Tears, prayers as Asia mourns tsunami dead 20 years on
Banda Aceh, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 26, 2024
Tearful mourners prayed and lit candles Thursday at ceremonies across Asia to remember the 220,000 people killed two decades ago when a tsunami hit coastlines around the Indian Ocean in one of the world's worst disasters. ... more
Turkey court jails hotel owner, architect in quake trial
Istanbul (AFP) Dec 25, 2024
A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced the owner and architect of a hotel where 72 people died after it collapsed following an earthquake last year to over 18 years in prison. ... more
Mayotte cyclone likely to have killed 'dozens' not '1000s'; Mozambique death toll rises to 120
Paris (AFP) Dec 23, 2024
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Monday hit out at "alarmist" claims about a significant death toll from Cyclone Chido, which hit the country's Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte. ... more