Flash flood threat looms in Sylhet
Water levels of all major rivers in the Sylhet region have kept rising rapidly due to heavy rainfall for a few days, triggering fear of flash floods...
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WB approves $270m to help Bangladesh reduce flood risk
The World Bank board of executive directors on Wednesday approved $270 million financing to bolster Bangladesh鈥檚 flood recovery efforts and enhance its resilience to future disasters, including support for constructing and rehabilitating critical infrastructure, strengthening agricultural system and improving livelihoods in areas devastated by the..
Dark side of climate resilience
WHEN a village is swept away by floods in Bangladesh, the global north praises the survivors鈥� 鈥榬esilience鈥�. But is resilience a badge of honour 鈥� or a painful coping mechanism in a world rigged against the poor?...
Professor Yunus hands over newly built houses to flood victims
Handing over the newly built houses to flood victims, chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said that the joint efforts have set an example of working together 鈥榟onestly and perfectly鈥� to deal with any disaster effectively...
Three killed in Indonesia floods
Floods and landslides on Indonesia鈥檚 main island of Java killed three people and left five more missing after heavy rains inundated two dozen towns, an official said on Friday.
Thousands rally against leader of flood-hit Spain region
Tens of thousands rallied in the Spanish city of Valencia on Saturday in the latest protest demanding regional leader Carlos Mazon鈥檚 resignation over his handling of October鈥檚 deadly floods.
Flood-affected farmers get govt incentives thru bKash
A section of farmers impacted by the July-August flash flood have been receiving incentives from the Ministry of Agriculture through their bKash accounts, said a press release...
Four bodies recovered from flooded India coal mine
Indian search and rescue teams had recovered four bodies from a flooded coal mine by Saturday evening, days after gushing waters inundated the facility.
Tens of thousands protest over Spain flood response
Tens of thousands of people demonstrated on Sunday in Valencia, hit hard by recent floods, in the latest such protest over the government response to the unprecedented natural disaster.
Saudi embassy inaugurates programme for flood, cyclone victims
The Saudi embassy in Dhaka organised an opening ceremony of the food basket distribution and shelter construction for flood and cyclone victims in Bangladesh programme on Wednesday...
Floods kill 8, thousands evacuate in Malaysia, Thailand
Flooding in northern Malaysia and southern Thailand has claimed lives of at least eight people and forced tens of thousands to flee homes, officials in both countries said on Friday.
One dead, thousands displaced in Thailand floods
Flooding triggered by three days of heavy rain has killed one person and displaced thousands in southern Thailand, with more days of rain forecast, authorities said Thursday.
Spain royals visit flood epicentre after chaotic trip
Spain鈥檚 royals made a highly anticipated return to the epicentre of catastrophic floods on Tuesday after a chaotic trip where survivors hurled mud and insults at them.
Floods hit Philippines
Floodwaters submerged hundreds of houses in the northern Philippines on Monday after water released from a dam following Typhoon Man-yi caused a major river to break its banks.
Heavy rains lash Spain after deadly floods
Spain closed schools and evacuated residents as heavy rains lashed the country Wednesday, two weeks after its worst floods in a generation killed more than 200 people...
Spain PM announces fresh flood aid
Spain on Monday announced fresh measures worth almost 3.8 billion euros to help stricken citizens recover from the country鈥檚 worst floods in a generation that have killed 222 people.
Thousands march in Spain over handling of deadly floods
Tens of thousands of people marched Saturday in Valencia to voice their anger at the authorities鈥� handling of deadly floods.
Spain drenched by wettest Oct on record
Spain was soaked in its wettest October on record last month which culminated in catastrophic floods that have killed 219 people and left dozens missing, the government said on Friday.
Spain counts cost a week after catastrophic floods
Rescuers resumed their grim search for missing bodies on Tuesday as Spain reeled from a week of loss after its worst floods in decades that have killed 218 people.
66,000 Cubans evacuated over flooding fears
More than 66,000 people have been evacuated in Cuba鈥檚 easternmost province Guantanamo, ahead of heavy rains that threaten a region already badly hit by Hurricane Oscar, local television...
Spain dreads more flood deaths as more rain expected
Spanish rescuers plunged into inundated garages to find bodies on Monday, a day after furious crowds heckled and hurled mud at the king and the prime minister following...
Locals hurl mud, insults at Spanish royals, PM on visit to flood zone
Furious locals pelted Spain鈥檚 royals and premier on Sunday with mud and cries of 鈥榤urderers!鈥�, forcing officials to cut short their visit to the town worst hit by the floods which have killed more than 200.
Spain flood deaths top 200, more troops join rescue
Rescuers on Friday raised the death toll in Spain鈥檚 worst floods for a generation to 205 as the government deployed more troops in an increasingly desperate search for survivors.
Spain urges hard-hit regions to stay home during flood rescue
Spanish authorities on Thursday told people in flood-stricken regions to stay at home as rescuers raced to find survivors in the rare disaster that has left at least 95 dead.
Country sees nine flash floods in five months
Nine waves of flash floods hit Bangladesh in the past five months, affecting millions, many of them repeatedly, according to a presentation made by the Flash Flood Warning Centre at a discussion on Wednesday...
Spain races to save victims as floods kill 62
Spanish rescuers on Wednesday scrambled to save people trapped by surging tides of muddy water in floods that have killed at least 62 people in the eastern Valencia region...
Philippines races to reach stranded as storm toll rises
Philippine rescuers raced Thursday to reach residents still stranded by flooding in the hard-hit Bicol region, after torrential rains from Tropical Storm Trami submerged villages and killed more than 20 people.
BNP criticises govt 鈥榠naction鈥� as flood victims suffer
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday criticised the government, saying that it was not taking action to relieve people from the sufferings wreaked on them by the recent flood and...
Flood causes damage worth Tk 324cr in Mymensingh
The recent flood in Mymensingh caused damage to fisheries and agriculture estimated at Tk 324 crore, leaving many fish farmers severely affected, said the officials on Saturday...
Flood-hit people face scarcity of drinking water
The flood situation in Mymensingh division has started to improve although the flood-hit people were still prone to waterborne diseases amid scarcity of drinking water...