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...
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AA) – Temperatures in Iraq’s capital Baghdad, which averaged between 45 and 48 degrees Celsius in July, rose to 50 degrees Celsius on Saturday afternoon. The Met Department said that temperatures will remain elevated until Monday. To make matters worse, citizens are dealing with frequent power cuts. Only three to five hour...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): The death toll from monsoon rains and subsequent flooding in southeast Bangladesh has risen to 48, with some people still missing, while authorities have said that floodwaters have begun to recede. According to official sources, the floods had affected at least 1.2 million people in four southeastern districts, Cox̵...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) joined the army and civil administration as rescue operations in Bangladesh’s southeastern districts continued for the second day, with approximately 700,000 people still stranded in floodwaters and in desperate need of shelter, drinking water and food. So far, the authorities hav...
GENEVA (AA): Climate change is not a distant future threat but is already affecting daily weather patterns and forcing people to migrate, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has said. Omar Baddour, the head of the WMO’s Climate Monitoring Division, told the media in a written statement: “Climate change interconnects directly or indirec...
ANKARA (AA): Flash floods triggered by massive rains killed another nine people in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, taking the death toll to 40 in the past week, an official said. Seven more people were also injured due to rains and flash floods that swept large swaths in the country’s eastern Parwan province. The floods completely [&he...
