Floods
- World
Pakistan: 5 mn feared sick in flooded areas due to disease outbreak
Islamabad: Health experts in Pakistan have sounded the alarm regarding the outbreak of disease in flood-affected areas, estimating around five million people to fall sick in the next four to 12 weeks.…
- India
Pak govt to consult coalition partners on importing goods from India: Pak Minister
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Wednesday the government will consider importing goods from India after consulting its coalition partners and key stakeholders, as the cash-strapped nation seeks to stablise…
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650,000 pregnant women in dire need of care in flood-hit Pakistan
Islamabad: The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has painted a bleak picture of women affected by the unprecedented floods in Pakistan as it said that at least 650,000 pregnant women, of whom 73,000…
- World
Around 30 per cent of Pakistan reeling under ‘monster floods’, over 1000 killed
Flooding in Pakistan was triggered by the greatest rains in more than three decades pushing around thirty per cent of the country’s land area into the water and leading to the death…
- India
Karnataka: Heavy rains hit Ramanagara; parts of district submerged
Karnataka: Continuous downpours from late Sunday night in south Karnataka regions like Mysore, Mandya, Channaptana, Ramanagara and Kanakapura have resulted in floods, disrupting the livelihoods of people. Due to incessant rainfall across…
- Pakistan
Pak could consider importing vegetables, edible items from India after flood havoc
Islamabad: Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Monday that the government could “consider importing vegetables and other edible items from India” to facilitate people after floods destroyed crops across the country,…
- Pakistan
Floods inflict $10bn loss on Pakistan
Islamabad: The devastating flash floods in Pakistan have inflicted a loss of at least $10 billion on different sectors of the countrys struggling economy, according to Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail. Miftah…
- World
Flood-ravaged Pakistan deployed Army to assist in rescue, relief work
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has decided to call in the Army to help in the rescue and relief operations after many parts of the country were ravaged by the worst floods in…
- Pakistan
Pakistan declares national emergency as flood death toll reaches 937
Islamabad: Pakistan government has declared a national emergency as rain-induced floods have so far killed 937 people, including 343 children, and left at least 30 million without shelter. Sindh Province reported the…
- World
Flash floods kill 34 in Pakistan in 24 hrs
Islamabad: At least 34 people were killed and 50 others injured in flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rain during the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)…
- Pakistan
Balochistan province disconnected due to floods
Islamabad: The devastating monsoon rain, flash floods and cloud bursts have wrecked havoc across Pakistan with over 70 per cent of the country severely affected and Balochistan remains disconnected from the rest…
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Aerial survey of flood-hit areas in Kota
Kota: Aerial view of the flood-affected areas as seen by Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot during his survey, in Kota district, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. (PTI Photo) Kota: Aerial view of the…
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Weather: Monsoon season in Prayagraj
Prayagraj: A fisherman sitting on a water hand pump looks for a catch at a flooded area as the water level of Ganga and Yamuna rivers continues to stay high in the…
- India
MP floods: Shivraj Chouhan joins rescue operations
Bhopal: With at least three districts of eastern Madhya Pradesh affected by floods after 30 hours of heavy rainfall, Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan, apart from carrying out the aerial survey, also led…
- World
Indian-American woman swept away by floods found dead
New York: The Indian-American woman who had been swept away by a flash flood at a national park has been found dead after four days of searches, according to park spokesperson Jonathan…