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Death toll rises as heavy rains batter northern India

At least 41 people have died and more than a dozen were missing after landslides and flash floods triggered by several days of heavy rain hit northern India, officials say. Officials in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand said 35 people…

Storm leaves 3 dead, displaces thousands in Philippines

A tropical storm left at least three people dead and displaced thousands of villagers in the southern and central Philippines, where it triggered floods and landslides, officials said Wednesday. Forecasters said the storm Choi-wan was blowing off Victoria town in…

Flash floods, landslides displace 2,000 residents in Cagayan, Philippines

MORE than 2,000 residents have been evacuated in 30 barangay (villages) in three northern Cagayan towns, with a 60-year-old male farmer missing and believed to have drowned during widespread flooding brought about by heavy downpours Maj. Stanley Banan, Sanchez Mira…

Deadly flooding displaces thousands across Mekong region

Elderly residents and small children clung to inflatable tyres as soldiers and police used rope lines to bring them to safety beyond rising floodwater in Cambodia’s western province of Battambang, which is expected to worsen on Sunday. Hundreds of families…

Four missing in floods, landslides in West Java as Indonesia braces for extreme bad weather

Four people were reported missing, with one of them feared dead, as floods and landslides damaged houses and a bridge in Indonesia’s western province of West Java on Saturday (Oct 3) evening, according to disaster agency officials. Heavy downpours has…

Floods wreak havoc in Rupandehi, Nepal #Floods #Rupandehi #Nepal

Floods triggered by heavy rains in the past few days have wreaked havoc in various parts of the country. At least four people died, 17 houses were swept away and dozens of houses were waterlogged in separate incidents of monsoon-induced…

Deadly Floods Destroy Crops and Homes in Northern Parts of Nigeria #Floods #Nigeria #Africa

Thousands and homes and wide areas of crops have been destroyed in recent flooding in the states of Jigawa, Kano, Kebbi and Sokoto, northern Nigeria. As many as 30 people are thought to have died. Jigawa State Flooding in the…

State of Emergency After Deadly Floods in Senegal #Floods #Emergency #Senegal #Africa

Authorities have activated a state of emergency in Senegal, West Africa, in the face of ongoing floods in several parts of the country. President Macky Sall activated the Plan Orsec – Organisation de la Réponse de Sécurité Civile – after…

Death toll from flooding in northwest Pakistan rises to 48 #Flooding #Pakistan

Flash floods triggered by week-long monsoon rains that have hit northwestern Pakistan, including the scenic Swat Valley, have brought the death toll to 48, a government spokesman said Thursday. Hundreds of homes have been damaged or swept away. The army…