floods

APPAbbottabad: Half of Abbottabad city drowned on Sunday after two hours of continuous heavy rain, causing widespread devastation throughout the area. The persistent downpour disrupted normal life and left behind scenes of destruction.…

Sabir Khan Peshawar: Politics is the history, present and future of the sapiens. The story of the world is the story of the political institutions. 20th century drastically changed the politics of the world so as the political…

Xinhua/APPBeijing: 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…

APPMingora: 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 National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Friday issued an advisory urging the relevant departments to enhance preparedness for flash floods, and emergency response amid ongoing rainfall. The NDMA's NEOC…

Xinhua/APPDares Salaam: At least 1,000 people have been left homeless due to flash floods caused by ongoing heavy rains in Tanzania's northern region of Arusha, an official said on Monday. Paul Makonda, regional commissioner of…

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: Rida* was not born even when her father fixed her marriage with one of his nephews, Hamid*, a son of his elder brother, in a remote village of Jacobabad, a district of Sindh.Hamid, her husband now, was only…

Xinhua/APPBeijing: Heavy rainstorms will lash the provinces of Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Fujian in the southern and eastern parts of China, with some areas in these regions also expecting thunderstorms, gales, and hail.In…

News Desk Quetta: At least five persons were killed in rain-related incidents, and five miners are trapped in a coal mine in northeastern Balochistan, sources said on Friday.The casualties occurred when the roof of a house collapsed…

APP Peshawar: As the world was celebrating International Water Day with the theme of "Water for Prosperity and Peace," Shahjehan Khan, a 58-year-old taxi driver from Peshawar, was standing in line at a filter plant miles away from his…