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July 9, 2025 2:27 PM

Flash floods in New Mexico resort town kills three, traps dozens in homes and vehicles

Torrential rains triggered flash floods in New Mexico that killed at least three people on Tuesday, including two young children, and trapped dozens in homes and vehicles in the resort village of Ruidoso, a state emergency official and a village stat...

July 9, 2025 12:46 PM

European heatwave caused 2,300 deaths, scientists estimate

Around 2,300 people died of heat-related causes across 12 European cities during the severe heatwave that ended last week, according to a rapid scientific analysis published on Wednesday. The study targeted the 10 days, ending July 2, during which l...

July 9, 2025 9:47 AM

Death toll from Texas flood hits triple-digits as tally of missing tops 180

The death toll from the July Fourth flash flood that ravaged a swath of central Texas Hill Country rose on Tuesday to at least 109, many of them children, as search teams pressed on through mounds of mud-encrusted debris looking for scores of...

July 8, 2025 9:17 PM

At least eight killed and dozens missing after floods on Nepal-China border

At least eight people were killed and over two dozen were missing after the Bhote Koshi River flooded, washing away the "Friendship Bridge" that links China and Nepal, officials said on Tuesday. There had been no heavy rainfall in the immediate area...

July 8, 2025 4:55 PM

Spain: More than 18,000 people in lockdown as wildfire rages in Catalonia

Spanish authorities ordered more than 18,000 residents of the northeastern Tarragona province to remain indoors on Tuesday and several dozen were evacuated as a wildfire raged out of control, consuming almost 3,000 hectares (7,413 acres) of vegetatio...

July 8, 2025 4:12 PM

Heatwaves, droughts and wildfires costing Europe billions each year

Extreme heat and worsening drought situations are gripping large parts of Europe, sparking wildfires, triggering red alerts and intensifying global calls for effective climate actions. Driven by climate change, scientists warn, these conditions signa...

July 8, 2025 2:46 PM

Active monsoon conditions likely to prevail over central India; heavy rain likely in eastern MP: IMD

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said that active monsoon conditions are likely to prevail over central parts of the country during next 4-5 days, with the possibility of extremely heavy rainfall (over 21 cm) at isolated locations...

July 8, 2025 1:11 PM

Dozens missing after floods on Nepal-China border

Over two dozen people are missing after heavy rainfall in the Tibet region of China triggered a deluge in the Bhote Koshi River, which flows through Nepal and China, washing away the 'Friendship Bridge' that connects them, officials said on Tuesday. ...

July 8, 2025 1:01 PM

Gujarat records widespread showers, Borsad tops rainfall chart

Gujarat witnessed rainfall across 153 talukas over the past 24 hours, with heavier showers concentrated in a few regions. According to officials on Tuesday, 12 talukas recorded more than one inch of rainfall, with Borsad in central Gujarat receiving ...

July 8, 2025 10:00 AM

Hopes fade for Texas flood victims as death toll tops 95

Search teams plodded through muddy riverbanks and flew aircraft over a flood-ravaged central Texas landscape on Monday as hopes dimmed for finding more survivors among dozens still missing from a disaster that has claimed at least 96 lives, many...

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