshift raft along a flooded street in Ambatale on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Saturday after Cyclone Ditwah unleashed torrential rains and powerful winds across the country, triggering widespread flooding and deadly landslides, especially in central and eastern hilly regions. The death toll climbed to 132, while 176 others remain unaccounted for. According to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC), the severe weather has damaged over 15,000 houses and forced nearly 78,000 people to take refuge in government-run relief camps, said a report by AFP.
Updated on Nov 29, 2025 05:00 pm IST

Natural disasters, conflicts that ravaged the world in 2024 | Photos

A mother's farewell to the body of her child who was killed in the aftermath of overnight Israeli bombardment in al-Maghazi in the central Gaza Strip, at the morgue of the Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir el-Balah on June 25, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas.
Updated on Dec 31, 2024 04:38 pm IST

Delhi: Firefighting operation underway at Bhalswa landfill

A fire broke out at the Bhalswa landfill site in north Delhi on Tuesday. Efforts are on to douse the fire which has been raging for over 15 hours, officials said on Wednesday. Locals who live near the Bhalaswa dump yard have been reporting breathing problems.
Updated on Apr 27, 2022 07:51 pm IST