At least 54 Dead in Floods in Baghlan, Afghanistan
Afghan and international news agencies are reporting yet another flash flood to strike in in the north of the country. The flash flood hit the Guzirga i-Nur (Gozar Gahe Noor)…
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More Floods in Northern Iran Kill 3
Just a few days after the floods in Khorasan province, where 3 women died on Friday 30 May 2014, more heavy rainfall has caused further flooding in the region. This…
Death Toll Rises in Sri Lanka Floods
The death toll for the floods disaster in Sri Lanka has now risen to 23. Some reports claim that at least 10,000 people have been displaced by the floods, and…
Severe Floods Continue in South China
According to Xinhua, the Chinese Government News Agency, a recent spate of severe weather and flooding has left 3 people dead and 60000 evacuated. At least 2 deaths have occurred…
6,000 Houses Destroyed in Afghanistan
Flash floods struck once again in Afghanistan, leaving around 140,000 people in the country now affected by flooding. The country, especially the northern region, has been ravaged by deadly floods…
13 Dead Following Floods in Sri Lanka
Torrential rainfall over the last 24 hours in areas of Sri Lanka brought with it flash floods and landslides. According to local police and media, as many as 13 people…
North Eastern Iran hit by Floods
3 people have been killed and at least 600 rescued after severe floods and landslides in north eastern Iran following a week of heavy rain. The worst of the flooding…
Floods Worsen in Southern and Central China
Further to our report of 26 May 2014 about the floods sweeping across southern China, an update from the Chinese Government in the last 24 hours states that the flooding…
19 Dead, 7 Missing after Floods in Southern China
Massive downpours swept across southern China since late last causing severe flooding in the provinces of Guangdong, Guizhou, Hunan and Jiangxi in a spate of severe weather dubbed “the storm…
High-Tech Flood Warning System in Rawalpindi, Pakistan
RAWALPINDI, 20 May 2014 (IRIN) – A dozen children toss a frisbee around in a park in Rawalpindi’s Gawalmandi neighbourhood, under the shadow of a 30-foot-high tower capped with two…
Torrential Rain Floods Yemen Capital
Huge amounts of rain in the region of Sana’a, Yemen, led to flash floods that killed 3 people. The fatalities occurred in the the Al-Haymah Ad Dakhiliyah district of Sana’a,…
9 Dead in North West Pakistan Floods
Floods have struck in the troubled region of North Waziristan in north west Pakistan, after several days of torrential rain. The disaster comes just a few days after a bomb…
3 Die After Severe Weather in South East China
Three people have been killed in floods and severe weather which has affected five provinces in southern China. Heavy rain first began in the region on 8 May 2014. Since…
Deadly Landslides and Floods in Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Officials fear the death toll from a landslide that struck on 2 May 2014 in Abe Bareek village in Argo District, Badakhshan Province, could rise to as high as 2,500.…
Red Cross Issues Six-Month Report on Typhoon Haiyan
Six months after Typhoon Haiyan slammed into the Philippines, the American Red Cross continues to deliver the right help at the right time. In its six-month report, the American Red…
Afghanistan Flash Floods Update – 123 Dead
As expected, the death toll from the flash floods in northern Afghanistan is rising. Some reports now claim there have been as many as 123 people killed since the flooding…
