South Africa declares national state of disaster to enable ‘intensive response’ to widespread floods

In order to intensify response to the severe flooding that has devastated seven out of the…

Indonesia: 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits Papua, four dead

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Papua on Thursday claimed lives of four people and damaged many buildings, the…

Japan develops remotely operated snake-shaped robots for disaster site inspection

Researchers in Japan have developed an advanced snake-shaped robot that can climb ladders and wind its…