カテゴリー: Extreme weather
Thousands of homes and farming land damaged in Ghor province, a week after over 300 people killed in flash floodsAt least 60 people have been killed in a fresh bout of heavy rain and flooding in central Afghanistan, according to an official.Dozens othe…
Human-caused climate crisis brought soaring temperatures across Asia, from Gaza to Delhi to ManilaThe record-breaking heatwave that scorched the Philippines in April would have been impossible without the climate crisis, scientists have found. Searing …
Nearly 20 missing after monsoon rains trigger flash floods, sending torrents of volcanic material and mud down slopes of Mount Merapi volcanoHeavy rains triggered flash floods and caused torrents of cold lava and mud to flow down a volcano’s slopes on …
Survivors pick through debris-littered streets and damaged buildings as rescue workers dispatched amid warning some areas cut off by floodingMore than 300 people were killed in flash floods that ripped through multiple provinces in Afghanistan, the UN’…
Flash floods from seasonal rains have killed scores of people in northern Afghanistan. Video footage from social media showed huge torrents of muddy water swamping roads.Since mid-April, flooding has killed about 100 people in 10 of Afghanistan’s provi…
Death toll may rise as search continues for victims under mud and rubble and as more rain approachesAt least 50 people, mainly women and children, have been killed in flash flooding in the northern Afghanistan province of Baghlan.The number was confirm…
At least 33 people were left injured and factories damaged after a tornado in the capital of Guangdong provinceAt least five people were killed and 33 injured after a tornado struck the Chinese city of Guangzhou over the weekend, state media reported, …
Heavy rainstorms in the densely populated Pearl River Delta have left large parts of Guangdong province underwaterHeavy rainstorms that swept across southern China over the weekend killed at least four people as floods swamped cities in the densely pop…
Officials urge municipalities to begin emergency planning after major rivers and reservoirs threaten to overflowMajor rivers, waterways and reservoirs in China’s Guangdong province are threatening to unleash dangerous floods, forcing the government to …
Local authorities in Kazakhstan have started blowing up artificial dams in an effort to lower water levels in flooded areas. The deluge of meltwater has forced more than 110,000 people from their homes in Kazakhstan, Russia’s Ural Mountains and Siberia…
Kremlin official warns of more difficult days ahead after towns and cities overwhelmed by major rivers swollen by snowmeltRussia and Kazakhstan have ordered more than 100,000 people to evacuate after swiftly melting snow swelled rivers beyond bursting …
Heavy rainfall linked to low-pressure system hits south of Java with flood depths of up to 80cm in Semarang Semarang, the provincial capital of Central Java in Indonesia, experienced severe flooding overnight on Wednesday. This rainfall was linked to a…
As the sea inundates Odisha’s coastline, livelihoods have withered with the harvest and weddings are a rarity as young women refuse to move to areas where they see no futurePhotographs by Aishwarya MohantyIn Udaykani, a coastal village in the east Indi…
The south Asian country is a world leader in climate adaptation, but without more funding the country will struggle to protect its people, a report warns As far back as she can remember, Shahanaz Ali has been running from cyclones. “Moving constantly f…