DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Floods caused by heavy rains in Bangladesh have killed at least 42 people and spread waterborne diseases, with calls mounting for food and potable water. The deaths were mainly due to snake bites, drowning, landslides and other injuries, according to the Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room of the D...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – Authorities in Indian-occupied Kashmir sounded a flood alarm in Srinagar after the region’s largest river breached the danger mark on Wednesday. The warning comes with advice to people living near large water bodies to remain vigilant. Locals have been cautioned against venturing near uphill streams that are ...
Bangladesh (AA) – At least 23 people have died in floods that swept across northeastern Bangladesh, inundating 6 million inhabitants and thousands of hectares that include local paddy fields and fishing enclosures. At least 13 districts across the South Asian country have been marooned by the floods. Affected areas include almost the ent...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – The normally cooler temperatures in the northwest of the Canadian province of Ontario have given way to a heart warning, Environment Canada forecast Monday. The warning, the first time it has been issued in 2022, covers most of the week as forecasts say the thermometer could reach 90 Fahrenheit (32 Celsius) [&helli...
DOLOW, Somalia (AA) – A humanitarian delegation led by the Somali president’s special envoy for the drought response on Monday visited Dolow, one of the worst drought-stricken towns in the country, to see the humanitarian crisis and famine unfolding in the Gedol region. Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame met with the United Nations depu...
Eight million people have been affected by historic flooding in Bangladesh and India that has left 75 people dead. Trains have been flipped by landslides and a lack of telecommunication services has made it difficult to fully assess the extent of the damage. The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society aims to help with resettlement efforts. The [&hell...
Guwahati, India – (AFP) At least 26 more people have died in monsoon flooding and lightning strikes in India, as millions remained marooned in the country and neighbouring Bangladesh, authorities said Monday. Floods are a regular menace in India and Bangladesh, but experts say climate change is increasing their frequency, ferocity and un...
ANKARA (AA) – Droughts may affect more than three-quarters of the world’s population by 2050, the UN said on World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought which was observed on June 17. This year’s theme, “Rising up from drought together,” highlighted the need for early action to avoid disastrous results for humanity ...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pre-monsoon rains killed at least seven people, flooding large parts of Pakistan in the past 24 hours, officials and local media said on Sunday. Flashfloods washed away several bridges and roads, submerged farmlands, and knocked out power in many parts of the southwestern Balochistan province. Torrential downpour...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Bangladesh’s northeastern border district of Sylhet has been inundated by massive floods in less than one month, marooning more than 1 million people and causing property damage, according to officials. All 13 sub-districts of the tourist-hub region, famous for tea gardening, have been flooded from days-long heav...
