Tag: floods
‘Surprise’ urban Malaysia floods drive pleas for climate action
Climate change played a role in the severity of the rains and floods, but other factors also contributed to the damage
Pope Francis offers prayers for victims of tropical storm ‘Agaton’
“As a sign of spiritual closeness, His Holiness willingly invokes upon all the Filipino people God’s blessings of strength and peace”
Australia orders 200,000 to flee floods moving towards Sydney
Authorities issued severe rain and wind warnings for a 400-kilometer (250-mile) stretch of coast as water levels rose rapidly
12,000 displaced by floods in Malaysia
The tropical Southeast Asian nation was hit by bouts of bad weather over the weekend, as continuous rain swamped towns on the east coast
27 dead, 70,000 displaced in Malaysian floods
This year's floods were the worst since 2014 when over 100,000 people were forced from their homes
Thousands of flood victims in Indonesia still in need of help
Several places remained under a two-meter deep water, making it difficult for volunteers to distribute relief aid
Phnom Penh residents flee homes as seasonal flooding hits Cambodia
Parts of the capital, home to 2.1 million people, have been inundated by heavy monsoon rains that reached their peak Tuesday
Floods, landslides kill 116 in India and Nepal
Experts say that they were victims of ever-more unpredictable and extreme weather across South Asia in recent years
Catholic churches in northern Philippines open doors to storm victims
Authorities said the death toll in the wake of "Maring" rose to 30 while a total of 50,040 families or 194,677 people were displaced
Thai diners whet their appetites at flood cafe
A tropical storm and heavy monsoon rains have caused flooding in 33 Thai provinces, inundating more than 300,000 households
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