Tag: Flooding
Catholic bishops in Pakistan call for help amid devastating floods
“Considering the extent of the flood emergency, it is urgent to show solidarity with the flood victims and people in need”
Tens of millions battle Pakistan floods as death toll rises
Officials say 1,061 people have died since June when the seasonal rains began, but the final toll could be higher
Pope Francis prays for victims of floods in Pakistan
Officials in Pakistan said this year's monsoon flooding has affected more than 33 million people, destroying nearly a million homes
Ravaged by floods, Bangladesh pitches plan to adapt to climate effects
Reeling from dire floods in June, Bangladesh is set to approve a long-term plan to protect itself from the worst climate effects
Thousands evacuate from ‘dangerous’ Sydney floods
Many people had been trapped in their cars trying to cross flood-swept roads or were unable to leave homes surrounded by rising waters
Hundreds of thousands evacuated in China after heaviest rains in decades
The downpours have dangerously swelled waterways in the low-lying Pearl River basin in recent days
59 dead, millions stranded as floods hit Bangladesh, India
The flooding forced Bangladesh's third-largest international airport in Sylhet to shut down on Friday
Millions stranded, dozens dead as flooding hits Bangladesh and India
Every extra degree of global warming increases the amount of water in the atmosphere by about seven percent
Landslides, flooding kill at least 24 in wake of Philippine storm
More than 13,000 people fled to emergency shelters as the storm pounded the region, flooding houses, inundating fields, cutting off roads
Water release from Vietnamese dam floods villages in southern Laos
Sources downstream in Laos’ Sekong and Attapeu provinces told RFA that whole buildings were washed away by the rising waters after the release
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