LOUISIANA: Barry weakened further on Sunday as the storm churned across the US state of Louisiana, bringing along heavy rains and the possibility of flooding and tornadoes. There have been no reported…
BEIJING: Flooding caused by torrential rains has killed at least 19 people in southern China, the official Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday. In the Guangxi region, which borders Vietnam, week-long downpours triggered floods in…
TEHRAN: Seventy people have died in flooding in Iran after record rainfalls began saturating parts of the country last month, state-run media reported. Deaths have been recorded across 13 provinces, with the highest…
RAWALPINDI: Security forces have been moved to assist civil administration in rescue and relief operations for flood victims in various parts of Balochistan. Approximately 1,500 families have been rescued in Dureji (Lasbela)…
AMMAN: Flash floods killed 11 people in Jordan and forced nearly 4,000 tourists to flee the famed ancient desert city of Petra, emergency services said on Saturday. Search teams were scouring valleys…
Pakistan Meteorological Department’s (PMD) Chief Meteorologist Muhammad Riaz, dismissing reports of India releasing water into Pakistani rivers, said on Monday that heavy rainfall in the Pakistan-India border region was the actual reason…
LAHORE: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on Saturday predicted heavy rainfall in the provincial capital within the next two days and issued a list of immediate actions required in view of possible…
–NDMA chairman says WB aid will assist various disaster management projects ISLAMABAD: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Lt Gen Omar Mahmood Hayat on Thursday said that the World Bank (WB) has…
NEW DELHI: Rescuers used helicopters and boats on Friday to evacuate thousands of people stranded on their rooftops following unprecedented flooding in the southern Indian state of Kerala that killed more than…
The death toll from floods in India’s tourist hot-spot of Kerala increased to 77 on Thursday, as torrential rainfall threatened new areas, officials told AFP. Over 60,000 people have now entered relief camps…
YANGON: Monsoon floods in Myanmar have killed at least 11 people and forced more than 100,000 to flee their homes, government officials said on Monday, as rescue workers ferried stranded residents to…
HPA-AN: Floodwaters have forced thousands from their homes in southeast Myanmar, local police said Friday, as authorities and volunteers scrambled to provide food and aid to the victims. Heavy monsoon rains have…
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Flood Commission (FFC) has announced that a low to medium flood is expected in River Chenab and tributaries of Rivers Ravi and Chenab (local nullahs) during the next 24…
–International climate experts estimate Rs1.397 billion to refurbish PMD’s operational facilities –‘Early warnings system for thunderstorms, floods, and flash floods ineffective without the overhauling’ LAHORE: Pakistan may not able to acquire monsoon monitoring capability…
LAHORE: Caretaker Punjab Minister for Irrigation, Local Government and PDMA Zafar Mehmood has said that funds amounting to Rs210 million will be released soon to deputy commissioners for flood relief operation to…
HANOI: Flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least seven people and left 12 others missing in northern Vietnam, officials said Monday. In the worst-hit province of Lai…
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the government of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is bringing a genuine revolution of prosperity and national development in the country and added that…
