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The National Disaster Management Authority has issued a flood alert for several parts of Pakistan, warning that heavy rain over the next two days could raise river levels, trigger flash flooding and create urban…
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…
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.
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
Heavy monsoon rains in Lahore caused severe waterlogging, traffic jams, and road collapses, prompting emergency drainage efforts by local authorities across the provincial capital.
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 Pakistan's…
The same area devastated by floods last year's floods, which caused more than 130 deaths, is once again being
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…
Flash floods triggered by cloudbursts and rapid glacial melting caused widespread damage across Gilgit-Baltistan on Tuesday, disrupting transport, damaging homes and cutting off road links in several areas, according to…
Nepal's catastrophic flood has intensified scrutiny of damaged sensors, cross-border data sharing and the minutes available to warn communities downstream.
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.
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 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.
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…
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.
President Asif Ali Zardari has directed federal, provincial and local authorities to step up monsoon preparedness as heavy rains continue to affect parts of the country, with officials warned to stay ready for flash…
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, bringing a new period of heavy rain and strong winds to affected areas and prompting warnings over flooding and landslides. H2: Typhoon Dolphin brings rain to…
Pakistan offers Nepal satellite, drone, AI and glacial-risk expertise to support flood rescue, recovery and long-term disaster preparedness.
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 destructive rains…
President Trump gave a primetime speech raising claims of voting vulnerabilities but offered no new evidence. And, at least 2 people have died in major flooding in
The deluge prompted evacuations and water rescues in the same region where 25 children and two counsellors at Camp Mystic died in flooding in