Floods

Queensland: An Indian National died in the floodwaters near Mount Isa in Australia's Queensland, informed Indian High Commission in Canberra on Friday. Expressing condolences, the Indian mission said that it is in touch with the family…
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Tripoli: More than 2,000 people have died and about 6,000 others are reportedly missing in Libya after torrential rain brought by storm Daniel triggered the collapse of two dams which swept entire neighborhoods into the sea. Speaking to…
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Noida: In a startling video that has gone viral, more than 200 cars are seen submerged up to their roofs in an open ground in Greater Noida due to the rising water level of the Hindon River. The video, filmed near Ecotech-3 in Greater…
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Kathmandu:  At least one person died and 17 others went missing in floods triggered by heavy rains in Sankhuwasabha district in eastern Nepal, local police said on Sunday. Three more people were injured after the Hewa Khola river became…
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Brasilia: The death toll after last week's heavy rains that triggered deadly floods and landslides along the coast of Brazil's southeastern Sao Paulo state has increased to 65, local authorities said. Among the victims were 19 minors,…
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Bengaluru: Boats have been deployed in Bengaluru suburbs after heavy rains pounded and inundated the city. The most affected areas were the IT hub regions of Electronics City, Marathahalli, Outer Ring Road, Mahadevapura, Whitefield and…
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Kathmandu: One person was killed and hundreds of families were displaced after continuous rain triggered flood in Nepal's Tarai region. Ram Bahadur BK, 58, was swept away by Gachhiya Khola in Sundarharaincha, The Himalayan Times quoted…
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Beijing: China's Ministry of Water Resources on Sunday initiated an emergency response for heavy rain and floods expected to lash the country's southern areas in the coming days. Downpours are forecast to lash many areas in southern…
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Johannesburg: A total of 443 people died as a result of rains in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal Province last week while 63 persons were missing, a local official said. "The past days have been focused on immediate rescue missions and…
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New Delhi: Last year in Asia, tropical cyclones, floods and droughts induced an estimated average annual loss (AAL) of several hundred billion dollars, with a latest report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) estimating the…
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