Flooding Archives

June 26, 2024 10:07 PM

Heavy rainfall expected across India as monsoon advances

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued alerts for heavy rainfall across multiple regions of the country as the Southwest Monsoon continues its advance. Coastal Karnataka is at risk of extremely heavy rainfall today, prompting authoriti...

June 18, 2024 3:29 PM

Intense heatwave scorches Delhi NCR; Northeast faces severe flooding

The national capital continued to endure an intense heatwave on Tuesday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a red alert for the region. The heat index, or the feels-like temperature, in Delhi soared to 50 degrees Celsius on Monda...

April 10, 2024 12:40 PM

Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate over 100,000 amid severe flooding

Russia and Kazakhstan ordered more than 100,000 people to evacuate after swiftly melting snow swelled mighty rivers beyond bursting point in the worst flooding in the area for at least 70 years. The deluge of meltwater overwhelmed scores of settleme...

December 26, 2023 1:29 PM

Thailand, Germany grapple with severe flooding on Christmas Day

Several provinces in southern Thailand were hit by severe flooding on Monday following days of heavy rainfall, as reported by local Thai media. In Narathiwat province, streams swelled and overflowed onto roads, severing access to some areas, as repo...

September 20, 2023 1:42 PM

Climate turns unpredictable, tornado in China; Australia braces a warm summer

A violent tornado wreaked havoc in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu on Tuesday (September 19). It killed at least one person amid warnings against heavy rain and strong winds in several regions, local media reported. The tornado was brief but...