KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Torrential monsoon rains and flash floods killed at least 29 people and injured several others in southwestern and northern Pakistan over the past 24 hours, officials and local media said on Wednesday. Southwestern Balochistan province and northern Gilgit-Baltistan region were the worst hit where massive downpours and ...
NEW DELHI (AA) – Eight people were killed and more than 50 went missing after a massive landslide hit the northeastern Indian state of Manipur. The landslide hit the Tupul railway construction camp in the Noney district on June 29 at midnight. “We have recovered eight bodies and rescued 18 people, while over 50 are […]
Wuchkai, Afghanistan – (AFP) A ruined village in eastern Afghanistan, just 10 kilometres (six miles) from the epicentre of this week’s deadly earthquake, is struggling back to life as aid trickles into the isolated region. Wuchkai, three hours away from the nearest town of any substance, can only be reached by a narrow, rutted dirt...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – The European Commission has released €2 million ($2.11 million) for emergency relief assistance to those affected by the current floods in Bangladesh and India. The support will benefit the affected and displaced people in the worst-hit regions of the two neighboring countries and be channeled through the EU’s hu...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – The death toll from floods in Bangladesh rose to 73 with five people killed in the last 24 hours, officials said Friday. The disaster in parts of the country is deteriorating due to the onrush from upstream in India. Forty-nine fatalities were reported from drowning while the rest died in flood-related […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – The monsoon floods and onrush upstream water from India have claimed at least 68 lives in Bangladesh amid a rising number of waterborne diseases, along with food and potable water crises. Over 4,000 people have been infected by various waterborne diseases due to floods that swept one-third of Bangladesh, accordin...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Life is gradually returning to normal in northeastern Bangladesh, which was devastated by the worst floods in a century. However, the suffering of people is far from over as they have lost everything and face new challenges in resuming their lives. Last week’s flood in Sylhet district, known for tea cultivation, ...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Floods caused by heavy rains in Bangladesh have killed at least 42 people and spread waterborne diseases, with calls mounting for food and potable water. The deaths were mainly due to snake bites, drowning, landslides and other injuries, according to the Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room of the D...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – Authorities in Indian-occupied Kashmir sounded a flood alarm in Srinagar after the region’s largest river breached the danger mark on Wednesday. The warning comes with advice to people living near large water bodies to remain vigilant. Locals have been cautioned against venturing near uphill streams that are ...
Bangladesh (AA) – At least 23 people have died in floods that swept across northeastern Bangladesh, inundating 6 million inhabitants and thousands of hectares that include local paddy fields and fishing enclosures. At least 13 districts across the South Asian country have been marooned by the floods. Affected areas include almost the ent...
