Floods

Death toll rises from flooding in South Korea, torrential rains lessen

At least nine people were killed and seven others missing in South Korea after intense downpours flooded major roads, metro stations and homes in the heaviest rainfall the country has ever recorded.

In pictures: Record rainfall floods South Korean capital, several dead

At least seven people have died in and around the South Korean capital of Seoul overnight after record-breaking torrential rain knocked out power and left roads and subways submerged.

Death toll rises in US Kentucky floods amid search and rescue efforts

Heavy rain is expected to continue in the US state and officials fear the death toll may rise as search and rescue teams fan out across flood-hit areas and recover more bodies.

Australians in Sydney assess damage as weather eases

Intense low-pressure system that formed off the east coast over the weekend has weakened, satellite images show, but major flooding could continue for several days with rivers and dams already at full capacity.

Heavy rains, floods prompt evacuations in Australia's Sydney

"We have seen rivers rise fast, a lot quicker than expected," says Ashley Sullivan, a senior emergency agency official, adding about 32,000 people are under evacuation orders or warnings in New South Wales.

Devastating floods in Bangladesh conjure climate warnings

While South Asia's monsoon rains follow natural atmospheric patterns, the rains will become more erratic and torrential as global temperatures continue to climb, scientists say.

Children among dead in Ivory Coast flooding

Five children die in landslide and one adult is swept away by water in economic capital Abidjan's Bingerville neighbourhood, officials say.

Scores dead, millions stranded as floods hit India, Bangladesh

Both countries have asked the military to help with the severe flooding, which could worsen because rains are expected to continue over the weekend.

US walloped by floods, fires, heat waves

Around 120 million people are under some sort of advisory amid a series of slow-motion disasters, with scientists warning of tough summer months ahead.

Mass displacements as rain-triggered floods hit India’s northeast

Nearly half a million Indians have fled their homes as one of the world's largest rivers, the Brahmaputra, burst its banks in the country's northeast.

South Africa floods declared 'national disaster' as hope fades for missing

Thousands of soldiers deployed to help with relief efforts in KwaZulu-Natal province, officials say, with President Ramaphosa warning rebuilding even basic services will take time.

South Africa flood death toll goes beyond 300

Officials report 306 deaths from rains, the heaviest in six decades, that wreaked havoc in the coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal at the weekend, destroying homes and infrastructure.