Shocking footage is making its way around social media, showing steam rising from the large gashes in roads and sidewalks.
People across the province are contending with heavy downpours, flooded streets, mudslides, and structural collapses.
Despite the grave danger of the situation on the island of La Palma, Spanish tourism minister Reyes Maroto is encouraging tourists to pop by for a visit.
We have our fair share of trouble down here on the tip of Africa, but our storms don’t come close to the beast that is bearing down on America’s east coast.
You know those instruction manuals that are on the plane? You never read them any more, right? Well, you should.
As scenes in Chile start to resemble something out of a Hollywood blockbuster, residents in the vicinity of the Calbuco volcano are being forced to flee their homes.
When it comes to air pollution, China is pretty much the worst. Chinese citizens are used to grey skies in summer, acid rain in winter and choking smog all year round, but nothing quite like this has ever happened. Harbin, the rough-and-tough capital city of Heilongjiang province is home to some 11 million people – all of whom tried to evacuate at the same time, when pollution reached critical levels just yesterday.
The University of Stellenbosch has been rocked by three bomb threats in the last six weeks. The most recent incident was yesterday afternoon, with the university receiving yet another mysterious threat which required evacuation of staff and students. These cannot be making anyone in the varsity community feel very comfortable.