カテゴリー: Flooding
At least 15 people were killed last week and new low pressure system across region will bring more disruptionRecord-breaking rains that have battered parts of China and east Asia in the last week are expected to worsen, with authorities warning of an i…
Yoga guru will visit dozens of countries en route from London to India to raise awareness of plight of one of nature’s greatest resourcesOne of India’s best-known spiritual leaders is embarking on a 100-day motorbike journey from London to India to ra…
The river town of Mongla is leading the way in a project to resettle people in a region decimated by extreme weatherBy the time the rising sun breaks through the morning mist over the Mongla River, the rhythmic chug of motors strapped to wooden canoes …
Coastal communities in Mexico, Bangladesh and Somalia are struggling to adapt to the climate crisis. Many people have already lost livelihoods and homes to rising waters Continue reading…
This year’s Guardian and Observer campaign supports charities fighting global climate injustice. Here, we look at Practical Action, which helps small farms in BangladeshDonate to our charity appeal hereThe cyclones that repeatedly hit his village deep …
People stranded in flood waters in northern India had to be airlifted to safety by Indian air force helicopters. At least 150 people have died in India and Nepal after heavy rains produced flash floods that wrecked crops, blocked roads and wa…
A bride and groom use an aluminium vessel to reach a temple in the village of Thalavady. ‘It has turned into a wedding that we never imagined,’ the bride told local news channel AsianetIndian couple float to their wedding in a cooking pot along fl…
Footage shows newlyweds squeezed inside the pot while two men and a photographer paddle them down a flooded street in KeralaAn Indian couple have arrived for their wedding in unusual style after sailing through the flooded streets of their town in a co…
Social media footage shows floodwaters sweeping a house away in Kerala after heavy rains that began to intensify on Friday. At least 25 people have died in floods and landslides triggered by the rains in south-west India, officials said on Sunday, as r…
Rescuers search for survivors after days of rain bring devastation to south-eastern stateAt least 25 people have died in landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains in south-western India, officials said on Sunday, as rescuers scoured muddy debris …
At least three people dead and 11 others missing after incident in flood-hit Hebei provinceA bus has fallen into a river in northern China, leaving at least three people dead and 11 others missing after flooding from heavy rains destroyed homes and cov…
Riverside restaurant owner Titiporn Jutimanon was convinced a bout of flooding in Thailand could be the end of a business already struggling from the pandemic. But with the rising tide of the Chao Phraya River this week came an unexpecte…
Soldiers set up barriers and sandbags to protect archaeological ruins as well as neighbourhoodsThai authorities have rushed to protect parts of Bangkok from flood waters that have already inundated 70,000 homes and killed six people in the country’s no…
Floods came after unexpectedly heavy rains, with as much as 90mm per hour hitting the city through the nightAucklanders have been forced to evacuate their homes in the middle of the night due to flash flooding, after New Zealand’s largest city was hit …
Three people were presumed dead after a mudslide swept away a house in Okaya City, as millions have been urged to evacuateTorrential rain triggered a mudslide and more floods across Japan on Sunday, leaving three people presumed dead and forcing the ev…