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The Chenab continued flooding on Sunday, though flow eased from medium to low, as Pakistan's Met Office forecast a fresh rainfall spell from July 29 across the upper catchments of major rivers, including Islamabad.
Every monsoon, the same sentence appears across Pakistani media: the Chenab is at medium flood level, the Ravi at low. Millions of people read it, and very few know what it means — whether it is a reason to move
Pakistan's Meteorological Department forecast a fresh spell of rainfall from July 29 to August 5, even as several parts of the country were still reeling from a preceding rain spell and its aftermath.
Tarbela Dam reached its maximum storage level on Sunday as Pakistan’s water reservoirs continued to swell during the high-flow season, according to the Flood Forecasting Division
A vast area of Punjab, covering nearly 400 square kilometres, has come under water following torrential rains and overflowing drains, with the Ravi and Chenab rivers expected to reach medium to high flood levels.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed federal and provincial authorities to speed up financial support for families affected by Pakistan's latest monsoon rains and floods, putting compensation, road repairs, power
Flood victims in India’s Assam district are living in makeshift shelters after monsoon rains caused widespread flooding
Shehbaz Orders Ndma Flood Relief Push as Pakistan Monsoon Risk Widens has moved into focus in pakistan coverage. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's direction to NDMA has put flood relief back at the centre of
Parts of Punjab and Islamabad woke up to rain on Wednesday morning, marking the start of a fresh monsoon spell just as the region was still recovering from a previous bout of flooding that killed 110 people and injured
GILGIT/LAHORE: Flash floods triggered by cloudbursts and rapid glacial melting wreaked havoc across Gilgit-Baltistan on Tuesday, damaging homes, roads, bridges and agricultural land, while leaving hundreds of tourists and local resident
Nepal's catastrophic flood has intensified scrutiny of damaged sensors, cross-border data sharing and the minutes available to warn communities downstream.
Heavy monsoon rain has left at least 37 people dead across KP, Punjab, GB and AJK, with flash floods, landslides and swelling rivers damaging homes, roads and crops.
At least 804 people have died and more than 3,000 remain missing after a catastrophic flood swept through Nepal and Tibet, officials reported Sunday.
A Senate committee on Tuesday raised concerns over how foreign loans and grants meant for flood rehabilitation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were being used, saying reconstruction work appeared to have been shifted to
President Asif Ali Zardari has called for tighter coordination and faster rescue planning as Pakistan faces worsening monsoon rains and rising threats of flooding and
Residents across the northeastern United States found themselves squeezed between two very different but equally dangerous weather threats this weekend, as flash flood warnings and lingering wildfire smoke combined to
Exceptional rain in eastern Japan has killed at least five people, cut power and stranded thousands at Narita airport and rail stations.
Pakistan has dispatched 100 tons of tents, blankets, hygiene kits and medicines to Nepal as flood and landslide response operations continue.
Typhoon Dolphin has made landfall on China’s east coast after passing through Japan’s Okinawa prefecture, where six people were injured and power outages hit more than 50,000 buildings
Typhoon Dolphin approached eastern China with 162 kilometre per hour winds as flights were cancelled, ports closed and hundreds of thousands evacuated.
Pakistan's monsoon planning has returned to the center of national policy as the government pushes flood preparedness, evacuation readiness and longer-term climate resilience after another season of
At least 22 mouzas, or revenue estates, in Multan district have been partially submerged under three to four feet of floodwater from the River Chenab, forcing thousands of residents to move their families and livestock
Pakistan's rain alerts are keeping Independence Day travel plans under watch as monsoon showers threaten roads, public events and low-lying neighborhoods. It is the kind of update that people search for
Household energy bills in Great Britain are expected to rise to a three-year high this winter, with a forecast price-cap increase likely to cancel out the effect of VAT cuts on electricity bills