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April 29, 2024 4:24 PM

Heat wave in Southeast Asia closes schools, triggers health alerts

The Philippines has closed schools down and warned of overloading on its power grid, as authorities across Southeast Asia issued a series of health alerts for a crushing and deadly heat wave. The Philippines' country's education ministry cancelled i...

April 28, 2024 10:28 AM

Strong tornado hits China’s Guangzhou, killing 5, injuring 33

Five people were killed and 33 others injured in a strong tornado that hit Guangzhou, the capital city of south China's Guangdong Province, on Saturday afternoon, local authorities said. The tornado hit Zhongluotan Town in the city's Baiyun District...

April 27, 2024 4:11 PM

Heat wave turns very severe in some parts of Bangladesh

Respite from the prevailing heat wave condition across Bangladesh is unlikely and it has turned very severe in Rajshahi, Chuadanga and Pabna districts, said a regular bulletin of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Saturday. The BMD predic...

April 26, 2024 12:14 PM

Heatwave to severe heatwave conditions over East & South Peninsular India for next 5 days: IMD

The India Meteorological Department, IMD has forecast heatwave to severe heatwave conditions over East and South Peninsular India for the next 5 days. The heatwave conditions are expected to prevail in isolated pockets of Bihar, Jharkhand, Coastal An...

April 25, 2024 6:27 PM

In Bangladesh, heatwave alert extended for 72 hours:

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has issued again a country-wide fresh heat wave alert message for the next 72 hours from Thursday morning. At least ten people, which includes maximum farmers, have died of suspected heat stroke in the last ...

April 25, 2024 8:56 AM

Deadly floods kill 38 in Kenya, situation moving from emergency to disaster level

The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) has informed that at least 38 people have been killed by floods across Kenya, noting that the flood situation is moving from emergency to disaster level. The heavy rains in the African nation has also disrupted norm...

April 24, 2024 4:40 PM

Climate change linked with extreme weather conditions across the world

Frequent occurrences of extreme weather events indicate the worsening impact of climate change across the globe. In China, weather events have become more intense and unpredictable because of global warming, scientists say, with record-breaking rain...

April 23, 2024 10:25 PM

Winter makes surprise return in Finland

Winter-like weather surprisingly returned to Finland on Tuesday (April 23), with heavy snow falling in and around the capital Helsinki. According to Finnish broadcaster YLE, more than 20 centimetres of snow fell across most of southern Finland. ...

April 22, 2024 10:35 PM

Floods swamp southern China, spark extreme weather fears

Floods swamped cities in southern China's densely populated Pearl River Delta following record-breaking rains, sparking worries about the region's defences against bigger deluges induced by extreme weather events. The province once dubbed the "facto...

April 22, 2024 10:16 PM

Bangladesh issues nationwide new heatwave alert for 3 more days

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has extended the heat alert for three more days from Monday. Meteorologist Md Bazlur Rahman said the prevailing extreme heatwave may linger in Bangladesh for the next 72-hour starting from Monday (April ...

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