A video looking at the factors behind Chennai going underwater and the slow path to recovery
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
As many as five trains towards Mumbai were cancelled owing to waterlogging in rail routes in south Gujarat
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma says localised heavy rainfall 436% above normal and cloudbursts upstream in Nagaland combined to cause the unprecedented devastation
At least 40 people have died and up to 80 remain missing after heavy monsoon rains triggered severe flooding.
Report says 35 revenue circles and 889 villages in the 10 districts are affected; a crop area of 24891.66 hectares also remains submerged
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...
100 people remain missing in three worst-affected districts, Assam CM Himanta Sarma said
A man in northeastern China who was filmed pushing his bicycle through deep water on his way to work amid torrential rain has trended on social media. The video triggered an outpouring of emotion after internet users learned that the man was a doctor who had appointments to perform surgery on two patients that day, state news agency Xinhua reported. It was on July 13 when Shenyang, in Liaoning province, was hit by a serious downpour, with precipitation measuring 230mm. The local government...
“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
A "state of catastrophe" has been declared in Coquimbo and Huasco following the downpour.
Moment terrifying floodwaters sweep through Afghan village
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
Monsoon rains devastate communities, with rescue and relief operations intensifying and the death toll rising.
The Belwa-Minapur Link Channel is designed to divert surplus water from the Bagmati River to the Budhi Gandak. Here’s how it aims to reduce floods, improve irrigation, and benefit lakhs of farmers across North Bihar
Water cascaded into subway stations and flooded streets, with people seen wading through water.
Millions in China have been moved by a man who swam for three hours through floods to check on his parents’ status. The floods in southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, caused by torrential rains and a number of dam collapses, have reportedly left 39 people dead and affected nearly 400,000 residents. From July 3 to 6, cumulative rainfall in Guangxi’s southern region reached 400 mm to 600 mm, with Qinzhou city receiving over 800 mm of precipitation. On July 6, a 30-year-old man...
Officials in the southern state have seen new warning systems tested by the floods, after last year's deadly rainfall.
Footage shows a rescuer reaching a family of three stranded by floods that destroyed their house in Uvalde county.
At least 2 people are dead, and over 200 were rescued in catastrophic floods in the Texas Hill Country region.
Across the US this week, different disasters – from Canadian wildfire smoke darkening the skies in the Midwest and northeast to extreme heat along the east coast to catastrophic flooding in Texas – are disrupting daily life and putting people’s health at risk. When multiple weather catastrophes play out like this at the same time, or in quick succession, experts refer to them as compound events. As climate change makes compound events more likely, experts warned that grappling with them is...
Mandatory evacuations across the Texas Hill Country are under way as life-threatening flash floods wreck bridges and roads with more heavy rain expected overnight. A wide swathe of Texas is forecast to receive as much as 20cm (eight inches) of additional precipitation through Friday morning to cap off a week of downpours that revived memories of the catastrophic deluge that killed more than 130 people a year ago. Evacuations have been complicated by almost 90 road and highway closures between...
The same area devastated by floods last year - causing more than 130 deaths, including those at Camp Mystic - is once again being hit.
It is part-boat, part-bridge and part-life raft – and in the massive floods in southern China, it has been all rescue vehicle. The foldable, self-propelled pontoon barge has emerged as a powerful new tool in the response to the disaster, used to rescue thousands of people trapped by rising waters in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. One of the biggest rescue operations took place last week at the Guangxi Logistics Vocational and Technical College in Guigang, where more than 6,000 staff and...
At least 97,182 people have been affected by the flood in 425 villages in all 26 districts. The calamity has caused widespread damage to agriculture and public infrastructure
Widespread rainfall lashed large parts of Uttar Pradesh on July 10, bringing daytime temperatures below normal at several places, with heavy to very heavy rainfall being forecast at isolated places
The incident occurred at the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) bottling plant located in Chavane, Panvel taluka
District administration officers begin preparations for possible floods in the Krishna basin
According to the SEOC, Upper Siang was the worst-hit district, followed by Siang and Kra-Daadi; Upper Siang recorded landslides at 16 locations
Villagers whose families have been stranded told the BBC they are struggling to get food and help.
New Zealand’s flood-prone homes are outperforming the rest of the country’s moribund housing market, as buyers chase lower prices and shrug off climate risks. Properties facing the highest flood risk have gained 26.1 per cent in value since January 2020, compared with 19.8 per cent for homes with no exposure, property consultancy Cotality said in Wellington on Tuesday. Discounts of as much as NZ$100,000 (US$60,000) on some houses were proving too tempting for cost-conscious consumers, it...
Kodagu has witnessed landslides and floods during previous monsoon seasons, prompting the administration to tighten safety measures this year
China’s Politburo called for “forceful” countermeasures against floods and droughts as El Nino effects exacerbate the impact of extreme weather events in the country. Local authorities should strengthen flood controls on major rivers, improve rescue capabilities and bolster management of water sources, the top decision-making body said after a monthly meeting on Tuesday chaired by President Xi Jinping. Other steps include greater protection for agricultural infrastructure, according to...
Twelve of the State’s 28 districts have been affected; at least three people have died, roads, bridges, and houses have been damaged; Assam’s Dhemaji district has suffered too
Greater Accra Regional Fire Command says crews rescued more than 400 people.