Firefighters were dispatched to check the impact of the moderate quake, which hit 71 kilometres (44 miles) south of Hualien ...

As the dust settles on the landslide crisis ... the slope a large alluvial fan has developed, and the image shows that the road has been inundated. Further debris flows occurred through summer ...

Fifty trucks will spend five months hauling Lahaina wildfire debris to a landfill in the center of Maui starting next Monday.

The cause of the fire was still under investigation, but early reports suggested hurricane debris, including appliances with flammable insulation, motors, and batteries may have sparked the flames.