Floods
Monsoon storms in Bangladesh and India have killed at least 41 people and unleashed devastating floods that left millions of others stranded, officials said Saturday. Floods are a regular menace to millions of people in low-lying Bangladesh, but e..
"Some two million people have been stranded by floods so far," a senior Bangladeshi official says, adding that at least 10 people have been killed this week. Rivers in Bangladesh have burst their banks and caused the worst floods in the ..
Severe flooding has disrupted life in the northeastern state of Assam. Train and road transport services have been hit, making it harder for officials to send relief material to remote areas. The state’s disaster management officials told..
Rescuers searched for dozens of people still missing in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province on Sunday after heavy rains in recent days triggered floods and mudslides that have killed more than 440 people. The floods have left thousands..
Rising temperatures are accelerating the world's water cycle and triggering natural disasters such as droughts and floods, according to a new report led by Australian researchers. The report, published in Nature, released to the public on Thur..
Malaysia is seeking $3 million from the U.N. Green Climate Fund (GCF) to develop a national plan to adapt to climate change, the environment ministry said last week, amid deadly floods that have displaced nearly 70,000 people this month. ..
Two dams gave way in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia after weeks of heavy rains, swamping already swollen local rivers as flooding hit towns across the region, authorities said on Sunday. The Igua dam, on the Verruga river near the city ..
At least 14 people have died and tens of thousands are displaced following one of the worst floods Malaysia has seen in decades. Three days of massive torrential rain over the weekend caused severe flooding in eight states, partially submerging to..
Nearly 200 people have died in floods and landslides in India and Nepal, officials said, with whole families buried in their homes and two young girls swept away as forecasters warned of yet more heavy rain. Experts said they were victims of the e..
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