Dushanbe, Tajikistan – AFP At least 21 people have died following torrential rains in Tajikistan, authorities said Wednesday, the latest natural disaster to hit the mountainous Central Asian country. The deaths were reported in three towns near the capital Dushanbe, after heavy rains on Sunday and Monday triggered flooding, landslides an...
Okara, Pakistan — AFP The coursing floods in eastern Pakistan first swallowed Nasreen Bibi’s corn crop, then the cattle that fed on it, and finally her family home. They retreated to the roof to escape the rising water, before fleeing for their lives by boat. “We didn’t bring any of our belongings with us, everything [&...
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 13 people were killed in several regions of Tajikistan due to heavy rains on Sunday, the country’s presidency said on Monday. A presidential statement said that 11 of the people died in western Vahdat city and the other two in the Rudaki district. It said that President Emomali Rahmon instructed […]
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Authorities accelerated evacuations from settlements along a river on Sunday as raging floods inundated large swaths in northeast Pakistan, with over 100,000 fleeing. The River Sutlej, which flows through northern India and Pakistan, is running high as India is releasing more water towards downstream areas in Pak...
Kasur, Pakistan — AFP Around 100,000 people have been evacuated from flooded villages in Pakistan’s Punjab province, emergency services have said. Several hundred villages and thousands of acres of cropland in the central province were inundated when the Sutlej river burst its banks on Sunday. Emergency services have been working t...
IDLIB, Syria (AA) – Internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in camps in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province are struggling to survive in makeshift tents while braving scorching temperatures of up to 50°C (122°F). Extreme heat waves can be fatal for people with chronic diseases, and they can cause a variety of skin problems in children...
ANKARA, Turkiye – Extreme temperatures, heat waves, and forest fires are wreaking havoc in various parts of Turkey, particularly in Eskişehir province, where the mercury has risen to a record 49.5 degrees Celsius (121.1 degrees Fahrenheit). Turkiye’s Minister of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change, Mehmet Oezhaseki, has c...
ANKARA (AA) – The death toll from heavy rains and floods in India’s Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh has risen to 55, a state official said. Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, the state’s chief minister, said 55 people have died as the heavy rainfall lashed the state in the last few days. “Rescue and restoration operation is […]
-Authorities have appealed to people to stay indoors and avoid landslide-prone areas NEW DELHI, India – Heavy rains have killed at least 33 people and injured many others in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. In the state capital Shimla, a landslide at a temple killed at least nine people. According to the state […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – The death toll from floods has jumped to 57 in southeastern Bangladesh while a large number of people remain missing as the swollen rivers started receding after causing massive damage, officials have said. The Education Ministry, in a notification on Friday night, rescheduled the Higher Secondary School Certificate (H...
