Floods

Nine killed, 74 others injured due to floods in 23 provinces of Afghanistan

At least 9 people have been killed and 74 others have been injured due to flooding in 23 provinces of Afghanistan, TOLO News reported citing officials

40% of Indians face flood risk if temperature rises by 2 degrees: Report

1 out of 3 people globally will be threatened by flooding in a 1.5 degrees Celsius warming scenario, which could happen as early as 2030, says report

Flood water inundates Australia's Burketown, crocodiles lurk underneath

With major flooding still occurring in Burketown and the Gregory River, the police force in the Australian state of Queensland reminded residents to limit movement in due to unseen hazards

Over 26,000 relocated as floods hit Malaysia, 25 rivers at dangerous levels

Rescuers in boats retrieved families trapped on rooftops and hauled others to safety as villages and towns in parts of Malaysia were submerged in floodwaters, leading to over 26,000 people being evacuated as of Thursday. One person died when his car was swept away by floodwaters. The southern Johor state, neighboring Singapore, was the worst hit with some 25,000 people moved to relief centers in schools and community halls. The figure more than doubled from Tuesday, officials said. Five other states were also hit by floods after incessant rain on Wednesday deluged the area. The country is experiencing its sixth episode of continuous heavy rain from the annual monsoon season that started in November, the Meteorological Department said, warning it could drag on until April. In December, tens of thousands of people were also evacuated due to flooding. The department warned that rain will persist in Johor and other parts of the country that could cause further flash floods ...

Avalanches, flash flood destroy 20 houses in northern Afghanistan

Calling for providing assistances to the affected families, the official warned that overlooking the miseries of the disaster-affected families would lead to a tragedy in the ill-fated village

New Zealand's largest city Auckland braces for more rain and flooding

Residents in New Zealand's largest city were bracing Tuesday for another deluge and more flooding, four days after Auckland endured its wettest day on record in a storm that killed four people. A state of emergency was in place for Auckland, and officials had closed schools for the week and were asking people to work from home if possible. Heavy rain was expected from Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning. This rain is expected to cause dangerous river conditions and significant flooding, said Auckland Emergency Management Controller Rachel Kelleher. Slips and floodwaters are likely to disrupt travel, making some roads impassable and possibly isolating communities. Emergency officials said some 200 homes and businesses around the city were assessed after the floods as too unsafe to enter. So that gives you an idea as to the damage to buildings and across the community, said Ron Devlin, the region manager for Fire and Emergency New Zealand. Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown warned the

3-metre-high flood destroys dozens of homes in Indonesia, 1 killed

One person died after floods 80 to 300 cm high destroyed dozens of homes in Indonesia's North Sulawesi on Friday

Several houses, temple collapsed in Joshimath's Singhdhar on Jan 2-3

Several houses collapsed at Singhdhar in the Joshimath town of Uttarakhand in the midnight hours of January 2 and 3, sources said

4 mn children living near contaminated floodwater in Pakistan: UNICEF

"Severe acute malnutrition, respiratory and waterborne diseases, coupled with the cold, are putting millions of young lives at risk"

$9 bn pledged in support of Pak's flood recovery efforts: Guterres

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that more than $9 billion were pledged in support of Pakistans recovery efforts from the worst ever floods that hit the country last year

US announces $100 mn aid for Pakistan's flood recovery, reconstruction

The United States has announced an additional USD 100 million to Pakistan for its recovery and reconstruction efforts after the devastating floods last year that killed 1,739 and affected 33 million people. The funding also includes humanitarian assistance to support flood relief and recovery efforts in refugee hosting areas, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price told reporters at a news conference here on Monday. "I am pleased to share that today the United States announced an additional USD 100 million of recovery and reconstruction funding, bringing our total contribution to over USD200 million," he said. The new USD 100 million in funding will be for flood protection and governance, disease surveillance, economic growth, and clean energy, climate smart agriculture, food security, and infrastructure reconstruction, Price said. The United States' flood-related assistance complements its broader efforts to form a US-Pakistan green alliance that looks at the range of climate and

Qatar announces $25 mn aid to help Pakistan deal with flood crisis

"It was sad to see the scale of this devastating disaster, the loss of lives, and the painful scenes of destruction caused by the floods in Pakistan," said Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign Affair

PM Sharif leaves for Geneva to attend Pak-UN conference to raise $16 bn

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday left for Geneva to co-host a key conference in Geneva Monday along with the UN Secretary-General to raise more than USD 16 billion for a resilient recovery of his country from last year's climate-induced catastrophic floods. More than 33 million were displaced and over 1,700 were killed in the devastating floods that hit the country last summer due to unprecedented monsoon rains. According to an official statement, the Prime Minister was accompanied by a high-level delegation, comprising Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Climatic Change Minister Sherry Rehman and Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb. Before embarking on the visit, Sharif in a series of tweets said that he would present the case of flood victims before the world. We will place comprehensive post-disaster framework plan for recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction with resilience before development partners and friendly countrie

Nearly 8 mn Pakistanis still displaced after summer floods, says diplomat

Khalil Hashmi told a press conference that there was an urgent need for housing, and that flood damage had impacted agriculture, and people's livelihoods, Xinhua news agency reported

Pakistan to seek over $16 bn for flood rehabilitation at UN conference

Pakistan is likely to seek over USD 16 billion at a UN conference next week for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the areas devastated by last year's catastrophic floods which caused the country a loss of about USD 30 billion, officials said on Thursday. The flood triggered by unprecedented monsoon rains killed at least 1,739 people while affecting over 33 million. At one time, one third of Pakistan territory was under water. The "International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan" is being held in Geneva on January 9 and co-hosted by the Government of Pakistan and the United Nations to seek funding for the flood victims, according to Foreign Office spokeswoman Mumtaz Zahra Baloch. She said that the Conference will be co-chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. "The programme will feature a high-level opening segment, where leaders will make supportive statements," she said at her weekly media briefing here. Officials of the ..

Heavy rains, floods in Philippines leave 32 dead, 24 people missing

Heavy rains and floods that devastated parts of the Philippines over the Christmas weekend have left at least 32 dead and 24 missing, the national disaster response agency said on Thursday. More than 56,000 people were still in emergency shelters after bad weather disrupted Christmas celebrations in the eastern, central and southern Philippines. Images from the southern province of Misamis Occidental showed rescuers carrying an elderly woman on a plastic chair as they waded through a flooded street. Some residents in the province were seen hanging on to floaters as coast guard rescuers pulled them across chest-deep floods using a rope. Eighteen of the 32 deaths were reported in the Northern Mindanao region, while 22 of the 24 missing were from Eastern Visayas in the central Philippines and the eastern Bicol region, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said. Most of the deaths were from drowning while among the missing were fishermen whose boats capsized, the

Philippine rain, flooding on Christmas cause at least 25 deaths, damage

The death toll from heavy rains and floods that devastated parts of the Philippines over the Christmas weekend has risen to 25, with 26 others still missing, the national disaster response agency said Wednesday. Nearly 400,000 people were affected, with over 81,000 still in shelters and nine others injured, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said. Sixteen of the 25 deaths were reported in Northern Mindanao region in the south, while 12 of the 26 missing are from the eastern Bicol region, the council added. A shear line the point where warm and cold air meet triggered rains in parts of eastern, central and southern Philippines, the state weather bureau PAGASA said. The weather disturbance disrupted Christmas celebration in affected provinces, with photos from the southern province of Misamis Occidental showing rescuers carrying an elderly woman on a plastic chair as they waded through a flooded street. Some residents in the province were seen hanging on to

US Dy Secy discusses Pak's efforts to recover from floods with FM Bilawal

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman met Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and discussed Pakistan's ongoing efforts to recover from the devastating floods. Pakistan witnessed unprecedented monsoon rains over the summer that put a third of the country underwater, damaged two million homes and killed more than 1,700 people. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman met Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and they discussed Pakistan's continuing efforts to recover from the devastating floods, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Wednesday. They also discussed the upcoming International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan to be held in Geneva on January 9, 2023, Price said. During the meeting, Sherman also expressed condolences for Pakistani lives lost in recent terrorist attacks, even as they committed to strengthen counterterrorism cooperation between the two nations. They also spoke about economic, energy, and environmental .

Word Bank approves $1.69 bn to support people in flood-affected Pakistan

The World Bank on Tuesday approved USD 1.692 billion in financing for five projects to support people living in flood-affected areas of cash-strapped Pakistan's Sindh province, according to a media report. Pakistan witnessed unprecedented monsoon rains over the summer that put a third of the country underwater, damaged two million homes, and killed more than 1,700 people. Out of the projects announced by the World Bank on Tuesday, three support rehabilitation, housing reconstruction, and the restoration of crop production for vulnerable communities, while the two projects support health services for mothers and children, Dawn reported, citing a statement issued by the global lender. It said that Sindh was the province worst affected by the 2022 floods as there was huge damage to the housing, health, and agriculture sectors and people lost their livelihoods. "Beyond the rehabilitation and reconstruction of damaged houses and infrastructure, our engagement in the flood response effor

Pakistan at UN pleads for help with floods after 'cameras have gone'

Pakistan's unprecedented floods in the summer killed more than 1,700 people, inundated third of the nation and cut the nation's growth by half