Tag: Floods
Early monsoon hits India, 18 people dead
Heavy rains lashed parts of north India on Monday, resulting in the deaths of at least 18 people, as the annual monsoon covered the...
Four killed, dozens injured as KP braves floods
At least four people, including two children, were killed and more than three dozen others were injured in separate rain-related incidents in various areas...
Thousands flee as German dam bursts
Thousands of people have been evacuated to safety in eastern Germany after a dam burst on the swollen River Elbe and farmland was flooded...
Central Europe hit by major floods
Authorities in parts of Europe issued disaster warnings and scrambled to reinforce flood defences as rivers swelled by days of heavy rain threatened to...
Central Europe hit by major floods
Authorities in parts of Europe issued disaster warnings and scrambled to reinforce flood defences as rivers swelled by days of heavy rain threatened to...
Floods in Saudi Arabia kill 16 people
A total of 16 people have been killed and three more are still missing after flash flooding hit parts of Saudi Arabia.
The downpours have...
5 washed away by flooding in Balochistan
At least five people were washed away by floodwater due to heavy rain in various areas of Balochistan on Friday.
According to sources, heavy rain...
Rain, floods in Punjab and Sindh erode cotton output by 9pc
The cotton bales produced up to February 1 were counted at 12.38 million against 13.62 million arrived till the same date of last year.
This,...
11 killed in Jakarta floods
Floods in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta have left at least 11 people dead, authorities said Friday as murky brown waters submerged parts of the city’s...
Floods continue to cause chaos across the UK
There are almost 200 flood warnings in affect across England and Wales on Tuesday, and more rain is expected.
People living in St Asaph, Denbighshire,...
Japan provides additional US$ 4.7 million to support flood victims
Japan to provide emergency grant aid worth $ 4.7 million in view of supporting those who are affected by the devastating floods in 2012...
Japan to provide relief goods for Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan flood...
Japan has decided to provide emergency relief goods worth up to 35 million yen (around 437,000 US dollars) to Pakistan.
The Japan International Cooperation...
Super-storm: 50 killed, transport chaos as floods recede
At least 50 people have been killed, millions have no power and transport has been crippled across the north-eastern US as storm Sandy heads...
Storm-battered US battles floods, power cuts
New York struggled to get back on its feet Tuesday after superstorm Sandy carved a path of destruction from the Caribbean to Canada that...
President directs to expedite relief activities in flood-hit areas
President Asif Ali Zardari has given directions to expedite relief and rehabilitation activities for the rain affected people of Sindh and Balochistan‚ especially the...
Floods kill 455, affect five million: NDMA
Monsoon floods have killed 455 people over the past five weeks and affected more than five million, according to the latest figures from the...
Floods kill 422, destroy 275,000 buildings, says NDMA
A total of 275,000 houses and shops were destroyed and at least 422 people killed in the recent floods in various parts of the...
