Natural disaster

Piles of concrete caved in on hundreds of mostly teenage boys after the collapse of the Al Khoziny school in Indonesia, trapping and later killing them.

Heavy rains in Nepal have triggered deadly landslides and floods, killing at least 22 people and leaving 11 missing as rescue operations continue.

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck near Eastern Visayas in the Philippines, the USGS said. Authorities reported no tsunami threat after the shallow quake.

"This is a rapidly moving storm - nearly twice the average speed - with strong intensity and a broad area of impact," the national weather forecast agency said.

The quake, in Balikesir's Sindirgi region, was at a depth of 7.72 km (4.8 miles), AFAD said.

A deadly landslide occured in western Sudan, killing refugees who were displaced by the ongoing civil war.

The real question is not if it will happen, but when; and, more importantly, whether we are prepared.

The condition applies to at least $1.9 billion that states rely on to cover search and rescue equipment, emergency manager salaries, and backup power systems, among other expenses.

The Trump Administration argued that it was shifting to empower state governments to provide citizens with relief, but climate experts say that would be harmful.

"It's a horrible thing," Trump told reporters as he departed the White House. "Nobody can even believe it, such a thing - that much water that fast."

The Texas State legislature had a bill on the books to improve emergency weather preparedness systems statewide, but it failed in the Senate.