KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – The death toll from massive floods caused by unprecedented monsoon rains in Pakistan has risen to 1,138. The most deaths were reported from southern Sindh province, with 402 fatalities, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). At least 258 people have died in the northwestern Kyber Pakhtunk...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan government has declared a national emergency and called in the army to assist the civil administration in relief and rescue operations as the death toll from rain-related incidents approached 1000. The decision was made in a three-hour meeting late Thursday night after authorities said floods affected more than 30 mil...
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – Moroccan authorities said on Wednesday that forest fires that broke out in three provinces had been brought under control. A firefighter in the northern province of Ifrane told Anadolu Agency that rescue teams managed to extinguish the fires that erupted on Monday in Jabal Askar in the province before they spread [&...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan government has sought the international community’s help to cope with the destruction caused by floods in the country. The magnitude of the abnormal rains and flooding has prompted cash-strapped Pakistan to launch a global appeal to raise funds to meet the needs of the growing number of affected people. ...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Flash floods caused by massive rains continued to wreak havoc across Pakistan, killing another 23 people over the past 24 hours, officials and local media reported on Sunday. At least nine people lost their lives in southwestern Balochistan province, which remains the hardest hit by the ongoing monsoon spells, Provinci...
ALGIERS, Algeria (AA) – The death toll of Algeria’s forest fires rose to 31, the Algerian Civil Protection authority said on Thursday. In a statement, it said that four deaths were reported in the northeastern El Tarf province along the borders with Tunisia and one death was reported in another northeastern province, Guelma. Local ...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Flash floods triggered by heavy rains have killed 75 people in Sudan and injured dozens since June, local authorities said on Tuesday. The rains have caused the collapse of 12,511 homes and damaged 24,275 others, the National Council for Civil Defense said in a statement. On Sunday, the United Nations said […]
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Flooding caused by fresh rain spells across Pakistan killed at least 16 people over the past 24 hours, besides washing away houses, roads, and bridges, and leaving thousands of people stranded, local media and officials said on Monday. Torrential rains along with flashfloods that hit southwestern, northeast, and southe...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Sunday 91 people had been killed by heavy rains and flooding in areas under their control. “More than 24,624 families have been affected by the floods,” rebel spokesman Talaat al-Sharjabi told the Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV. He said over 5,699 buildings have been damaged by the heavy rains. [&hellip...
The U.S. Senate on Sunday barely passed a $430 billion bill intended to fight climate change, lower drug prices, and raise some corporate taxes. The 51-50 party-line vote needed Vice President Kamala Harris to cast the tie-breaking ballot. Thanks to Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), there was a huge, last-minute win for the private equity and hed...
