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COP27
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Climate change
10/10/2022 12:01:27 PM
A landslide fueled by flooding and days of torrential rain swept through a municipality in central Venezuela, leaving at least 22 people dead as it dragged mud, rocks and trees through neighborhoods, authorities said Sunday. Dozens of people are missing.
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COP27
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Climate change
10/9/2022 7:17:57 PM
Heavy seasonal rains again pounded much of Thailand on Sunday, causing continued widespread flooding, particularly in the northeast and central regions.
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COP27
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Climate change
10/4/2022 4:17:14 PM
Alarmed by a surge in disease, the United Nations is asking for five times' more international aid after deadly floods in Pakistan left millions of survivors homeless and at rising risk of waterborne diseases and other ailments.
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World
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International
9/25/2022 2:15:06 PM
The World Bank said it will provide about $2 billion in aid to Pakistan, ravaged by floods that have killed more than 1,600 people this year, the largest pledge of assistance so far.
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World
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Region
9/15/2022 5:22:14 PM
Flooding across Sudan has killed at least 20 people over the past week, Sudanese officials announced Thursday, raising the official death-toll from the floods since the rainy season began in May to 134.
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World
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International
9/11/2022 2:58:42 PM
Two more U.S. military planes loaded with tons of aid for Pakistanis affected by flooding from deadly monsoon rains landed Sunday in southern Sindh province, one of the worst-affected regions in the impoverished country.
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World
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Region
9/5/2022 11:32:16 AM
More than 100 people have been killed and tens of thousands of homes destroyed by flooding caused by torrential rain since Sudan's wet season began in May, police said Sunday.
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World
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International
9/4/2022 9:36:44 AM
Pakistan appealed Saturday to the international community for an "immense humanitarian response'' to unprecedented flooding that has left at least 1,265 people dead. The request came even as planes carried supplies to the impoverished country across a humanitarian air bridge.
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World
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Region
8/31/2022 5:03:18 PM
Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Sudan killed at least 100 people since the start of the rainy season in May, an official said Wednesday.
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World
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International
8/29/2022 10:37:48 AM
International aid was reaching Pakistan on Monday, as the military and volunteers desperately tried to evacuate many thousands stranded by widespread flooding driven by ``monster monsoons'' that have claimed more than 1,000 lives this summer.
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World
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International
8/28/2022 10:26:21 AM
Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June, officials said Sunday, as the country's climate minister called the deadly monsoon season "a serious climate catastrophe."
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World
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International
8/27/2022 2:50:29 PM
Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and injured and displaced thousands more since mid-June, officials said Saturday.
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World
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International
8/21/2022 8:59:37 PM
Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in eastern Afghanistan and neighboring parts of Pakistan left dozens of people dead overnight, according to local officials on Sunday.
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World
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International
8/17/2022 11:28:13 AM
The French weather service warned Wednesday of flash flooding risks across much of the south, where a historic drought has parched the rugged Mediterranean hills, a day after fierce rainstorms lashed much of the country.
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Life & Style
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Health
8/9/2022 1:56:44 PM
Climate hazards such as flooding, heat waves and drought have worsened more than half of the hundreds of known infectious diseases in people, including malaria, hantavirus, cholera and anthrax, a study says.
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World
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Region
7/30/2022 8:14:59 PM
At least 80 people have been killed and 30 others are missing in floods that have wreaked havoc across Iran for more than a week, state media reported Saturday.
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World
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International
7/30/2022 5:28:09 PM
Kentucky's governor said it could take weeks to find all the victims of flash flooding that killed at least 25 people when torrential rains swamped towns across Appalachia.
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World
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Region
7/17/2022 6:02:52 PM
Flash floods triggered by seasonal torrential rains in Sudan's western Darfur region killed at least seven people, including children, the U.N. and an aid group said Sunday.
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World
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Africa
6/21/2022 2:35:54 PM
Four children have died after torrential rain overnight led to flooding in Ivory Coast's economic capital Abidjan, the emergency services said on Tuesday.
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World
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Region
6/11/2022 10:26:07 PM
Heavy rainfall in Turkey's capital on Saturday led to flooding that killed one person, authorities said.
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