floods

News Desk  Abbottabad: Torrential rains and heavy snowfall have provided much-needed relief to the Hazara Division by ending a prolonged drought. However, the severe weather has also brought significant disruptions, blocking roads,…

Xinhua/APP Kuala Lumpur: Severe flooding in Malaysia has claimed six lives, with the latest fatalities involving two elderly individuals who drowned in Kelantan state while tending to livestock, authorities confirmed on Monday.…

AFP/APP Manila: The Philippines was struck by Typhoon Toraji, the fourth major typhoon to hit the country in less than a month.  Thousands of people in vulnerable areas were ordered to evacuate, and ports were shut down as the storm…

News Desk  Islamabad: Chairperson Senate Committee on Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman highlighted the critical role of development organizations in fostering climate resilience through adequate funding.  Speaking at a pre-COP29…

AFP/APP Lokoja, Nigeria: For the past 12 years, 67-year-old Idris Egbunu has faced the annual ordeal of floodwaters inundating his home in Lokoja, central Nigeria. Each rainy season, the Niger River overflows, leaving his home…

AFP/APP Manila: Philippine rescue workers battled floodwaters on Friday to reach residents trapped on the roofs of their homes as Tropical Storm Trami moved out to sea, leaving at least 40 people dead. Tens of thousands remain…

AFP/APP Kathmandu: Search and rescue teams in Nepal's capital have begun assessing the damage from monsoon floods that have killed at least 200 people across the Himalayan republic. As the waters receded, the aftermath of the disaster…

AFP/APP Kathmandu: Low-lying neighbourhoods in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, were inundated by surging floodwaters on Sunday after ferocious monsoon rains that police said had killed at least 101 people across the Himalayan republic.…

Ali Jabir Islamabad: As the world grapples with global warming and accelerated glacial melting, countries like Pakistan face severe risks from Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs). These floods pose significant threats to human lives…

Fakhar-e-Alam Peshawar: On a sunny morning, Zakir Khan, an impoverished fruit seller, begins his rickshaw journey from his mud house on the outskirts of the provincial metropolitan area to Peshawar's fruit market. His hope is to…