A heavy landslide, triggered by heavy rains, has reportedly claimed the lives of 42 people in the western part of Cameroon.

29 people have died in Kenya due to flooding, authorities said Thursday, as the country's meteorological department warned that more heavy rains are expected.

Classes have been indefinitely suspended for some 1.9 million students on the Philippine island of Mindanao after an earthquake which killed 5 people.

Japan is ready to spend 710 million yen ($6.5 million) to deal with the devastating aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said.

A Japanese evacuation centre turned away two homeless people as a deadly typhoon approached on the weekend, prompting widespread criticism.

Japan beefed up relief and rescue operations on Monday after one of the most powerful typhoons to hit the country in decades.

Fears are mounting that Cape Town could experience a spate of devastating fires this summer. Scientists explain what’s known about the potential threat.

Japan bolstered search-and-rescue operations, struggling with massive flooding and landslides left by one of the most powerful typhoons to hit the country in decades.

"It is better to anticipate what is coming and deal pro-actively with it rather than to allow that pressure to build up into a destructive storm also."

At least 20 people were killed and 107 injured when a magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck the Molucca islands in eastern Indonesia on Thursday, officials said.

Experts say areas such as Constantia, Hout Bay and Newlands are at risk of a major catastrophe as Cape Town will experience its worst fire season.

"I have felt the power of a stun grenade and I can tell you the feeling of the actual earthquake was 10 times worse,” said retired videographer Peter Brewis.

Typhoon Faxai hit just east of Tokyo, killing one woman, with record-breaking winds and stinging rain that threatened to burst river banks.

Days after fleeing their crumbling home while Hurricane Dorian rampaged over the Bahamas, Samuel Cornish and his family caught a rescue flight to Nassau.

A weakened Hurricane Dorian flooded homes on North Carolina's Outer Banks on Friday with a fury that took even storm-hardened residents by surprise

Leaders from Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana and Peru and Suriname have begun discussion of possible regional measures to protect the Amazon.