Drought in the east, floods in the south: Africa battered by climate change
Covering extreme drought and massive flooding in a matter of weeks shows one reporter the toll of the climate crisis.

Covering extreme drought and massive flooding in a matter of weeks shows one reporter the toll of the climate crisis.




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The death toll from Saturday’s landslide in a residential area of West Java province has risen to 10.
Latest disaster comes weeks after deadly floods and landslides left more than 1,000 people dead in Indonesia’s west.
Massive winter storm to affect half of the US population with snow, ice and extreme cold temperatures this weekend.

Drone footage shows ice building along the shores of Lake Michigan ahead of a polar vortex sweeping across the US.
Officials have warned the search for the missing could take several days.










Several people were missing after heavy rains caused flooding and landslides across New Zealand’s North Island.

Winter hits Gaza hard, while activists and aid workers push to keep the world’s attention from slipping away.

More than 100 vehicles crashed into each other or slid off a highway during a snowstorm in the US state of Michigan.