Floods
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Yemen floods leave 12 dead, 21 missing: Huthi media
Aug 29, 2024In rebel-held areas of Yemen, flash floods caused by heavy rainfall have claimed the lives of at least 12 people and left over 20 others missing, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Huthi-run... -
Dam breach triggers floods in central China
Jul 6, 2024Amid a summer of unusual weather, Chinese officials scrambled on Saturday to contain floodwaters brought on by a dam failure in central China, according to state media. The breach, according to state news agency Xinhua, happened... -
WFP Provides Emergency Food Assistance for Population Affected by Floods in Northeast Bangladesh
Jun 29, 2024The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) are providing emergency assistance to communities affected by the severe flooding in Sylhet and Sunamganj districts in northeast Bangladesh. Starting 27 June, WFP’s Sylhet Field Office, in support of... -
Death toll from Somalia floods nears 100
Nov 24, 2023The government of Somalia announced on Thursday that about two million people had been affected by the disastrous floods that had claimed close to 100 lives. Like other nations in the Horn of Africa, Somalia is... -
Somalia floods kill 29, displace 300,000 people
Nov 9, 2023As El Nino downpours pound East Africa, flash flooding in southwest Somalia has killed over twenty-two and uprooted hundreds of thousands from their homes, according to an official. Severe rainstorms that began at the beginning of... -
Floods hit days after fires in eastern Australia
Oct 5, 2023Emergency services issued a warning for people to leave the area as floods threatened more than 130 properties in eastern Australia on Thursday. According to David Baker, deputy chief of the state’s emergency service, the McAllister... -
Two dead, 28 missing in Nepal floods and landslides
Jun 18, 2023Authorities in eastern Nepal said Sunday that many landslides and flooding brought on by the monsoon season had left 28 people missing and two people dead. On Saturday night, a local official said that a worker... -
Death toll from Philippine floods rises to 25
Dec 28, 2022Officials report that there have now been 25 flood-related deaths in the Philippines, and storms are expected to bring more rain to the southern and central provinces, which have been the hardest hit. Tens of thousands... -
Five dead, over 70,000 evacuated in Malaysia floods
Dec 21, 2022Malaysia’s north was overwhelmed by floods brought on by the monsoon, and authorities said that at least five people were killed and over 70,000 people flocked to evacuation centers. After flooding started over the weekend, more... -
Eleven died in Gambia’s worst floods in 50 years
Aug 13, 2022Late this month, The Gambia saw its worst floods in “almost half a century,” which resulted in the internal displacement of more than 5,000 people and the deaths of 11. The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA)...
