Floods

More than 1,300 residents forced to evacuate Jakarta after Indonesian capital hit by severe monsoon floods.

While Jakarta residents are used to heavy flooding in the rainy season, scientists warn the floods are getting worse.

Families wait desperately to hear about their loved ones trapped in a tunnel as others mourn the deaths and destruction.

Rescue workers recover 24 bodies from Tangier property and rescue 10 survivors, state media report.

Glacier burst in northern India triggers avalanche and flash flood that washes away hydropower projects and bridges.

Officials say 14 dead and 170 others missing after a chunk of glacier breaks off, unleashing a devastating flash flood.

Severe winds and heavy rains damaged thousands of buildings, ruined crops and displaced some 7,000 people in Mozambique.

Authorities step up rescue operations after locals complained they had to fend for themselves earlier this week.

Volunteer pilots, NGOs and military personnel are rushing to deliver aid to remote communities left stranded by floods.

As flooding submerges homes in isolated communities of Alta Verapaz, many are left without supplies or places to stay.

The third typhoon to hit the storm-battered country in as many weeks has caused major flooding in the capital Manila.

Most of the 23 victims were washed away by floodwaters as nearly 46,000 people have been evacuated from affected areas.

A storm hit southeastern France and northern Italy, leading to destroyed homes, bridges and blocked roads.

Since July, at least 115 people have been killed after days of torrential rains brought record-breaking floods.