Disaster Relief

Even though two decades have passed, survivors are still grieving the loved ones they lost to the giant wave that caused one of modern history's worst natural disasters.

Retired policeman Terry Ey and his wife Rosemary took up a posting in Darwin just before Christmas in 1974. They reflect on the terror and aftermath of one of Australia's worst ever natural disasters.

Closures in the Kurram district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have paralysed medical facilities, leaving hundreds of thousands stranded without essential supplies, including sick kids.

Vanuatu's deadly magnitude-7.3 earthquake has forced 1,700 people from their homes, with many still sleeping out in the open as weather forecasts predict heavy rain will hit Port Vila.

Authorities say 110,000 homes were destroyed when the powerful storm made landfall last week. In Mayotte, the death toll is expected to rise dramatically.

People in Vanuatu applaud its latest show of resilience following a deadly magnitude-7.3 earthquake, but they say it can't respond to its cascading natural disasters alone.

Australian humanitarian supplies arrive in the quake-hit Pacific nation of Vanuatu, as RAAF flights take more stranded Australians home. 

The Boxing Day tsunami interrupted a civil war, triggered the worst rail accident in history and shattered the lives of millions. Twenty years on, those who escaped certain death share their stories.

Scientists at the Imperial College London say climate change likely intensified Tropical Cyclone Chido from a category three to a category four storm.

The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-Hazards Department has issued a warning of a low-to-medium likelihood of a cyclone developing, as the nation grapples with the aftermath of a deadly earthquake.

The first Australian relief flight carrying supplies and personnel is en route to Vanuatu where rescuers are searching for bodies trapped underneath rubble in the wake of a 7.4-magnitude earthquake.

From natural disasters to financial ruin, Eddie Cowie's Queensland lychee farm is finally showing signs of life again after nearly a decade of turmoil.

Those who lived through the terror following Cyclone Jasper share their fears, along with some of the small joys that have helped them through the mammoth recovery effort.

The latest bloodshed occurred just hours after the UN General Assembly called for an immediate ceasefire in the devastated territory, with Australia supporting the motion but the US and Israel opposing it.

Farmers on one side of the New South Wales-Queensland border are receiving fire recovery grants while those opposite are struggling with "unforgivable" inequality.

Engineers hope easy-to-erect, sustainable cardboard homes may provide the answer to crisis accommodation after floods and bushfires.

The United Nations chief expresses concern over a recent escalation in Syria's civil war, which had remained dormant until a recent surprise rebel offensive in Aleppo.

The convoy was travelling through southern Gaza on Saturday when the UN's Palestinian aid agency UNRWA says it was set upon by armed gunmen.

The bureau is predicting this year’s cyclone season will be about average, but high ocean temperatures, responsible for giving cyclones their destructive energy, might mean they’re stronger than usual. 

Muswellbrook has been rocked by more than 50 quakes since August that have damaged buildings, but some home owners have had their insurance claims rejected on the basis the issues were "pre-existing".