There are certain precautionary measures one can take when they come across flash floods.

Continous rains have resulted in flash floods in Johannesburg and authorities warned motorists to be cautious because many low-lying bridges had become flooded.

Sassa is set to take over responsibility for activation of humanitarian relief and assessments of local disasters in Cape Town.

Vaal residents were counting the losses from a tornado that uprooted luxury holiday homes and displaced more than 1100 informal settlement dwellers.

Cathlin Sassen recounts the terror she felt when a tornado tore through the Vaal Marina area, leaving a trail of destruction and despair.

A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of New Caledonia, triggering a brief tsunami warning and evacuation alert.

Flash floods killed at least 15 people, made scores homeless and destroyed infrastructure in Greece after a raging torrent inundated two coastal towns

Rain and showers are expected to move in over the Southern Cape during Tuesday morning spreading into the Western Cape province.

The earthquake of magnitude 8.1 that struck off the southern coast of Mexico has triggered small tsunami waves and killed at least five people.

In 2004, a 9.15 magnitude Boxing Day earthquake triggered a tsunami across the Indian Ocean in one of the biggest natural disasters in history.

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked New Zealand, damaging buildings and triggering a tsunami which saw people in coastal areas fleeing to higher ground.