Floods

New Delhi: The massive floods in Balochistan have killed 124 people and injured over 1,000. Over 10,000 houses are damaged while thousands of families have been relocated to higher places from the flood-affected districts. Irrigation…

Islamabad:  The incessant monsoon rain and subsequent floods reported across Pakistan for the past seven weeks has so far killed 478 people, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Tuesday. Rain-related incidents have…

Washington:  US President Joe Biden declared that "a major disaster exists" in Kentucky amid the deadly flooding triggered by torrential rain in the state, according to the White House. Biden has ordered federal aid to supplement…

Islamabad:  Nearly 310 people have been killed and 295 others injured in separate rain-related incidents in Pakistan since June 14 as heavy downpours continued to lash the country, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.…

Ahmedabad: As heavy rains lashed Gujarat for the first 15 days of the monsoon season, State Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has said that with the timely decisions taken by his government more than 33,000 people have been evacuated and the…

Dhaka:  An estimated 7.2 million people have been severely affected in Bangladesh following devastating flash floods which began in May with a second wave starting around June 15, the UN said. In a statement, the UN said that among the…

Dhaka:  Almost half of Bangladesh remained in the grip of devastating floods, as millions of people were marooned or left homeless in low-lying northeastern parts of the country. Md Kamrul Hasan, secretary of the Ministry of Disaster…

Guwahati: Rain continues to batter Assam on Saturday. As a result, almost ninety per cent area of the state reeling under flood water after pre-monsoon showers wreaked havoc last month only. Landslides triggered by heavy showers have…

Canberra:  Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday announced his intention to declare floods in the country's north-east as a national emergency. Morrison visited communities affected by catastrophic flooding in northern…