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Dhaka: The toll from Bangladesh's unprecedented floods has risen to more than 100, the authorities said. According to a daily flood report of the Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room on Sunday, the floods have killed 102…

Dhaka;  Floods triggered by heavy seasonal rain and overflowing of rivers in Bangladesh have killed 82 people since last month, authorities said. According to the daily flood report of the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control…

Guwahati:  The flood situation in Assam deteriorated further on Monday with the death of 11 more persons, taking the death toll to 81, officials said, adding that around 48 lakh people have been affected in 32 of the state's 34 districts.…

Guwahati:  Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday discussed the overall flood situation in Assam with Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over phone and assured all possible help from the Centre. The Home Minister, in separate tweets in…

Colombo:  Sri Lanka's Disaster Management Centre (DMC) announced that over 600 families have been affected by floods and landslides as heavy rain prevails in the island nation. A total of 2,290 people from 585 families were affected in…

Islamabad:  Pakistan has dispatched one C-130 aircraft to Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Afghanistan's Balkh province, carrying emergency relief items for the people hit by flash floods, the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad said. "Pakistan as a…

New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday directed authorities to take all measures to avoid deaths due to heat waves and fire incidents, and make flood preparedness plans while chairing a review meeting on heat wave management…

Johannesburg: A total of 395 people have been killed by flood in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province, a government official said. As of Friday, a total of 40,723 people have been affected, and the latest number of fatalities stands at…

New Delhi: In a reversal to the original schedule, the Indian cricket team will now start the series against Sri Lanka with T20Is and then play the Test matches, after a request from the visiting side. The Sri Lankan Cricket (SLC) had…

New Delhi:  A low pressure area off Maharashtra coast is likely to bring rainfall over India's western coast and north Maharashtra, and Gujarat starting from Wednesday while a low pressure over south Thailand is likely to emerge as a…