Lacquerware maker Takaho Shoji hunches over his desk in the disaster hit city of Wajima in central Japan, applying another ...
The first extreme flooding happened in Central and Southern Queensland ... The ferocious torrent, described by emergency services as an "inland tsunami", swept away cars and ripped businesses apart.
Some communities are investing in new infrastructure and designs not only to protect residents but improve quality of life.
The colossal wave was so big that reverberated back and forth between the banks of the fiord for an astonishing nine days.