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'Everything is destroyed': Pakistan flood survivors plead for aid
Aug 29, 2022 (AFP)
After nearly two weeks of incessant downpours this month, there was nothing left but damaged walls, debris and piles of people's belongings poking out among poo...
UN to call for $160 mln in Pakistan flood aid
Aug 29, 2022 (AFP)
Pakistani officials say over 1,100 people have died since June, when the seasonal rains started, but the final toll could be higher. This year's flooding has af...
Eight dead in S.Leone landslide, floods
Aug 29, 2022 (AFP)
The downpours hit the city over the weekend, causing a landslide Sunday in Looking Town area. Four men, one woman and a seven-year-old girl died in the landslid...
Tens of millions battle Pakistan floods as death toll rises
Aug 29, 2022 (AFP)
Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman said a third of the nation was under water, creating a "crisis of unimaginable proportions". Officials say 1,136 people ha...
Pakistan's south braces for deluge from swollen northern rivers; toll tops 1,000
Aug 28, 2022 (AFP)
The mighty Indus River that courses through Pakistan's second-most populous region is fed by dozens of mountain tributaries to the north, but many have burst th...
Flood fate of thousands lies with colonial-era Pakistan barrage
Aug 28, 2022 (AFP)
The government has declared an emergency to deal with floods caused by record monsoon rains that have affected nearly 33 million people -- many whose livelihood...
Pakistan orders thousands to evacuate near flood-swollen rivers
Aug 27, 2022 (AFP)
Many rivers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa -- a picturesque province of rugged mountains and valleys -- have burst their banks, demolishing scores of buildings including...
Pakistan declares emergency as millions affected by floods
Aug 26, 2022 (AFP)
The annual monsoon is essential for irrigating crops and replenishing lakes and dams across the Indian subcontinent, but each year it also brings a wave of dest...
More than 180 killed in a month by Afghan floods
Aug 25, 2022 (AFP)
Zabihullah Mujahid said the scale of the damage had been worse because of the mismanagement of infrastructure by the previous government. However, the hardline ...
Typhoon approaches Hong Kong, Macau and southern China
Aug 24, 2022 (AFP)
Typhoon Ma-on -- which shares a name with a mountain in Hong Kong and translates as "saddle" -- was packing wind speeds of up to 110 kilometres (62 miles) per h...
Chad floods affect 340,000 people in two months: UN
Aug 24, 2022 (AFP)
"Recent rainfall has affected more than 341,000 people in 11 of the 23 provinces of Chad," the UN's humanitarian agency OCHA said in a statement. This meant the...
Flood toll tops 800 in Pakistan's 'catastrophe of epic scale'
Aug 24, 2022 (AFP)
The annual monsoon is essential for irrigating crops and replenishing lakes and dams across the Indian subcontinent, but each year it also brings a wave of dest...
Strong quake hits off coast of Indonesia's South Sumatra
Aug 23, 2022 (AFP)
The shallow quake occurred in the waters off the southwestern coast of Sumatra island, at around 9:30 pm (1430 GMT) -- nearest to Bengkulu, South Sumatra and La...
Flash flooding hits US parks, southern states in latest weather disasters
Aug 22, 2022 (AFP)
Heavy rains were also causing havoc in parts of Texas on Monday as forecasters predicted more precipitation throughout the southern part of the country for the ...
Flash floods kill 20 in eastern Afghan province
Aug 21, 2022 (AFP)
The rains lashed several areas of the province on Saturday, injuring more than 30 people in addition to those killed, the provincial governor's office said. The...
15 dead in northern India after monsoon floods
Aug 20, 2022 (AFP)
Flooding and landslides are common and cause widespread devastation during India's treacherous monsoon season. Experts say climate change is increasing the numb...
Geological carbon sequestration in mantle may prevent large San Andreas earthquakes
Aug 19, 2022 (SPX)
Now, researchers say ubiquitous evidence for ongoing geological carbon sequestration in mantle rocks in the creeping sections of the SAF is one underlying cause...
Flash flood warning issued for drought-hit western US
Aug 19, 2022 (AFP)
The National Weather Service said "a significant heavy rainfall event" could strike Arizona and New Mexico, leading to sudden inundations -- especially in areas...
Risk of volcano catastrophe 'a roll of the dice', say experts
Aug 19, 2022 (SPX)
In an article published in the journal Nature, they say there is a "broad misconception" that risks of major eruptions are low, and describe current lack of gov...
22 dead in Chad heavy rains since June: UN
Aug 19, 2022 (AFP)
The rains had also destroyed more than 2,200 hectares (5,400 acres) of agricultural land, the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a...
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