Six people were killed after a rain-triggered flood in Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Qinghai Province, local authorities said. Intense short-term rainfall hit Shinaihai Township in Gonghe County, causing a road culvert in the township to be destroyed by flooding, China's emergency management department said, according to Xinhua News Agency. Search and rescue efforts are underway, and follow-up work is ongoing. Source: Qatar News Agency
5.3-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Near New Zealand’s Otorohanga
October 15, 2026
Otorohanga:A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island, near Otorohanga, on Thursday.
According to Emirates