Pakistan’s armed forces have rescued another 2,000 people trapped in floodwaters, they said in a statement, as the disaster, blamed on climate change, has inundated about a third of the country and is expected to continued. This year’s record-breaking monsoon rains and melting glaciers in northern Pakistan have caused floods that have killed at least […]
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At 1,136 the dead from the floods in Pakistan: Possible imports of vegetables from India and a loan from the IMF
The United Nations and the Pakistani government will formally appeal to the UN tomorrow, Tuesday, for a donation of $160 million to fund emergency aid in Pakistan, which has been swept by unprecedented floods, the UN secretary-general’s spokesman said today. Tens of millions of Pakistanis are battling to cope with the worst monsoon rains in […]
India: Death toll from floods and landslides rises to 50
At least 50 people have died in floods and landslides caused by monsoons in northern and eastern India, according to the Hindustan Times. Most of the victims (36) are from the state of Himachal Pradesh, where the fate of five people is still unknown. Houses, roads and bridges were destroyed, while tourists were stranded in […]
Chad: 22 dead from floods in the last quarter
22 people have died since June in Chad due to floods caused by torrential rains, while those affected are estimated to be around 110,000, the Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports citing a UN report. “The torrential rains have killed 22 people and destroyed more than 22,000 hectares of farmland,” the UN Office for the Coordination of […]
Niger: At least 32 dead from the floods of the last months
Heavy rains that have lashed Niger since last June have killed at least 32 people and affected more than 66,000, according to authorities in the West African country. In particular, according to the Civil Protection data, until August 14, 15 drownings and 17 deaths from house collapses had been reported. 44 people were injured, while […]
Pakistan: Over 500 people died last month due to floods
At least 549 people died in Pakistan last month in floods caused by unusually heavy monsoons, with isolated communities in the impoverished southwestern province of Baluchistan among the worst hit, a government agency said. . Government agencies and the military have set up relief camps in flood-affected areas and are making efforts to relocate families […]
Kentucky: The – provisional – death toll from the floods has reached 37
The still provisional toll of catastrophic flooding in Kentucky has reached 37 dead and the bad weather continues, the governor of this southeastern US state announced yesterday. “Closing the day with more heartbreaking news from eastern Kentucky. We can confirm the death toll now stands at 37 and there are still people missing,” Andy Beshear […]
USA: In the flooded Kentucky, door-to-door to count the victims, the dead reached 28
Search and rescue crews are now going door-to-door to find victims of the floods, which are among the most destructive to ever hit Kentucky, as rain resumed after a few hours of lull, the governor of this US state announced on Sunday. Some mountainous areas in eastern Kentucky remain impassable after flooding turned some roads […]
Iran: More than 80 dead in more than a week of floods
More than 80 people have died and 30 are still missing in Iran more than a week after floods swept through several parts of the country, official sources said today. Since the beginning of the month of Mordad (on July 23), “59 people have died and 30 are reported missing due to the floods,” said […]
USA: At 25 the dead from the floods in Kentucky
The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Kentucky has risen to 25 and is expected to rise further, the governor of the US state said today. “We have some bad news to report today from eastern Kentucky where we are still in the search and rescue phase,” Andy Beshear tweeted. “The death toll has reached […]