カテゴリー: Flooding
Several areas of India’s capital were flooded on Friday after water from the swollen Yamuna River flowed into the city through a broken drain regulator. The river’s levels were at their highest in 45 years this week, after unusually heavy rainfall in D…
Six people died and three others were missing after heavy rain triggered floods and landslides in south-west Japan.The Japan meteorological agency warned residents of Kyushu – one of the country’s four main islands – to stay alert for more landslides, …
Residents in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand warned not to go outside and Delhi schools closed amid flooding and landslides in multiple states Torrential rain across northern India has killed at least 22 people, causing landslides and flash floods in …
Most of the deaths were in Punjab province and mainly caused by electrocution and building collapsesAt least 50 people, including eight children, have been killed by floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains that have lashed Pakistan since last …
Scientists have warned the country to expect ‘multiple natural disasters’ this month including typhoons and high temperaturesChina’s president, Xi Jinping, has called for stronger efforts to protect lives and property from severe flooding, as the count…
South-west China’s Sichuan province and Chongqing municipality have been hit by severe flooding triggered by heavy rainfall over the past month. According to state broadcasters, authorities dispatched rescue personnel to evacuate residents from the aff…
The category-5 storm brought 160mph winds and torrential rain to parts of Bangladesh and Myanmar on Sunday, leaving at least five dead and causing half a million people to be evacuated Continue reading…
‘Plinth’ settlements built on raised ground above the country’s flooding rivers are providing permanent homes and emergency refugesHamida Khatun is sick of moving. The 60-year has been displaced about 20 times during her life, always as a result of cli…
This blog is now closedFull report: cyclone devastates North IslandMinister delivers furious speech about ‘lost decades spent bickering’ over climate crisisCyclone Gabrielle batters New Zealand – in picturesTell us: have you been affected by Cyclone Ga…
Damaging storm causes wind gusts up to 160km/h. This blog is now closedCyclone Gabrielle wreaks havoc across New Zealand’s North Island as evacuations continueRain and wind expected to intensifyThe approach of Cyclone Gabrielle is bringing particularly…
When the rains came last autumn, I was among the millions made homeless in Sindh province. Here is why – months later – I am still helping to patch up ruined livesRead more: Pakistan families still hungry and homeless months after the floodsThe floods …
Forced to endure a ‘humiliating’ life in tent cities, waiting for stagnant waters to recede, villagers say they have been abandonedSeveral times a week, Manzoor Ali wakes with a faint hope in his heart and walks from the camp on the outskirts of Dadu, …