flashfloods

AFP/APP Indonesia: The number of people killed by flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano in western Indonesia over the weekend has risen to 41 with 17 more missing, a local disaster agency official told AFP Monday. Hours of heavy…

AFP/APP Brazil: Teams raced against the clock Thursday to deliver aid to flood-stricken communities in southern Brazil before the arrival of new storms forecast to batter the region once again. Some 400 municipalities have been…

Fakhar-e-Alam Peshawar: As the morning sun illuminates Mohib Banda village in Nowshera district, Hussain Ali, a 28-year-old farmer, starts his tractor to smooth out his farmland, which had become bumpy from recent heavy rains and flash…

APP New York: Pakistan has expressed its support for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in establishing a facility with broader and people-centric criteria to enhance efforts to combat hunger, improve nutrition, and ensure food…

APP Mingora: The torrential rains in upper Swat and nearby Shangla district have paralyzed routine life, forcing tourists and local residents to remain in their hotels and homes. Besides Kalam and Malam Jabba, the torrential rains…

News Desk ISLAMABAD: The prolonged spells of heavy monsoon rain thus far have killed 434 people, injured 605 persons, and killed 24,420 livestock whilst damaging  36,469  in various parts of the country. The  National Disaster…