extreme weather

News Desk Islamabad: National Highway Authority (NHA) has formed a 24-hour emergency cell for monsoon rains and is actively working with local administrations and rescue teams to clear roads obstructed by rain, said NHA Member…

AFP/APP Brazil: Authorities in southern Brazil scrambled Sunday to rescue people from raging floods and mudslides in what has become the region's largest-ever climate catastrophe, with at least 78 dead and 115,000 forced from their…

AFP/APP Beijing: China on Tuesday issued its highest-level red rainstorm warning for parts of Guangdong, a local weather agency said, as the southern province was battered by downpours. The megacity of Shenzhen was among the areas…

Xinhua/APP Beijing: The ongoing heavy rain in south China is expected to subside from Monday, according to the country's national observatory. However, rainfall is forecast to continue over the coming three days across the southern…

APP Abbottabad: During the second consecutive three-day torrential rain spell in Hazara division, life ground to a halt, with many roads becoming impassable and landslides blocking vital routes, including the Karakoram Highway (KKH) in…

News Desk Islamabad: There is a forecast for widespread rains and isolated hailstorms with snowfall in the mountainous regions of Punjab over the next few days. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted the influence of a…

Xinhua Beijing: Snow and sleet will hit parts of southern China on Tuesday and Wednesday, the country's top meteorological authority said Tuesday. The weather pattern shifts after a couple of days of sweeping and intense rain, snow, and…

News Desk Peshawar: Agriculture, forestry, manufacturing, and fishing emerged as the primary industries where a considerable number of children, aged between 5 and 17 years, are involved in child labor, according to the Child Labour Survey…

Xinhua/APP Sao Paulo: At least two people, including a six-year-old boy, died and another is missing as a result of floods and landslides after five days of storms in the metropolitan region of Sao Paulo, the local fire department reported…

APP Lahore: Professor Dr Ashraf Jamal, Head of the Pulmonology Department at Allama Iqbal Medical College, on Sunday emphasised the need for heightened care among the elderly and young children in the current foggy and cold weather.…