PAKISTAN – At least 60 people died and several others went missing after major floods in Pakistan on Friday triggered by heavy rains. Heavy rain and cloudburst caused massive flooding in Tehsil Salarzai area of Bajaur district and washed away several houses, Rescue 1122 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) said in a statement. “So far 60 people […]
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Cloudburst Strikes in Jammu and Kashmir Kills 60
JAMMU & KASHMIR – At least 60 people died from cloudburst strikes in Jammu and Kashmir that hit the Kishtwar district on Thursday, and over 100 others injured. Local officials said that at least 60 people were confirmed dead as of Friday and the casualties could rise as authorities were assessing the situation on the […]
Landslides in Northern Pakistan Kill 7
PAKISTAN – Landslides in northern Pakistan on Monday killed at least 7 laborers who were working to restore the water supply. Three others were injured during the incident when they were trying to restore a water channel damaged by recent floods in Danyor city of Gilgit-Baltistan, local government spokesman Faizaullah Faraq told Anadolu. Rescuers struggled […]
South China Landslide Kills 2
CHINA – South China landslide on Wednesday left 2 people dead and 5 others missing after heavy rains triggered a landslide that trapped people in Guangdong province. Rescuers have brought out nine people from the debris, with two of them confirmed dead. A search and rescue operation is underway to locate the missing. More than […]
Landslides in North India Kills 4
INDIA – Landslides in north India killed at least 4 people on Tuesday after a massive mudslide and flash floods struck a village. The incident took place in the village of Dharali in the Uttrakhand state, local broadcaster India Today reported. Authorities rushed to deploy the Indian Army for a rescue operation. The mudslide triggered […]
Heavy Rains in Taiwan Kill 3
TAIWAN – Heavy rains in Taiwan have killed 3 People and left 49 others injured after the country’s central and southern parts was pounded by torrential rains for several days. The downpours caused by a persistent southwesterly airstream have also left 49 people injured, the Central News Agency reported, quoting the National Fire Agency. The […]
Heavy Rainfall in Vietnam Kills at Least 8
VIETNAM – At least 8 people died and 3 others remain missing after heavy rainfall in Vietnam causes landslides and floods according to local reports on Saturday. Heavy rains between Thursday and Friday triggered severe flash floods across several parts of the province. Many villages are isolated, and hundreds of families have been urgently evacuated. […]
Monsoon Season in India’s Himachal State Have Killed 173
INDIA – The monsoon season in India’s Himachal state have killed at least 173 according to an official statement on Friday. The state’s emergency operation center said that the death toll stood at 173, with 281 injured so far. A total of 36 people remain missing. This week the state again witnessed heavy rainfall as […]
Severe Storms in China Leave 52 Dead
CHINA – At least 52 people have been killed by severe storms in China as of Thursday according to local reports. At least 44 people died and nine have been missing in the Chinese capital Beijing, according to the state-run daily Xinhua News. At least 31 of the fatalities were reported in a nursing home […]
Massive Flooding in China Kills 30
CHINA – Massive flooding in China have left at least 30 people dead as heavy rainfall resulted to heavy flooding, destruction of infrastructure and mass evacuations. Among the dead, 28 were reported in the suburban Miyun District, the hardest-hit area, while two fatalities occurred in Yanqing District, the state-run China Global Television Network (CGTN) reported, […]
Flash Flood in China Kills 2
CHINA – At least 2 people have died from flash flood in China after heavy rains. Shandong Province in the eastern parts of China is the heavily affected according to local reports. 10 people are reported missing as the result. A heavy rainfall hit Jinan’s Laiwu district, with a peak of 364 millimeters (14.33 inches), […]
Heavy Rains in South Korea Have Now Killed 9
SOUTH KOREA – The death toll from the heavy rains in South Korea have risen again to 9 after additional 5 died. According to local authorities, 2 people are still missing. The latest four fatalities were reported in the Sancheong area of the South Gyeongsang province after a deadly landslide swept through homes in a […]
Death Toll from Heavy Rains in South Korea Rises to 4
SOUTH KOREA – The death toll from the ongoing heavy rains in South Korea have risen to 4 as 2 more people were confirmed dead, with 2 still missing. The deaths were reported from the city of Seosan in the south Chungcheong province. The 2 missing people include 1 person swept away by a river […]
Overnight Flash Floods in South Korea Kills 2
SOUTH KOREA – Overnight flash floods have left at least 2 people dead in South Korea after heavy rainfall according to local reports on Thursday. Two people lost lives in Osan city, south of capital Seoul and Seosan city of Chungcheong province, while two others injured in Seosan and Buyeo. The government disaster response authorities […]
Death Toll from Ongoing Monsoon Season in Northern India Rises to 104
INDIA – The current death toll in the ongoing rains from the monsoon season in Northern India have risen to 104 as of Wednesday. According to Emergency Operations Center, at least 189 people have been injured and 35 remain missing due to heavy rains that lashed state of Himachal Pradesh over the past few weeks. […]