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Flooding caused by torrential rainfall in war-torn Yemen led to at least 60 deaths since July
Aug 21, 2024Flooding caused by torrential rainfall in war-torn Yemen has led to at least 60 deaths since July, with 13 others still missing and a total of 268,000 people affected, the United Nations said Monday. Yemen, already... -
Thousands trapped in northern Myanmar flooding
Jul 3, 2024Floods in northern Myanmar have trapped thousands of people in their homes and cut electricity and phone lines, residents and local media said Tuesday, with the state weather office warning of more heavy rain. After days... -
Landslides, lightning and floods kill 14 in Nepal
Jun 27, 2024At least 14 people have died as a result of lightning, flooding, and landslides caused by Nepal’s intense monsoon storms, a disaster official reported on Thursday. Every year, South Asia experiences significant mortality and destruction due... -
Flooding, heavy rain kill three in Vietnam
Oct 31, 2023Days of intense rain in central and northern Vietnam caused homes to flood and submerge roadways, resulting in the deaths of three individuals, disaster management officials reported on Tuesday. In the central province of Ha Tinh,... -
Heavy rains, flooding leave seven dead in South Korea
Jul 15, 2023According to officials, seven people have died and three are still missing after South Korea was inundated by severe rains on Saturday. A dam overflow forced hundreds of residents to leave their homes. Counties around the... -
Flooding in Somalia displaces 200,000 people
May 14, 2023A regional official told AFP on Saturday that flash floods in central Somalia had displaced approximately 200,000 people after the Shabelle River breached its banks and inundated highways. Residents of Beledweyne town in Hiran region were... -
19 killed in flooding, landslides caused by heavy rains in SE Mexico
Nov 7, 2020Flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains have left at least 19 people dead and more than 900 houses damaged in Mexico’s southeastern state of Chiapas, local authorities reported Friday. So far, 20 municipalities in different... -
Niger flooding causes over 36,000 houses to collapse
Sep 22, 2020Severe floods produced by torrential rain in Niger have made death and destruction of property across the nation, striking 432,613 people, and leaving them in need of shelter, water, food, and essential items. Already 65 life... -
Children affected by devastating flooding in South Asia, with many more at risk as COVID-19 brings further challenges
Jul 24, 2020Weeks of torrential monsoon rains, widespread flooding and deadly landslides in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal have affected millions of children and families, UNICEF said. Over 4 million children are currently estimated to be impacted and... -
Europe flooding period worst in 500 years
Jul 24, 2020Europe has been struck by more frequent and extensive flooding in the last decades than at any other time in the past 500 years, according to a sweeping analysis of the continent’s flood history released Wednesday....
