Torrential Rains
- Photos
Flooding after monsoon rains in Himachal Pradesh
Mandi: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur inspects the flood-affected areas, in Mandi, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. (PTI Photo) Mandi: Silt and sediment deposited by floodwaters near a settlement following heavy…
- Pakistan
Int’l community pledges USD 8.57 billion to flood hit Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan said on Monday that the international community generously responded to its call for support by pledging more than USD 8.5 billion to help the cash-strapped country rebuild in a climate-resilient…
- World
Pakistan to seek over USD 16 bn for flood rehabilitation at UN conference
Islamabad: Pakistan is likely to seek over USD 16 billion at a UN conference next week for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the areas devastated by last year’s catastrophic floods which caused…
-
Pakistan floods caused USD 30 billion economic loss: Guterres
Islamabad: United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that floods are estimated to have caused about USD 30 billion in economic losses to Pakistan, which is facing its worst floods…
- Bangalore
IT firms resort to work-from-home amid Bengaluru rain fury
Bengaluru: India’s best-known IT firms and startups have asked staff to work from home as torrential rains brought chaos to the streets of the technology hub, marooning roads and snapping water and…
- Pakistan
US announces USD 30 million in support for Pakistan to deal with floods
Islamabad: The US on Tuesday announced USD 30 million to help cash-starved Pakistan and people affected following severe rains and flooding in the country. The devastating floods caused by record monsoon rains…
- Pakistan
Death toll from Pakistan floods crosses 1,100 as international aid trickles in
Islamabad: The death toll from the devastating floods in Pakistan reached 1,136 Monday, as international aid began trickling in following Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led cash-strapped government’s desperate appeal for aid to deal…
- Middle East
Gulf expresses solidarity with Pakistan after massive floods kill nearly 1,000
Gulf countries have expressed their solidarity with Pakistan after hundreds of people were killed and thousands were injured and missing, as a result of floods and torrential rains that hit the country.…
- Pakistan
Death toll rises to 1,000 as torrential rains wreak havoc in Pakistan
Islamabad: The death toll in separate accidents caused by heavy rains across Pakistan has surged to 1,000 since the start of monsoon season on June 14, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)…
- Middle East
Yemen flash floods: 91 killed, 24,624 families affected
Sanaa: Yemen Houthi rebels have said 91 people have been killed by recent flash floods, triggered by heavy rain, in areas under their control in the north of the war-devastated country. At…
- Middle East
Yemen torrential rains: 10 historic buildings collapse, 38 dead
Sanaa: Torrential rains in southwest Yemen and in the old city country’s capital, Sanaa, have caused flooding and collapsed 10 historical buildings, killing at least 38 people over the past two days,…
- Middle East
UAE authorities on alert after flash floods, heavy rains
Abu Dhabi: The Northern Emirates in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday afternoon witnessed rain falls as authorities remained alert after being hit by heavy rain and flash floods. National Centre…
- Middle East
Qatar records heaviest rainfall in 60 years
Doha: Qatar experienced the heaviest rainfall in nearly 60 years, but the unprecedented rainfall is not a sign of climate change, according to a senior meteorological official. Various regions of Qatar have…
- Middle East
Torrential rains kill seven Asian expatriates in UAE
Abu Dhabi: UAE Ministry of Interior announced that seven Asian expatriates had been found dead as a result of the torrential rains that swept the country. The ministry said in a statement…
- Middle East
Iran: Death toll from torrential rains risen to 53
Tehran: At least 53 people have been killed in recent flash floods in different Iranian provinces, a senior Iranian rescue and relief official said. Mehdi Vallipour, Head of the Relief and Rescue…
- 1
- 2