Floods

Flash floods kill 11 people in southern France

Among the worst hit areas were the villages of Conques-sur-Orbiel and Villardonnel, where waters rose as high as the first-floor windows of some houses.

People in India's Kerala cope with floods aftermath

The floodwaters have now largely receded and fewer than 10,000 people remain in temporary camps, down from 1.4 million at the height of the crisis but people face several disease outbreaks.

Turkey's hazelnut farmers hit by floods, currency fluctuations

Turkey is the world's biggest hazelnut producer. But this year, floods and currency fluctuations are eroding farmers profits.

Death toll nears 400 in India's flood-hit Kerala

Dozens of people are missing and 1.2 million are sheltering in the camps, as water receded and a huge clean-up gathered pace.

India's flood-hit Kerala faces huge clean-up, fear of disease

The worst floods in a century in the Indian state of Kerala have killed hundreds of people and forced hundreds of thousands into relief camps.

India warns of ‘extremely grave’ crisis as flood toll rises

Helicopters airlifted stranded victims from rooftops and dam gates were thrown open as incessant torrential rain brought fresh havoc to the southern Indian state killing over 100 people.

At least 39 killed in floods ravaging south Indian state

The chaos which follows heavy torrential rains also displaced 54,000 people in the state of Kerala where relief activities aided by the navy, army and air force continue.

Vietnam floods kill 26 and cause damage estimated at $41M

Flash floods have caused widespread destruction in Dien Bien, Yen Bai, Son La, Cao Bang and Lai Chau provinces, leaving 26 people dead, 15 missing and 27 injured.

Floods kill 120 in India's Gujarat, hitting key cotton crop

Torrential monsoon rain and flooding in recent weeks have killed at least 300 people in western and eastern states, and more than a million households have been affected.

Dengue outbreak kills at least 300 in Sri Lanka

Hospitals in Sri Lanka are overwhelmed as the government struggles to control the virus which can develop into a deadly hemorrhagic fever.

Indian police appeal to public to save wildlife affected by floods

The floods in India's Assam state have killed at least 28 people and are also threatening its wildlife, including the one-horned rhinoceros.

81 Bangladesh fishermen missing in the wake of Cyclone Mora

Cyclone Mora formed after monsoon rains triggered floods and landslides in Sri Lanka killing more than 200 people. Another three people drowned in the island nation when their makeshift raft capsized on Thursday.