Floods

‘Here to serve’: Floods put Malaysia youth party in spotlight
Newly-registered Muda joins rush of volunteers to help thousands affected by floods amid sluggish official response.
Published On 12 Jan 2022
More than 30,000 displaced by floods in Indonesia’s Sumatra
People take shelter in mosques, public buildings as homes submerged in Aceh and Jambi, with at least two children dead.
Published On 6 Jan 2022
Eight killed in southern Iran floods: State media
Flash flooding in Iran’s south causes deaths, damage due to heavy rains and is expected to last until later this week.
Published On 4 Jan 2022
‘Worst disaster’: Flooding kills at least 20 in northeast Brazil
‘We’re living through the worst disaster that has ever occurred in the history of Bahia,’ said the state’s governor.
Published On 27 Dec 2021

With communication lines cut off in many parts of Selangor, it is unclear how many people remain to be rescued.

Malaysian PM says rainfall on Friday and Saturday was equivalent to total monthly amount in normal conditions.

Flash floods in capital of the semi-autonomous Kurdish region also cause material damage, governor says.

Red Cross says millions at risk as ‘one of the world’s strongest storms of 2021’ makes landfall in the Philippines.

Death toll linked to flooding, mudslides in British Columbia expected to rise, as search-and-rescue efforts ramp up.

Floods left at least one dead and four missing, forced thousands of people to flee their homes, and cut off Vancouver.

Canada’s military is assisting with evacuations as torrential rains cause floods and landslides, close roads, railways.

Heavy rain has prompted evacuations in British Columbia and caused power outages in US state of Washington.

Officials in Merrit, British Columbia, order residents to leave as floodwaters ‘inundated two bridges’.

Heavy rain causes severe flash flooding, evacuations and power outages in most of Bosnia’s capital, Sarajevo.

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