Sri Lanka: Emergency Declared as Cyclone Ditwah Causes Catastrophic Flooding 5

Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Saturday, November 29, after Cyclone Ditwah caused catastrophic flooding, leaving over 330 people dead and hundreds more missing.

Philippines: Residents Rush to Stores Ahead of Typhoon Kalmaegi

Typhoon Kalmaegi swept across the central Philippines, killing one person, flooding communities, cutting power, and displacing tens of thousands after making landfall around midnight over Silago in Southern Leyte early on November 4. The storm reached typhoon strength shortly before landfall, with winds of up to 150 kph and gusts reaching 185 kph. This video shows people shopping at a local supermarket in Iloilo City, Western Visayas on November 3 to prepare for the typhoon.

Philippines: Super Typhoon Ragasa Slams Northern Islands, Over 10,000 Evacuated 5

Super Typhoon Ragasa (Nando) struck the northern Philippines on Monday, September 22, with winds up to 285 km/h, forcing over 10,000 people to evacuate across northern and central Luzon, according to the government. The storm damaged homes, schools, and power lines, and led to closures of schools and government offices, including in Manila. Despite slight weakening, authorities warned of life-threatening storm surges, floods, and landslides.

Portugal: Firefighters Battle Major Wildfires Amid Scorching Heat and High Winds

More than 1,500 firefighters are battling several wildfires across Portugal, with the most severe blazes reported in Arouca, Ponte da Barca, Penamacor, and Mangualde. In Penamacor (Castelo Branco), more than 400 firefighters and five aircraft are working to contain the flames. Strong winds, rugged terrain, and soaring temperatures—reaching up to 40°C—are complicating efforts. Nearly all of mainland Portugal remains under high or maximum fire risk alerts.

Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Where Pope Francis Has Chosen to Be Buried

Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Where Pope Francis Has Chosen to Be Buried

The chapel Paolina of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (St Mary Major) in Rome, Italy on February 2025 where Pope Francis wants to be buried. In the center: The Marian icon ‘Salus Populi Romani’ venerated by Pope Francis. Pope Francis said his tomb is ‘already prepared’ in the chapel Paolina of the Basilica. Unlike the majority of popes who have been interred beneath St Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis has reportedly made arrangements to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome's Esquilino district. The basilica, one of the four major papal basilicas, has historically been the resting place of seven pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

Strengthening Education Minister and Prime Minister Visit the Region - France

The French Minister of Education, Higher Education and Research, Elisabeth Borne, and the French Prime Minister, François Bayrou, during a visit to the Claude-Monnet elementary school in the Paris suburb of Rueil-Malmaison, France, on March 28, 2025. Photo by Christophe Clovis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Australia: Empty Shelves at Supermarkets as Cyclone Alfred Approaches 2

Residents flocked to supermarkets to stock up on essentials as Cyclone Alfred approached. The category two cyclone is expected to make landfall late Thursday night, March 6, or early Friday morning. This video filmed on Tuesday, showing empty shelves of toilet paper at a store in Brisbane.

Illustration Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore - Rome

Illustration Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore - Rome

The chapel Paolina of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (St Mary Major) in Rome, Italy on February 2025 where Pope Francis wants to be buried. In the center: The Marian icon ‘Salus Populi Romani’ venerated by Pope Francis. Pope Francis said his tomb is ‘already prepared’ in the chapel Paolina of the Basilica. Unlike the majority of popes who have been interred beneath St Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis has reportedly made arrangements to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome's Esquilino district. The basilica, one of the four major papal basilicas, has historically been the resting place of seven pope. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

US: Damaging Tornado Touches Down In Mount Vernon, Indiana 2

A tornado touched down in Mount Vernon, southern Indiana, on Tuesday, July 9. It caused severe damage to homes and buildings, derailed a freight train, and damaged gas lines and power lines.

Canada: Fort McMurray Wildfire Grows, Thousands Ordered To Evacuate 2

The wildfire that has burned since last week in northeast Alberta grew significantly and prompted the evacuation of thousands of residents in Fort McMurray on Tuesday, May 14. Residents of the suburbs of Abasand, Beacon Hill, Prairie Creek and Grayling were ordered to leave as the fire inched closer toward the major Canadian oil sands city.

Canada: Fort McMurray Wildfire Grows, Thousands Ordered To Evacuate

The wildfire that has burned since last week in northeast Alberta grew significantly and prompted the evacuation of thousands of residents in Fort McMurray on Tuesday, May 14. Residents of the suburbs of Abasand, Beacon Hill, Prairie Creek and Grayling were ordered to leave as the fire inched closer toward the major Canadian oil sands city.

Mexico: Intense Hail And Flooding Hit Saltillo, Coahuila

Heavy rain with hail hit Coahuila state's Saltillo on Thursday afternoon, April 18, during a severe thunderstorm. Traffic along Venustiano Carranza Boulevard, one of the main roads in Saltillo, was hampered due to flooding. Hail fell north of the city, but there were no reports of damage.

Pope Francis Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis Leads The General Audience - Vatican

Pope Francis attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican on April 10, 2024. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media / ABACAPRESS.COM

Emmaus Community Of La Ville Dieu Du Temple

Emmaus Community Of La Ville Dieu Du Temple

A painting of Abbe Pierre at the wheel of a car with a caravan, Your generosity makes us live, thank you. Atmosphere, meetings and portraits, sharing with companions from the Emmaus 82 Community, la Ville-Dieu-du-Temple (82), Emmaus, a national, European and international movement created by Abbe Pierre in 1949, sharing a lunch with the whole team and selling clothes, second-hand clothes, toys, second-hand furniture and other useful items, bicycles, radios, tvs, computers, junk and recycling. One of Emmaus fundamental principles is self-reliance through work. France, Ville-Dieu-du-Temple on October 31, 2023. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM