US north-east battles first major snow storm of 2014
The north-eastern US has been hit by a major winter storm, with 53cm (21 inches) of snowfall recorded in one town in Massachusetts. The state of Michigan saw up to 25cm (10 inches) of …
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Thousands in El Salvador flee erupting Chaparrastique volcano
Thousands of people in eastern El Salvador are leaving their homes after a volcano erupted on Sunday morning. Threat: The Chaparrastique volcano spews ash Residents in the coffee-producing region said they had heard a …
Storm batters southern Britain, hitting flights, trains and power
Britain’s strongest storm in a decade battered southern regions on Monday, forcing hundreds of flight cancellations, cutting power lines and disrupting the travel plans of millions of commuters. People in parts of the UK …
Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant undamaged after quake
The operator of Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant said on Saturday there was no damage or spike in radiation levels at the station after a large earthquake struck in the ocean east of Japan, …
‘Super cyclone’ moving at 125mph hits the east coast of India
A huge cyclone that has forced as many as 500,000 people to flee their homes has made landfall in eastern India. Cyclone Phailin makes landfall in India Winds were measured at 200 km/h (125mph) …
Mexico mudslide buries village, 80 killed
A resurgent hurricane lashed Mexico’s northwest coast early Thursday after twin storms killed at least 80 people nationwide and buried a village under a massive mudslide, leaving dozens more missing. A man wades through …
Fukushima ‘mutant vegetable’ images sweep across the region two years after nuclear disaster
The fall out from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster two years ago appears to have found its way into the food chain, as a series of snaps apparently showing ‘mutant vegetables’ have emerged online. …