Libya floods: fears that 20,000 have died - BBC News

Libya floods: fears that 20,000 have died – BBC News

There are fears that as many as 20,000 people may have died in the flooding that’s devastated northern Libya after dams burst during storms. The coastal city of Derna suffered the worst of the disaster. There have been desperate calls…

Hawaii wildfires: hundreds more feared dead - BBC News

Hawaii wildfires: hundreds more feared dead – BBC News

Hundreds of people are still missing following wildfires that devastated the Hawaiian island of Maui. The Governor of Hawaii has said that many of them may have lost their lives. At least 96 people are known to have died. Rescue…

Hawaii deadly wildfires cause catastrophic damage - BBC News

Hawaii deadly wildfires cause catastrophic damage – BBC News

Hawaii is facing the “largest natural disaster” in its history, after wildfires ripped through the island of Maui and destroyed most of the beach-front town of Lahaina. The island has been ravaged with entire communities and neighbourhoods destroyed, as hurricane-strength…

The Holocaust survivor sharing her story on TikTok - BBC Newsnight

The Holocaust survivor sharing her story on TikTok – BBC Newsnight

To mark Holocaust Memorial Day, Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert – who was deported to Auschwitz aged 20 – shares her story alongside her great-grandson Dov Forman. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog As those able to give first hand testimony of the…

Carnage in wake of Typhoon Rai with thousands homeless in Philippines - BBC News

Carnage in wake of Typhoon Rai with thousands homeless in Philippines – BBC News

It’s nearly a week since the Philippines were struck by a typhoon, the strongest this year. At least 375 people lost their lives and hundreds of thousands have been left without shelter. The Red Cross says there is “carnage” in…

Race to help Haiti earthquake victims as tropical storm approaches - BBC News

Race to help Haiti earthquake victims as tropical storm approaches – BBC News

Aid workers in Haiti are racing to provide food, water and shelter to survivors of Saturday’s earthquake, before a major tropical storm hits the country. Hospitals are struggling to cope with thousands of injured survivors. Nearly 1,300 people are known…

Catastrophic flooding across western Europe as politicians blame climate change - BBC News

Catastrophic flooding across western Europe as politicians blame climate change – BBC News

More than 120 people have died and hundreds are still missing after record rainfall caused the worst flooding in parts of Western Europe for many decades. In Germany dozens of people were unaccounted for, with the Chancellor Angela Merkel describing…

At least 24 dead after train plunges onto busy road in Mexico City - BBC News

At least 24 dead after train plunges onto busy road in Mexico City – BBC News

At least 24 people have died in Mexico City after a railway bridge collapsed sending train carriages plunging onto a busy road below. Dozens of other people were injured. Rescue workers searched through the wreckage for survivors at the site,…