US lawsuits claim White Island tourists unaware of danger; graphic new details
The 2019 eruption claimed 22 lives.
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At least 64 people have been killed in the state of Kentucky alone.
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Kentucky's governor warned the state's death toll from the outbreak could top 100.
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Deluge raises doubts about building houses on West Auckland floodplain
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Scientists are exploring NZ's risk from offshore volcanoes and tsunami-making landslides.
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Auckland flooding: Almost 80 homes badly damaged, some totally off-limits
Auckland's freak floods have cut off dozens of homes.
Floods send New York City into state of emergency
Relentless rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida sent the New York City area into a state of emergency early Thursday as floodwaters cascaded into subways and trapped drivers on highways. Video / AP
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Peter King was about to go to bed when he heard what sounded like a jet plane in the yard.
West Auckland flooding: 400 homes still without power, homes damaged and roads closed
Some roads 'may be out of action for some time' as a result of the vicious weather.
U.S. Coast Guard crews delivering 'hope' to Haiti
A U.S. Coast Guard chaplain has a double duty of delivering help and hope to Haitian families recovering from an earthquake. Video / AP
Many dead and dozens missing in Tennessee floods
Catastrophic flooding in Middle Tennessee has left at least 22 people dead and dozens missing as record-shattering rainfall washed away homes and rural roads. Video / AP
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Haiti rescuers race to find survivors as storm threatens to follow quake
The earthquake left at least 1297 dead and 2800 injured in the Caribbean island nation.
'It was like a bus had hit the house': Earthquake hits lower North Island overnight
A 4.6 magnitude earthquake hit west of Paraparaumu just before 4am.
Marlborough in race against time as more heavy rain on the way
Engineers scramble to fix broken stopbanks before another round of downpours hits.
489 homes damaged in West Coast flooding, 153 people still displaced
Update from West Coast Emergency Management says 89 homes suffered severe or total damage.
Holidaymakers rescued by mud-covered fire chief after night of landslides
Couple thought their mini break would be 'wonderful' ... until things turned 'wild'.
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The cleanup is beginning - slowly - for flood-affected Westport residents.
Dead cows line Westport beach and riverbeds in aftermath of raging floods
Westport beach becomes a resting place for stock killed in massive floods at the weekend.
Earthquake rating for Inland Revenue office drops by at least 34%
IRD refuses to say what the new rating is other than it's lower than first thought.
Subduction zone mystery: do underwater mountains fuel silent earthquakes?
State-of-the-art tech is helping unravel the secrets of NZ's mysterious 'silent' quakes.
Rescuers look for missing people in giant Japanese mudslide
The mudslide ripped through a seaside resort town and killed at least three people.
Alpine Fault: Scientists reveal big quake maker's earliest activity
Scientists reveal earliest stirrings of NZ's Alpine Fault - with global implications.