Flooding

Egypt's deadly storms unleash scorpions, hospitalise hundreds

At least 503 people were hospitalised after suffering scorpion stings and discharged after they were given anti-venom doses.

Divers search for missing as toll from Turkey floods hits 79

Rescue teams working in area where Ezine Stream flows into Black Sea, local media report, more than a week after severe floods devastated parts of northwestern Turkey.

How an Indonesian chatbot uses social media to manage disasters

The platform PetaBencana crowdsources social media data to map disaster events in real-time, enabling residents and government agencies to make informed decisions during emergencies.

Belgium hit by severe floods as stormy weather set to continue

Namur and Walloon Brabant provinces southeast of the capital city Brussels were particularly hit by devastating floods that left 36 people dead and seven missing last week.

Death toll from flooding in central China rises after record rains

Torrential rains have inundated central China, paralysing several cities and causing millions of dollars in damage.

At least a dozen people dead as floods, heavy rainstorms hit central China

Authorities have issued the highest warning level for Henan province as record floods hammer Zhengzhou province.

Heavy rains in Australia's east bring worst floods in 50 years

Thousands have evacuated in New South Wales, Australia's most populous state, due to heavy rains over the weekend and severe flooding, the worst in half a century.

Dozens dead in Morocco underground factory flood

Rescuers recover 24 bodies from an illegal textile workshop in Tangier city, local media report.

2020: A year of raging wildfires, floods and scorching temperatures

From storms in the Atlantic, wildfires in California, killer floods in Asia and Africa, melting of the Arctic and bushfires in Australia, 2020 was more than a disastrous year with the pandemic.

Hundreds of thousands at Honduras' shelters after hurricanes

The International Red Cross estimates that about 4.2 million people were affected by the back-to-back Category 4 hurricanes in November in Honduras, Nicaragua and Guatemala.

Typhoon Vamco lashes Philippines, causes severe flooding

The third typhoon to hit the storm-battered Philippines in as many weeks caused major flooding in Manila, trapping some people on rooftops and claiming at least one life in another part of the country.

Eta's rains and flooding wreak devastation in Central America

Families waded through the flooded streets of the northern Honduran city of San Pedro Sula, while cars sat almost submerged in parts of the central Guatemalan city of San Pedro Carcha, television footage and images posted on social media showed.