Two killed, 10 missing in China flood
Flash floods in eastern China鈥檚 Shandong province killed two people and left 10 missing on Tuesday, state media said...
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Early action, not just relief
BANGLADESH has long been familiar with the wrath of nature. Nestled in the low-lying delta formed by the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers, the country endures relentless exposure to floods, cyclones, landslides, and the slow erosion of riverbanks. These threats are not new, but climate change has lent them a sharper edge. The Global Climate Risk Index...
5 dead after torrential rain in South Korea
Landslides and floods triggered by torrential rain swept into South Korean villages on Saturday, killing at least five, the national fire agency said...
Trump flies to flood-ravaged Texas as scrutiny of response mounts
US President Donald Trump flew to Texas Friday as questions swirled over the authorities' response to flash floods that have left at least 120 people dead, including dozens of children.
More areas flooded in Feni, victims cry for relief
More villages were inundated on Thursday as flash floods and water stagnation gripped vast swathes of the coastal belt, including major coastal towns and cities, with torrential rain continuing over most of Bangladesh for the fourth consecutive day...
Deadly China-Nepal flood caused by glacial lake: experts
Flash floods that killed at least nine people in a mountainous region between China and Nepal and swept away a key bridge linking the two countries, were caused by the release of water from a glacial lake, experts said Wednesday...
New TikTok search guide to give correct info on floods
TikTok on Thursday announced launch of a new search guide designed to help users in Bangladesh access authoritative and up-to-date information during the ongoing monsoon flood season, said a press release...
People move to shelters as rain, floods rage
Scores of people moved to shelters as flash floods and water stagnation gripped vast swathes of the coastal belt, including major coastal towns and cities, with torrential rain continuing over most of Bangladesh for the third consecutive day until Wednesday...
Desperate search for missing girls as nearly 81 dead in Texas floods
Rescuers in the US state of Texas on Monday searched for bodies swept away by flash floods that killed more than 80 people, including 27 girls and counsellors at a summer camp...
Pakistan floods kill 64 in a week
Flash floods and heavy rain in Pakistan have killed 64 people and injured 117 in a week, a government agency said on Wednesday...
Flash floods, heavy rains kill 32 in Pakistan
Heavy rain and flash flooding across Pakistan have killed 32 people including 16 children since the start of the monsoon season this week, disaster management officials said...
Fake-up call from countryside
THE ravages of nature are becoming an unrelenting part of rural life. Sudden storms, untimely rains, long droughts and devastating floods 鈥� these extreme weather events strike at the heart of peaceful villages, stripping away not only livelihoods but the rhythms of daily life. In a country like Bangladesh, where agriculture remains the backbone of the economy, 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?...
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...
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.
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...
Worst-hit people get least help: CPD
The worst-affected people received the least relief assistance in the flash flooding that swept parts of Bangladesh in August affecting over 5.6 million people, revealed a...
Self-reliance in landscape management
FOR decades, Bangladesh has struggled to cope with the devastating impacts of floods and environmental degradation, leaning heavily on outdated methods and conventional civil engineering solutions. While these strategies may have provided temporary fixes, they have often failed to address the underlying, systemic issues 鈥� and in many instances...
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...
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...
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...
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.
Monsoon floods in Gujarat kill 28
Intense monsoon rains and floods in India鈥檚 Gujarat state killed at least 28 people in the past three days, some drowning and others hit by falling trees, government officials said...
Flood causes over Tk 1,590cr loss in fisheries, livestock sector: adviser
Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter on Sunday said that the devastating floods in 86 upazilas of 12 districts caused an estimated loss of over Tk 1,590 crore in the fisheries and livestock sector...
18 die, 300,000 in emergency shelters due to floods in Bangladesh
Nearly 300,000 Bangladeshis were taking refuge in emergency shelters Saturday from floods that inundated vast areas of Bangladesh, disaster officials said.