French and Spanish authorities are struggling to contain the blazes, which are partly caused by successive heatwaves.
The fresh system is likely to intensify further into a deep depression during the next 24 hours and cross the North Odisha and West Bengal coasts on July 27, says IMD
As Typhoon Noul barrelled into southern China on Sunday with winds reaching 160km/h (99mph), violent gusts ripped a cot from indoors and flipped it over several metres away, sending the child inside flying to the ground. Hongxing News, a Chinese media outlet, reported that a six-year-old girl lying in her cot in the southern city of Shenzhen was blown from inside a building onto the grass verge outside. Footage released by Hongxing showed a ground-floor grocery shop being battered by the gale,...
There were 62 people aboard the vessel when it sank, all of them Vietnamese nationals.
Search and rescue teams continued searching for 17 missing sailors on Sunday after a Vietnamese cargo vessel sank in the South China Sea, Chinese state media reported. The Khoi Nguyen 18 had 62 crew members on board when it ran into difficulty and sank near Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratly Islands on Saturday evening. As of Sunday afternoon, 45 survivors had been rescued and the search for the others was continuing, state broadcaster CCTV reported. All those on board were Vietnamese...
As the flames approached the city of Bordeaux, 55,000 more people had to be evacuated from their homes overnight.
Typhoon Noul, which triggered a No 9 signal on Sunday, made the third-closest approach to Hong Kong by a major storm this century, but it caused relatively minor damage in the city despite violent winds rattling buildings throughout the night. It was the first No 9 signal issued since Super Typhoon Ragasa last September, which came within 100km (62 miles) of the city. Noul came within 80km, making it the third closest after Saola at 40km in 2023, and both Hato and Wipha at 60km in 2017 and 2025,...
More than 340,000 people have now been evacuated from wildfires in France and Spain.
About 2,000 passengers were stranded overnight at Hong Kong International Airport as Typhoon Noul battered the city, with some dismayed by their disrupted journeys while others complained about hotel room rates that had risen from HK$2,000 (US$255) to HK$3,000 per night. In the airport’s departure hall, almost all the chairs were occupied on Sunday morning, with some passengers sitting on luggage trolleys. Many slept on benches, while others anxiously checked the status of flights on their...
Sivasagar is the worst-hit district with nearly 2.9 lakh people reeling under the deluge, followed by 1.9 lakh people in Charaideo and more than 1.3 lakh people in Jorhat
Noul hit southern Guangdong province and neighbouring Hong Kong, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to the region.
At least 14 people have died as wildfires continue to devastate Spain. Two blazes merged into one massive fire.
Water bodies swollen, crops submerged and structures damaged — an intense monsoon across the Kashmir Valley grinds daily life and local agriculture to a halt
High-speed rail services and flights across Guangdong province were cancelled on Sunday after Typhoon Noul made landfall in the province, bringing heavy rainfall to large parts of southern China. Noul – the strongest typhoon to hit China so far this year – made landfall at Huizhou city in Guangdong at around 3.50am on Sunday. The National Meteorological Centre issued its first red typhoon warning of the year – the highest alert level in a four-tier system – on Saturday evening. The following...
Around 200,000 people have been evacuated around Bordeaux as wildfires tear through southwestern France.
The No 8 storm signal will remain in force at least until noon, the Hong Kong Observatory has said, with more than 700 flights and over 190 cross-border high-speed rail services cancelled on Sunday as Typhoon Noul batters the city. “Noul is moving steadily into inland Guangdong and weakening progressively, but gales are still affecting many places over Hong Kong, with occasional storm-force winds offshore and over high ground,” the weather forecaster said on Sunday. “The gale or storm signal No...
A fire has torn through a traditional village in the Sukabumi Regency of Indonesia's West Java province.
The cost of reconstruction is expected to run into the tens of billions, even as the country faces numerous obstacles.
Spain's PM warns of "complex hours" ahead as authorities in France say they are far from bringing blazes burning near Bordeaux under control.
Most of the fatalities occurred due to drowning or people being swept away by strong currents; of the total deaths, 29 were reported from the worst-affected districts of Navsari and Valsad
The woman's death has pushed the rain-related death toll in J&K to 30 since July 19. Six persons, including a government employee, remain missing, with search and rescue operations continuing
He (Prime Minister Modi) sought an update on the extent of the devastation, the ongoing relief operations and the challenges we are confronting on the ground, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi
France has appealed for international help, while Spain has declared a national emergency.
One month after Venezuela’s earthquakes, families are still searching collapsed buildings for missing loved ones.
Trains were stopped, schools were halted and residents were evacuated in southern China as Typhoon Noul headed towards the coast. The National Meteorological Centre issued an orange typhoon alert – the second highest level in a four-tier system – on Saturday morning as it moved northwest across the South China Sea at a speed of 20km/h (12mph). It was expected to land somewhere between Hong Kong and Huilai county in eastern Guangdong overnight with wind speeds of up to 151km/h and then move...
Hong Kong’s weather forecaster will issue the No 3 typhoon signal between 1pm and 3pm on Saturday and afternoon classes will be suspended in some schools. The Hong Kong Observatory said local winds were expected to strengthen gradually with squally showers developing later in the day, as Typhoon Noul moved steadily across the northeastern part of the South China Sea. At 10am, Noul was estimated to be about 400 kilometres (248.5 miles) east-southeast of Hong Kong. It was forecast to move...
Authorities face the "worst fire in the history of the region", Madrid officials say, as French firefighters battle a blaze heading towards Bordeaux.
The number of people forced to flee the heatwave-induced fires in Spain and France has now passed the 100,000 mark.
More than 10,000 people have been forced to evacuate as firefighters struggle to contain wildfires in central Spain.
Over 7.2 lakh people across 11 districts have now been affected, with the death toll rising to 47. Sivasagar stands as the worst-hit district, with nearly 3.8 lakh people suffering under the deluge.
Himanta Biswa Sarma says close to 11 lakh people have been affected in more than 2,000 villages of the State
After multiple reports of ground movements and unusual subterranean sounds in the area, District Collector Shikha Surendran visits homes that suffered structural damage. She proposes compensation for affected families.
A tornado tore through an industrial site in Batam, Indonesia, ripping roofing from workshop facilities and sending helmeted workers running for cover as weather officials warned that unstable conditions could trigger further sudden storms. The short-lived wind vortex, described locally as a puting beliung, struck VME Process in Tanjung Sengkuang, Batu Ampar, at about 10am on Wednesday, damaging workers’ shelters and scattering construction materials across the site, according to Indonesian...
At least 10,000 people have been evacuated following wildfires in the central region of Madrid.
The deceased included a six-month-old infant. Fifteen people were on board in the SUV which was on its way from Kullu to Killar when large boulders suddenly crashed onto the vehicle, completely crushing it
As many as five trains towards Mumbai were cancelled owing to waterlogging in rail routes in south Gujarat
French authorities order evacuations in tourist hot spot, as Spain's government declares national emergency.
Wayanad MP’s visit comes amid criticism from political opponents, including CPI(M) and BJP, who have questioned her absence in the immediate aftermath of the disaster on July 7
Spain’s government declared a national emergency on Friday after wildfires forced the evacuation of some 10,000 people in the central region of Madrid, while in southern France around 40,000 people also had to flee. Fire there has ravaged over 10,000 hectares (25,000 acres), French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said, saying the blaze was “the largest of the season”. “As I speak, gradually, 40,000 people have either been evacuated or are currently being evacuated,” he added, saying there had...
The fire has raged in the region for several days with officials now ordering the evacuation of the entire Cap Ferret peninsula.
Officials say the death toll has surpassed 5,300, though estimates of the number still missing could be as high as 50,000.
Typhoon Noul is expected to come closest to Hong Kong between Saturday night and Sunday morning, according to the city’s weather forecaster, which is considering issuing the No 1 warning signal later on Friday. The tropical storm near the Philippines was officially named Typhoon Noul. The name, provided by North Korea, means “glowing crimson skies”. As of Friday morning, Noul was about 500km (310 miles) northeast of Manila and moving northwest at 26km/h (16mph), according to the latest track...
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma says localised heavy rainfall 436% above normal and cloudbursts upstream in Nagaland combined to cause the unprecedented devastation
About 800 firefighters and hundreds of gendarmes and soldiers deployed to battle the flames west of Bordeaux.
At least 40 people have died and up to 80 remain missing after heavy monsoon rains triggered severe flooding.
Report says 47 percent of physical damage from pair of earthquakes impacted residential buildings.
A wildfire near Bordeaux, France, has burned 3,100 hectares (7,660 acres) of forest
Report says 35 revenue circles and 889 villages in the 10 districts are affected; a crop area of 24891.66 hectares also remains submerged
District officials said the search and rescue operation was concluded in the evening
The panel to examine if unscientific construction works had been taken up in Kalladi
29 people have lost their lives in the rain-related incidents across Jammu and Kashmir, including two deaths in Bandipora district and one in Budgam district in the Kashmir valley
PM Modi assures all necessary assistance to Gujarat government;Umbergaon taluka received over 1,100 mm rains in just 16 hours
The deceased, Aneesh Mohan, 43, was a native of Pathazhakkuzhy, Velloor, near Pampady, in Kottayam
Southern and eastern China are bracing for another round of severe weather after twin typhoons and widespread flooding this month. China’s top flood control and drought relief body held an emergency inter-agency meeting on Wednesday to coordinate disaster prevention ahead of the expected 12th named storm of the season. Meanwhile, rainfall remains widespread and intense nationwide, including regions still recovering from recent storms. Rivers and lakes are still swollen in some areas and the soil...
A third firefighter has died in Europe while tackling ongoing wildfires across the continent.
A Japanese study has found that the locked zone in the Nankai Trough is not permanent but changes over time, further complicating the task of predicting megaquakes along the fault line. A locked zone is where tectonic plates merge, allowing stress to build up until it is released in an earthquake. In the case of the 900km (560-mile) long Nankai Trough off Japan’s Pacific coast, it is where the Philippine plate meets the Eurasian plate. The Philippine plate is slipping under the Eurasian plate at...
100 people remain missing in three worst-affected districts, Assam CM Himanta Sarma said
The respective tahsildars issued the order as a precautionary measure
Thousands of people are being evacuated from areas of southern France as firefighters battle huge wildfires.
Officials said personnel of multiple agencies, including those specialising in coal-bearing areas, conducted operations until midnight on Wednesday under difficult condition
Wildfires raged on Wednesday in Sicily, southwestern France and central Spain, having claimed the lives of three firefighters and sparked thousands of evacuations. Temperatures topped 40 degrees Celsius and gusts of hot wind fanned the flames in the southern Italian island, where wildfires have been raging for several days. Around 6,000 firefighters, forest guards and civil protection officials were deployed to battle the flames with the help of water-bombing aircraft, the head of the region,...
A tropical depression near the Philippines could intensify into a typhoon and move closer to Hong Kong over the weekend, with a possible landfall less than 400km (249 miles) east of the city, the forecaster has said. The Hong Kong Observatory said on Thursday that the tropical depression had formed over waters east of the Philippines and was expected to move west-northwest at about 25 km/h (15.5mph). “The tropical depression over the seas east of the Philippines will enter the northeastern part...
A wildfire in Spain's Guadalajara region has burned 32,000 hectares, in one of the country's largest recorded blazes.
“As a precautionary measure, 1,505 people from vulnerable areas have already been shifted to designated rescue centres, while evacuation plans remain in place for other vulnerable locations,” says government spokesman
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma says the damage is far greater than anticipated and more bodies are being recovered from the affected districts; more rains forecast over next four days
The tunnel under construction collapsed following an explosion in the ‘Head Race Tunnel’ and a geologist from Kottayam is feared trapped inside the tunnel after a landslide blocked its entrance
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma says the damage is far greater than anticipated and more bodies are being recovered from the affected districts; more rains forecast over next four days
Families in Venezuela search through the rubble of their homes, weeks after the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes hit.
The situation worsened on July 21 after a brief let-up, affecting 5.65 lakh people across 16 districts
The J&K administration decided to keep all educational institutes closed till July 26. Most pilgrimages, including the Amarnath yatra, also remain suspended
A drone has revealed what remains of this forest after a wildfire burned through over 30,000 hectares of it.
Fire breaks out amid Spain's third heatwave of the summer, with temperatures forecast to rise above 40C.
Rescuers in eastern Afghanistan are searching through mud and rubble after flash floods and a landslide
Death toll rises to at least 23, with more than 100 people missing, as monsoon season spreads chaos across region.
The blaze close to the parking lots at Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport is said to have originated from a brush fire.
Weeks after earthquakes, relatives are still searching for bodies of loved ones who disappeared beneath the rubble.
A "state of catastrophe" has been declared in Coquimbo and Huasco following the downpour.
Moment terrifying floodwaters sweep through Afghan village
An official update says 3.11 lakh people remain affected across 11 districts, down from 16 on July 20
The workers were trapped inside the under-construction tunnel after a landslide blocked its entrance and triggered a suspected gas leak, officials said
A teenager from eastern China told his parents he was going on holiday, but secretly travelled with a friend to a flood-stricken region to join relief efforts. Earlier this month, 18-year-old Shanghai student Wu Yulun had just completed the gaokao, China’s national college entrance examination, and was planning a graduation trip. But after seeing an online appeal from a volunteer group in the southwestern Guangxi region, he abandoned those plans and headed for the disaster zone instead. Days of...
Railway authorities cancelled, diverted, or short-terminated several passenger train services in Assam. At least 25 people have been killed across four States since the last week of June
Rescue teams are racing to reach Nuristan province as devastation continues across the region.
Monsoon rains devastate communities, with rescue and relief operations intensifying and the death toll rising.
Delivering a lecture on disaster preparedness and response, the Special Chief Secretary to Government, Industries and Commerce (Handlooms and Textiles) calls for close cooperation among the Centre, State government, district administration and line departments during emergencies
The landslide also triggered a suspected gas leak inside the Samardung tunnel, police said
A husband, wife and their three sons died - meaning that only a daughter who did not join the outing is still alive.
Police, Army, SDRF and Civil Defence personnel and local volunteers continued rescue efforts despite the adverse weather
Hong Kong’s weather forecaster issued the red rainstorm warning on Monday morning as areas of “intense thundery showers” affect Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Observatory upgraded the amber rainstorm warning to red at 8.05am, less than an hour after the former was issued at 7.10am. Authorities urged schools to implement contingency measures to ensure the safety of students. “Schools which are in session should continue until the end of school hours. They should ensure that conditions are safe before...
Water cascaded into subway stations and flooded streets, with people seen wading through water.
Peruvian authorities say the magnitude 5.1 and 3.7 quakes were in the mountainous Junin region east of Lima.
At least six people were killed and 21 injured after two earthquakes struck a mountainous region of Peru, the country’s civil defence chief said on Sunday. The earthquakes, measuring magnitudes 5.1 and 3.7, hit on Saturday night in Chupaca province in the Junin region, about 300km (186 miles) east of Lima, according to Peru’s National Seismological Centre post on social media. The first earthquake struck at a depth of 24km (15 miles) and the second at 18km, the centre said. The...
Footage shows firefighters looking for a missing person amongst the rubble of a collapsed building in Pumpunya, Peru.
Heavy incessant rainfall and a cloudburst caused widespread destruction at various locations in and around Mon town; State announces ex-gratia of ₹4 lakh for kin of deceased, ₹74,000 for each of the injured
4 dead, several missing as flash floods, landslides batter Poonch district