Deadly floods that threaten to engulf up to a third of Pakistan by the end of the monsoon season have caused more than $10 billion in damages, according to officials, as the international community responds to the crisis-hit country's pleas for help. Planning Minister…
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…
Flooding in southern Iran has killed at least 22 people and left one person missing following heavy rainfall in the largely arid country, a local official has said. Officials of the local Red Crescent Society aid group on Saturday confirmed…
More than 40 people are unaccounted for in Buchanan County, Virginia, following severe flooding, heavy rainfall and power outages in the area, officials said. The Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office said that it is trying to reach and find 44 people…
Anantnag: With the retrieval of a few more bodies, the death toll in Friday’s Baltal mishap, caused by flash floods, has reached 16, while 35 others have been injured and 40 people still remain missing – even as the rescue…
Resilience is a byword in this NSW region where the second-worst flood in history has claimed new ground Chris Books is remarkably upbeat for a man whose pub is currently under water. Books has run the Wollombi Tavern, a watering…