floods

More than 350mm (13.8 inches) of rain was recorded – the highest daily rainfall for August in over 140 years. Hong Kong has been …

The floods in the Himalayas were caused by a cloudburst, which is common during the country’s June-September monsoon season. Flash floods have swept through …

A roundup of major events last week.

Official says ‘contingency plan had flaws’ as torrential rains, floods kill 31 people at senior centre near Beijing. Torrential rains and flooding across northern …

Sikkim, India – It was the middle of the night when Tashi Choden Lepcha was jolted awake by the tremors that shook her mountainside …

Assam, India – Makon Kumar’s wrinkled fingers are covered in dried-up clay. She squats on the damp dirt outside her one-room, bamboo-stilted home and …

Heavy rains in Kannur led to flooding in the Karikottakkari-Mundayamparamba area of Ayyankunnu panchayat. | Photo Credit: S.K. Mohan Heavy rains triggered widespread flooding …

Areas affected include popular tourist destinations, such as Fairy Meadows, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan. Pakistan has issued a warning about glacial flooding in the …

Team Rubicon, a volunteer organization, piles up dry wall and insulation damaged by the floods that raged through central Texas on July 4. The …

The Texas Legislature will start discussions Wednesday on emergency preparedness and warning systems following the deadly floods on July 4 that killed at least …