Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters

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Earthquake hits north of Norway's Svalbard

There are no reports of injuries or damage after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck north of the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard.

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A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck north of Norway's Arctic archipelago of Svalbard

Flood warnings in drenched southeast Qld

Southeast and southern Queensland faces the prospect of further flooding with a low pressure system set to dump more rain on soaked catchments in both regions.

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A low pressure system set to dump more rain on soaked catchments in much of Queensland.

Floods to isolate two southwest Qld towns

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The Bureau of Meteorology has issued further flood warnings for already inundated Queensland.

Big quake strikes Macquarie Island region

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An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 has struck the Macquarie Island region in the southern Pacific.

Body of missing Queensland man found

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The body of a man whose empty car was found in a flooded area of southern Queensland has been found.

At least 11 dead in remote India flooding

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At least eight people have been killed by heavy flooding and rains in northeast India.