A staggering number that is even small compared to the tens of thousands of deaths recorded in some of the worst natural disasters that shook Europe in its recent history. These disasters that ...

The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village.

This summer, many European countries experienced exceptionally ... residents had to contend with dangerous storms and drought. On Monday, a natural disaster was declared in two regions of Croatia.

For thousands of years, the great civilisations and nations of Europe have had to endure regular attacks from a lethal foe: Mother Nature. From earthquakes and eruptions to fire and floods, the ...

Five years since the first Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns and three since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and with natural disasters and financial shocks an ever-present risk, the plan lands as Europe ...

The estimated economic losses from natural disasters were 6 per cent higher ... and Milton in the United States and intense flooding in Europe pushing up the costs, it said. It marks the fifth ...

More households will be unable to insure their homes and the mounting losses from natural disasters could destabilise banks, Petra Hielkema, chair of the European Insurance and Occupational ...