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

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.

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

Gaza Civil Defense appeals for international help to rescue trapped Palestinians near Al-Shifa Hospital amidst ongoing Israeli raid.

It takes the death toll in Palestine to almost 24,000

The Saudi rescue team continues to coordinate with Turkish authorities during rescue missions to help the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Türkiye and Syria. Head of KSrelief’s emergency relief department Fahad al-Osaimi announced that the mission aims to attract more Saudi volunteers and experts specialized in search, rescue,…

Teams from Syria’s Civil Defense (White Helmets), as well as civilian volunteers, have continued their search and rescue efforts of survivors of the devastating earthquake that struck the country and neighboring Türkiye on Monday. They are carrying out their efforts in the opposition-held regions in Syria's northwest. They are in…

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

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.

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,…

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…