Vehicles swept off highway by landslide caused by rains, with three survivors rescued after they swam to safety. Two buses carrying more than 60 people were swept by a landslide into a rain-swollen river in Nepal, with three survivors rescued after swimming to safety. The vehicles, carrying at least 65…
At least 14 people have been killed after heavy rains triggered flash floods and landslides across Nepal, with disaster teams searching for nine missing, police said on Sunday. Flooding in neighbouring India and Bangladesh has also caused widespread damage and affected millions. “Police are working with other agencies and locals…
NewsFeed An Indian family was reportedly picnicking after a wedding when they were caught by rushing floodwaters and swept away. Of the 19 family members caught in the flooding, at least five are confirmed dead or missing, including four young children. The newlywed couple survived. Published On 1 Jul 20241…
More than 50 million people in the US under heat warnings while hundreds are evacuated from flooding in the Midwest. Soaring temperatures have placed more than 50 million people in the United States under extreme heat advisories, while flooding has spurred rescue operations and evacuations throughout the Midwest. The National…
Swiss President Viola Amherd says she’s shocked by the scale of the damage caused by severe weather. Three people are missing after massive thunderstorms and rainfall in southeastern Switzerland caused a landslide. One woman was pulled out alive after being buried by the landslide in the Alpine valley of Misox…
As number of deaths mounts, authorities warn of more flooding and extreme weather in other parts of the country. At least 47 people have died as downpours in southern China’s Guangdong province caused catastrophic flooding and landslides, according to state media. State broadcaster CCTV said on Friday that another 38…
Rambo’s store is one of around 45,000 businesses in the state capital that have been impacted by these devastating floods. Porto Alegre’s Chamber of Store Managers estimates that the total cost to commerce in the city was 487.7 million reals ($91m) between April 29 through May 26. The floods began…
Yaad Ali is dreading the rainy season’s arrival this year. The 56-year-old farmer from northeastern India’s Assam state lives with his wife and son on Sandahkhaiti island on the Brahmaputra River. The island, like 2,000 others on the river, floods with increasing ferocity and unpredictability as human-caused climate change makes…
At least 17 people still missing after heavy rains washed mud and cold lava down the slopes of Mount Marapi. At least 41 people have now been confirmed dead after hours of torrential rain triggered flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano in western Indonesia over the weekend….
Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan – As we make our way towards Pakistan’s first organic village, an intense one-hour trek along the rugged, steep and unfenced mountainside pathway from Mindoq-Khar, near Kharpocho Fort, my legs are shaking with a mix of fear and strain. The sharp mountain edges stick out threateningly, and…
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