China struggles with extreme rain and heat
In China, millions of people are trying to cope with two types of extreme weather. Flooding from heavy rains has killed at least four people and forced tens of thousands to evacuate…
Torrential rain sweeps across northern India
India experiences heavy rains and severe flooding during the monsoon season between June and September, which brings most of South Asia's annual rainfall.…
Landslide triggered by rain kills at least 11 in Nepal
A rain-triggered landslide in central Nepal leaves at least 11 people dead and scores missing on Sunday.…
Covid-19: FG palliatives rotting under rain, sun in Kano
On May 17, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, delivered 110 truckloads of food items to the Kano State government to be distributed to the vulnerable and…
Residents of Ijebu Ode lamen aftermath of rainfall
Residents of Ijebu Ode are counting their losses after a heavy rainfall wrecked havoc in the city and its environs…
People flee floods from monsoon in India’s northeast
People flee floods from monsoon rains in the northeastern Indian state of Assam where heavy rains have killed 11 so far and affected over 800,000.…
Not a drop: India’s southern city of Chennai could become unlivable if rains don’t come
Not a drop: India's southern city of Chennai could become unlivable if rains don't come.…
Flooding in Lagos
Tuesday, June 25, 2019, was another rainy day in the city of Lagos. And as is usually the case when there is a heavy downpour in Nigeria's most populous state, flooding was…
Rescue efforts underway after massive landslide in Bolivia
Bolivian rescue teams and residents of a hillside neighbourhood in La Paz attempt to recover what is left of their homes and belongings after a landslide struck, triggered by heavy rain and…
Hundreds die in flooding in Nigeria
Floods across 10 states of Nigeria have killed 100 people, a spokesman for the country's emergency and disasters agency said on Monday (September 17). Heavy rains in recent days has resulted in…
Nigeria flood victims demand more government help
Severe downpours in the Jibia region left 50 people dead and many more homeless. The government says it has promised new housing for the worst affected – despite the fact that the…