October 15, 2024 4:12 PM
When floods ripped through parts of Europe in September, the scale of the destruction took people by surprise. The intense rains should not have, because those had been predicted by sophisticated forecasting systems enhanced with artificial intellige...
October 14, 2024 8:24 PM
Recent floods and landslides in Nepal caused extensive damage to major highways and roads, with 55 bridges destroyed or severely impacted. The Department of Roads continues repair work, while traffic police are suggesting alternative routes to keep t...
October 5, 2024 9:35 AM
The number of people who lost their lives in the recent late monsoon-induced disaster has reached 239. So far, 239 people have been confirmed dead, while 18 remain missing after the floods and landslides that struck the country last week. A total of...
September 30, 2024 3:25 PM
Nepal began on Monday to grapple with damage wrought by deadly floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains as residents faced the daunting task of cleaning homes and extracting their broken belongings from mud. At least 192 people died and 32 wer...
September 28, 2024 1:34 PM
Incessant rains in Nepal have unleashed floods and landslides that killed at least 10 people with seven missing during the last 24 hours, while disrupting transport, officials said on Saturday. Most rivers in the Himalayan nation have swollen, spill...
September 18, 2024 11:01 AM
Volunteers and emergency workers raced to secure river banks in Poland's historic city of Wroclaw on Tuesday, as nearby municipalities advised residents to evacuate and authorities across central Europe tallied the cost of floods that have wreaked ha...
September 17, 2024 10:42 AM
Floods in Myanmar have killed at least 226 people in just over a week, state media reported on Tuesday, after heavy rains brought on by Typhoon Yagi battered the central provinces of the war-torn Southeast Asian country. Around a third of Myanmar's ...
September 2, 2024 5:38 PM
Africa faces an increasingly heavy toll from climate change with many countries having to spend up to 9% of their budgets battling climate extremes, a World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report said on Monday. Despite producing far lower greenho...
September 2, 2024 8:44 AM
Amid heavy rainfall in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the South Central Railway (SCR) has cancelled 21 more rains and diverted 10 others due to damages and waterlogging over tracks at several locations. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Andhra Pra...
August 23, 2024 3:08 PM
Soldiers in lifeboats ferried people to safety on Friday in Tripura after heavy rain triggered floods and landslides, forcing more than 65,000 people from their homes, authorities said. Army personnel manned rescue craft as cars and buses were stran...
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