カテゴリー: Flooding
Flooding in northern India and Pakistan has destroyed homes – and hundreds of thousands of acres of cropsFor days, farmers in the Indian state of Punjab watched the pounding monsoon rains fall and the rivers rise with mounting apprehension. By Wednesda…
Shock, panic, guilt and grief grip survivors as mental health experts warn of chronic trauma from repeated exposure to natural disastersFor a 10-year-old, the loss is proving hard to grasp. “It has been four days since I last saw my home,” says Ahsan. …
Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province was dealing with the biggest flood in its history, a senior official said on Sunday, as river water levels rose to all-time highs. More than 1,400 villages were flooded after three large rivers – the Sutlej, Chenab an…
In the country’s north, people recall the terror of soaring flood waters that killed hundreds, and blame authorities for poor planningAs flood waters surged through the streets and submerged the houses, Bilawal Jamshed rushed to the rooftop with his fa…
More than 200 fatalities were reported in the Buner district of the north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after heavy rainfall triggered devastating floods. According to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s provincial disaster management authority, the fatalities …
Most of the dead were reported in the mountainous province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with more rain forecastThe death toll from heavy monsoon rains that have triggered flash floods across northern Pakistan has risen to at least 321 people in the past 48 h…
At least 34 people died and more than 200 were missing after heavy rain caused a flash flood in Indian Kashmir, officials said on Thursday. The incident occurred in the town of Chashoti in Kishtwar district, a stopover point on a pilgrimage rout up to …
Large-scale search and rescue operation under way after at least four people killed in Himalayan regionA torrent of mud from a flash flood has smashed into a town in India’s Himalayan region, tearing down a mountain valley before demolishing buildings …
Local Communist party secretary says there were ‘gaps’ in city’s readiness for extreme weather after at least 40 killedA Beijing city official has issued a rare public acknowledgment of official failings in the authorities’ response to the severe flood…
Many of those affected by flooding that killed 30 people in China’s capital have no insurance while official support is limitedWang Rongying was lying in bed at 6pm on Monday evening when her phone started pinging with messages. Neighbours said that th…
Authorities relocated 80,000 residents from China’s capital after registering rainfall of up to 543 mm in some districtsMore than 30 people have been killed by heavy rain and flooding in Beijing and a neighbouring region, state media have reported, as …
Authorities warn of further heavy rain and the risk of disasters including landslides and floodingHeavy rain around Beijing and across northern China killed two people and forced thousands to relocate as authorities warned of further widespread rain an…
Low-lying areas of Punjab province hit by significant flooding after rivers overflow their banksThe south-west monsoon continued a deadly streak in Pakistan this week, with torrential rain on Wednesday killing at least 63 people. After beginning life a…