100 killed in storm Helene in US
At least 100 people have been killed after destructive floods ripped through the US southeast, officials said on Monday, with the emergency response effort fast becoming a...
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Nepal surveys flood wreckage as death toll reaches 200
Search and rescue teams in Nepal鈥檚 capital picked through wrecked homes on Monday after waters receded from monsoon floods that killed at least 200 people around the Himalayan republic.
UN launches $134m appeal for Bangladesh disaster-hit communities
The United Nations and partners have launched a humanitarian appeal for $134 million to provide urgent relief and support to communities affected by ongoing and...
126 killed in Nepal floods after relentless monsoon rains
Residents of Nepal鈥檚 flood-hit capital returned to their mud-caked homes on Sunday to survey the wreckage of devastating floods that have killed at least 126 people across the Himalayan republic...
Flash flood strands 25,000 people in Lalmonirhat
The low-lying areas of Lalmonirhat district in Bangladesh have been inundated as River Teesta keeps swelling due to the onrush of water from the upstream and the torrential rainfall for the last several days, leaving 25,000 people stranded.
Storm Helene kills 44 in US, 59 dead in Nepal floods
Nearly four million Americans were still in the dark and many faced torrential flooding on Saturday, authorities said, as powerful storm Helene marched across eastern US states, leaving at least...
Thousands asked to聽move to safety
Tens of thousands of dwellers of the chars (shoals) dotting the Teesta River were asked to move to safer places after India had opened floodgates at the Gajoldoba barrage on Friday night following...
Sweden pledges additional $1.85m for flood victims
Sweden has announced an additional $1.85 million in humanitarian assistance, reaffirming its commitment to support the 5.8 million people affected by the recent floods in eastern Bangladesh.
Chad floods killed 503, 1.7m affected
Severe flooding in Chad since July has claimed 503 lives and affected around 1.7 million since July, the United Nations said Saturday in its latest assessment of the disaster.
ASEAN Dhaka committee provides flood relief donation
Ambassador of Thailand to Bangladesh, as chair of the ASEAN Dhaka Committee, together with ambassadors and officials from the embassies of ASEAN member countries in Dhaka 鈥� Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam 鈥� presented relief items to flood victims in Bangladesh through the Help Foundation...
Mamata blames dam release in Jharkhand for flooding
A top politician in eastern India on Friday blamed authorities in a neighbouring state for causing a flooding crisis by opening dams after 26 people were killed and 2,50,000 others were forced to relocate.
Evacuations as tail of Storm Boris floods NE Italy
Italian authorities evacuated some 1,000 people from their homes as the tail end of Storm Boris pummelled a northeastern region that was devastated by deadly flooding last year...
6m children in SE Asia affected by Yagi disaster
Deadly floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Yagi have affected nearly six million children across Southeast Asia, the UN said Wednesday, as the death toll from the disaster rose...
Flood damage warrants serious, sincere rehabilitation efforts
THE government has come up with details on the damage that flash flooding of the east, north-east and south-east for a fortnight beginning in the third week of August has caused. The disaster management and relief ministry has estimated the damage from the flooding to the tune of Tk 142.69 billion, warranting that the government needs to...
Flood causes damage worth Tk 14,000cr
The deadly flash flood that hit Bangladesh鈥檚 11 districts in the third week of August inflicted damage and loss worth over Tk 14,269 crore, revealed an estimate released by the...
Myanmar villagers battle to save rice crop as flood death toll rises to 226
War-weary Myanmar villagers salvaged crops from flooded fields Tuesday as the country鈥檚 death toll in the wake of Typhoon Yagi doubled to 226 and the UN warned as many as 630,000 people could need assistance....
Storm lashes Europe
One person has drowned in Poland and an Austrian fireman has died responding to floods, authorities said Sunday, as Storm Boris lashed central and eastern Europe with...
Myanmar flood toll surges to 113
Volunteers rushed to areas inundated by floods in Myanmar on Sunday as the country鈥檚 death toll from the Typhoon Yagi deluge surged to 113 and remote areas...
Rivers in Dhaka, Barishal, Khulna may swell in 24 hours: FFWC
The water level of the rivers in Dhaka, Barisal and Khulna divisions may increase during 24 hours from 9:00am on Sunday, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Center...
Myanmar junta makes rare request for foreign aid amid floods
Myanmar鈥檚 junta chief made a rare request Saturday for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods that have displaced hundreds of thousands of people who have already endured three years of war...
Flood leaves 1,200km road damaged in Cumilla
The flash flood that swept through Cumilla along with a dozen other eastern, northeastern and southeastern districts past month left the communication network in a mess, damaging about...
Myanmar battles Yagi floods as Vietnam begins clear-up
Hundreds of villagers in Myanmar waded or swam through chin-high waters, fleeing severe floods around the remote capital Naypyidaw on Friday, while Vietnam began clearing up...
Rapid response for crop, livestock
THE recent floods in the southwest region of Bangladesh have caused widespread destruction to crops and livestock, affecting over 5.8 million people. The Livestock Emergency Guidelines and...
Low-lying areas of Ctg, Feni, likely to be inundated: FFWC
In view of the possibility of heavy rainfall in the country and upstream, the rivers in Chattogram division may swell rapidly in the next three days and submerge some low-lying areas of Chattogram, Cox鈥檚 Bazar, Bandarban, Khagrachhari, Feni, Cumilla, Noakhali, Laxmipur districts, said the report of Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) on Thursday.
Hanoi river level hits 20-year high as SE Asia typhoon toll nears 200
Residents of Vietnam鈥檚 capital waded through waist-deep water on Wednesday as river levels hit a 20-year high and the toll from the area鈥檚 strongest typhoon in decades rose to at least 179, with neighbouring nations also enduring deadly flooding and landslides...
Community Bank Bangladesh contributes Tk 30 lakh to CA鈥檚 relief fund for flood victims
Community Bank Bangladesh PLC contributed Tk 30 lakh to Bangladesh interim government chief advisor鈥檚 relief and welfare fund on Tuesday in a bid to stand by the flood-affected people under its corporate social responsibility programme, says a press release.
Vietnam typhoon victims plead for help as toll climbs to 82
Thousands of people were stranded on rooftops and posted desperate pleas for help on social media on Tuesday after severe flooding in parts of typhoon-hit Vietnam, as the...
Many edn instts yet to reopen聽in Feni, Cumilla, Noakhali
Many educational institutions in the flood-hit Feni, Cumilla and Noakhali districts have yet not been able to reopen for different reasons.
Govt must step up flood relief, rebuilding efforts
WITH more than six million people having been directly affected by the flooding of Bangladesh鈥檚 east, north-east and south-east, public suffering continues as the government support has been visibly inadequate. Many still live in shelters and are struggling as their houses and livelihood came to be gravely affected. In Cumilla, one of the worst affected...
82,755 houses damaged in Cumilla alone
As many as 82,755 houses were partially and completely damaged in the recent flash flood in Cumilla district alone with official estimates putting the losses of the flood at over Tk 3,500 crore.