Rains

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.

Death toll from Philippines tropical storm soars

Floods and landslides caused by heavy rains during a summer tropical depression killed at least 42 people in the central and southern Philippines.

Haiti quake death toll rises as tropical storm hampers rescue efforts

The death toll from the 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Haiti climbs to 1,941 as flooding and heavy rains interrupt efforts to search for survivors and help those left homeless or without food and water.

Fresh floods hit Turkey’s Black Sea region

Turkish authorities say one woman is missing and at least 13 people are injured as floods cause damage in Bartin, Sinop, Kastamonu and Karabuk provinces.

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.

Cyclone hits eastern India, over a million seek shelter

At least three people dead as howling winds and waves the height of double-decker buses belt eastern India in the Covid-stricken country's second cyclone in as many weeks.

Dozens dead, missing as cyclone batters India amid Covid catastrophe

At least 33 people are dead and more than 90 are missing after a monster Cyclone Tauktae slammed India, compounding the country's woes as it posted a new record number of Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours.

Hurricane Sally weakens to tropical storm but flood risks continue

Alabama's governor said some areas of the state are seeing historic flood levels from slow-moving Hurricane Sally and more flooding is expected throughout the day.

Casualties as landslide sweeps through three Nepal villages

Six people have been killed and over two dozens missing in a landslide caused by heavy rains in Sindhupalchowk district.

At least 189 dead as floods sweep through India and Nepal

Floods triggered by monsoon rains have wreaked havoc in the Indian state of Assam where at least 2.75 million have been displaced. In neighbouring Nepal floods and landslides had forced hundreds out of their residences.

At least 16 dead as Typhoon Hagibis hits Japan with 'unprecedented' rain

The eye of Typhoon Hagibis made landfall shortly before 1000 GMT in Izu Peninsula, southwest of Tokyo, Japan's Meteorological Agency said.

At least 10 killed in Brazil landslide

Eleven people were rescued alive from the rubble, amongst them a baby, rescuers said. Nine homes and a local business were affected by the landslide following days of heavy rain.