The Latest Breaking News from Civil Defense

Multiple Palestinians Killed In Airstrikes On Rafah, Gaza

Israeli airstrikes in Rafah, Gaza cause casualties as tensions rise in the region. Palestinian Civil Defense responds to tragic events.

Top News · May 7, 2024

Death Toll In Southern Brazil Flood Rises To 56

The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by torrential storms in southern Brazil has climbed to 56 people, with 74 injured and another 67 missing, the country's civil defense agency said Saturday.

International Business Times · May 4, 2024

Nearly 400 Bodies Recovered In Gaza After Israeli Withdrawal

Update on recovery efforts in Gaza: Nearly 400 bodies recovered from Al-Shifa hospital and surrounding areas post Israeli forces' withdrawal. Ongoing effor...

Top News · Apr 9, 2024

Mudslides smash 5 villages in Peru; death toll lowered to 12

Residents of five small gold-mining villages in southern Peru’s Arequipa region are struggling to salvage their belongings after landslides caused by strong rains killed at least 12 people and dragged mud, water and rocks that turned precarious homes and other buildings into rubble

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

Bolivia hopes to prevent forest fires in vulnerable areas

Bolivian authorities are striving to prevent an increase in forest fires at its border with Argentina, after almost one million hectares (2.47 million acres) ravaged the eastern part of the country so far this year, authorities said on Sunday.

Reuters · Sep 18, 2022

More Bodies Pulled from Iraq Shrine after Landslide

Two bodies were recovered on Monday from a shrine in Iraq's Karbala province after a landslide caused it to partially collapse, bringing the overall toll to seven dead, rescue services said. "Unfortunately, we found this morning two bodies, a man and a woman", under the rubble of Qattarat al-Imam Ali,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 22, 2022

Expert: Algeria Fires Burned UNESCO-listed Park

More than 10 percent of a UNESCO-listed biosphere reserve has been destroyed by fires that tore through northeastern Algeria, killing at least 38 people, an expert told AFP on Saturday. The figure cited by Rafik Baba Ahmed, former director of the El Kala Biosphere Reserve, means that the burned area…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 21, 2022

Four People Killed in Building Collapse in Central Baghdad

Four people were killed and at least eight people, including foreign workers, were injured after a building that housed a restaurant collapsed Sunday morning in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, medical and security sources told AFP. A Civil Defense source told the news agency that the two-story building collapsed as…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 30, 2022

Downpours in Brazil Leave at Least 34 Dead

Torrential rains that have plagued Brazil's northeastern Pernambuco state since Tuesday have left at least 34 dead, 29 of which occurred over the previous day, according to the latest official update. "From last Wednesday until midday this Saturday, 34 deaths were recorded in the state," said the Civil Defense in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 29, 2022