At least 96 killed, nearly 70,000 displaced as quake, floods hit Indonesia
JAKARTA (XINHUA) – The death toll from a strong earthquake and floods in the central parts of Indonesia has risen to 96, with [...]
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More than 48,000 people evacuated in Malaysia to escape floods
KUALA LUMPUR- More than 48,000 people in six Malaysian states were sheltering in 400 relief centres on Friday (Jan 8) to escape rising [...]
Five dead as flash floods hit southern Thailand
Slideshow ( 3 images )BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand on Thursday reported at least five deaths after flash floods caused by monsoon rains hit [...]
Heavy rain leads to flash floods around Singapore
SINGAPORE – Heavy rain led to flash floods lasting for about half an hour at three locations in Singapore on Monday afternoon (Nov [...]
Vietnam rescuers find all 13 bodies from two deadly landslides
HANOI (REUTERS) – Vietnamese rescuers on Thursday (Oct 15) recovered the bodies of all 13 soldiers from the site of two deadly landslides, [...]
France and Italy floods: Bodies swept out of cemeteries as search for missing continues
Corpses from cemeteries have been washing up on Mediterranean shores in France and Italy after flooding at the weekend. The bodies were apparently [...]
Sudan declares three-month state of emergency over floods: SUNA
CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudan’s Security and Defense Council declared a national state of emergency for three months because of floods that have killed [...]
1 dead, 270K without power as typhoon pummels South Korea
A powerful typhoon ripped through South Korea‘s southern and eastern coasts with tree-snapping winds and flooding rains Thursday, knocking out power to more [...]
Afghanistan flash floods kill 160, search for bodies continues
KABUL (Reuters) – Rescuers in Afghanistan continued to search amidst mud and rubble for missing people on Saturday after flash flooding this week [...]
After Covid-19, China's leaders face new challenges from flooding
BEIJING (NYTIMES) – Having brought the coronavirus pandemic largely under control, China’s leaders are now struggling with a surge of crippling floods that [...]