Flash Floods Devastate Buner, Pakistan
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Flash floods triggered by heavy rains have killed more than 360 people in Pakistan and India and led to severe devastation across the South Asian region. At least 307 people have died and 23 have been injured in Pakistan,
Cloudbursts are causing chaos in mountainous parts of India and Pakistan, with tremendous amounts of rain falling in a short period of time over a concentrated area
Malaysia stands in solidarity with the people of Pakistan and India as both countries grapple with devastating floods that have claimed hundreds of lives and displaced countless families, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Mumbai Rain Alert: Heavy rain battered parts of Mumbai on Monday (August 18), with the city struggling with waterlogging in several areas and traffic chaos. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for extremely heavy rainfall in Mumbai on August 18.
Uttarakhand, the mountainous northern state that hosts Dharali, has been devastated by cloudbursts before. A June 2013 cloudburst killed over 6,000 people in Uttarakhand and surrounding states, becoming the country's worst natural disaster in ten years. In 2021, flash flooding triggered by a cloudburst killed over 200.
The Secretary-General offered his sincere condolences to the families of the victims and expressed solidarity with all those affected by the disaster
A flash flood and subsequent landslides have killed at least four people and left a trail of destruction in a high-altitude village in north-eastern India, media reports said on Tuesday. Numerous people are missing,
Many people feared to be trapped after a huge torrent of mud and water surged down a mountain and crashed into the village of Dharali in India.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) -Authorities in Pakistan resumed rescue and relief work on Monday in the country's northwest where flash floods have killed over 300 people after heavy rain forced them to
Pakistan’s monsoon season is a deadly endurance test for the country. Sharp bursts of intense rainfall can send water gushing down mountains, turn rivers into raging torrents and quickly inundate homes not built to withstand the fury of storms supercharged by the climate crisis.