The death toll from floods in Pakistan has passed 1,200 - with more rain forecast over the next few days. The floods have affected more than 33 million people, or one in seven Pakistanis. Aid has been pouring into the country…
Flooding in Afghanistan this month has killed more than 180 people as torrential rains wrought widespread devastation in central and eastern Afghan provinces. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said at a news conference on Thursday that 182 people had been killed and 250…
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif issued an appeal, urging philanthropists to help flood-affected areas in Pakistan. Heavy rains have triggered flash floods and wreaked havoc across much of Pakistan since mid-June, leaving 903 dead and about 50,000 people homeless, the country’s…
Floods and landslides triggered by intense monsoon rains have killed at least 40 people in northern India over the last three days, and others are missing. Heavy rainfall overwhelmed hundreds of villages, as mud houses were swept away, roads were…
Floods in parts of eastern Uganda resulting from torrential rains have killed at least 24 people, the government and Uganda Red Cross said. The flooding in parts of Bugisu, Mbale and Kapchorwa initially killed 10 people on Sunday, the state…
Rescue crews search for stranded people amid flooding, mudslides and power outages across the mountainous region Torrential rains unleashed devastating floods in Appalachia on Thursday, as fast-rising water killed at least eight people in Kentucky and sent people scurrying to…
Rohima Begum was cooking breakfast last week when the floodwaters flowed into her tin-and-bamboo home and began racing across the floor. Ms. Begum, her three children and her mother made a quick escape in a small boat. When they looked…
Over two days, Krishna Bhadra had gone to his flooded house in Nagaon district’s Garmaj village several times to salvage his family’s belongings after floodwaters suddenly roared in last week. The family of four had taken refuge in a small…
The death toll in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal has reached more than 300, after devastating floods wreaked havoc in the area. A state of disaster has been declared in the area, after some areas saw months worth of…
KOTA BATU, Indonesia — Flash floods from torrential rains on Indonesia’s main island of Java killed at least six people and three others were missing, officials said Friday. The National Disaster Mitigation Agency said rivers on the slopes of Mount…