Seven Rohingya people living in camps in Bangladesh’s southeastern Cox’s Bazar district have been killed in landslides. Heavy rains have been continuing across the country for the last several days. As many as 1.2 million forcibly displaced Burmese nationals have been living in these camps since 2017 after fleeing a military genocide in ...
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh – AFP Torrential rains in Bangladesh have triggered landslides burying alive at least nine people and forcing thousands to flee to higher ground, police and government officials in the low-lying nation said Wednesday. Schools have been turned into shelters for those abandoning their homes to rising river wat...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A heat wave currently roasting the southeastern US is expected to spread into the country’s Midwest and northeast, potentially affecting nearly 250 million people, the National Weather Service (NWS) said on Saturday. According to the NWS, temperatures will remain at 32 degrees Celsius (90F) or higher for at least a week, ...
Skardu, Pakistan – AFP In the mountainous valleys of Pakistan, 18-hour daily power cuts have meant local teacher Aniqa Bano uses her fridge as a cupboard for storing books and kitchen utensils. Load shedding is typical across much of fuel-short Pakistan, but few areas consistently suffer the same prolonged outages as Skardu city. A surge...
Kolkata, India — AFP A powerful cyclone that smashed into low-lying Bangladesh and India killed at least 65 people, including in torrential rain storms in its wake, state government officials and media have reported. Cyclone Remal, which made landfall on Sunday evening with fierce gales and crashing waves, moved slowly inland causing flo...
As summer approaches, millions of Americans are being warned of the looming threat of extreme heat, particularly in northern states known for milder summers. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts a 60% to 70% chance of hotter-than-normal weather in parts of New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Texas, and Colorado. Recent he...
Patuakhali, Bangladesh – AFP An intense cyclone smashed into the low-lying coast of Bangladesh on Sunday, with nearly a million people fleeing inland for concrete storm shelters away from howling gales and crashing waves. “The severe Cyclone Remal has started crossing the Bangladesh coast,” Bangladesh Meteorological Departmen...
Patuakhali, Bangladesh – AFP At least 800,000 Bangladeshis fled their coastal villages Sunday for concrete storm shelters further inland as the low-lying nation prepared for crashing waves when a cyclone makes landfall, top government disaster officials said. Cyclone Remal is set to hit the southern coast and parts of neighbouring India ...
Fort McMurray, Canada – AFP Rain and cooler weather have halted the advance of a huge wildfire threatening the Canadian city of Fort McMurray in a major oil-producing region, officials said Thursday. There was no immediate threat to oil sands mines but production of more than 2 million barrels per day could be in jeopardy […]
Tanah Datar, Indonesia – AFP Indonesian rescuers raced Wednesday to find dozens of people still unaccounted for after heavy rains caused flash floods and washed volcanic debris into residential areas over the weekend, sweeping away houses and leaving 67 people dead. Hours of torrential rain on Saturday caused mud and rocks to flow into d...
