Torrential Rain

Sudan floods kill dozens, thousands affected

Torrential rains and floods kill 52, injure 25 and destroy thousands of homes in North African country, state media report.

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.

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.

Thousands in Sydney ordered to evacuate before 'life-threatening' flood

Australian authorities have issued at least 18 evacuation orders in western Sydney as heavy rainfall batters the region.

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.

Brazil searches for missing as death toll from storm rises

Death toll from floods and landslides in northeastern region climbs to 106, with an expert warning "we'll be mourning more deaths" unless authorities act to protect poor communities from new weather-related tragedies.

Brazil's Bolsonaro surveys disaster area after rains kill nearly 100

President Jair Bolsonaro takes an aerial trip of disaster zone after heavy rains tore through several urban neighbourhoods in the northeastern part of the country, leaving at least 91 people dead and dozens missing.

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 deluge eases but toll climbs to over 440

Rescuers search for more than 60 people still missing in KwaZulu-Natal province after heavy rains in recent days triggered floods and mudslides, taking death toll to 443.

Frustration swells in Australia over slow flood relief

Residents in eastern regions express frustration over slow relief and recovery while Sydney braces for more heavy downpours as part of what PM Morrison calls "floods that we have not seen in living memory."

Deaths as heavy rains torment southeastern Brazil

Torrential rains, flooding, and landslides kill at least 10 people in Minas Gerais state, with officials warning of more intense downpours in the South American region.

Search for survivors continues as Indonesia-East Timor flood deaths rise

Indonesia's disaster management agency said it had recorded 130 deaths in a cluster of remote islands near East Timor, where another 27 have been officially listed as dead.