Keywords: Flooding


Bangladesh monsoon floods kill 50 as landslides and rising waters displace thousands

At least 50 people have died and tens of thousands have been displaced after severe monsoon rains triggered widespread flooding and landslides across southeastern Bangladesh, deepening a humanitarian crisis in one of the world's most climate-vulnerable countries. Emergency services, supported by......

Typhoon Bavi triggers mass evacuations across China as heavy rains intensify

Chinese authorities have evacuated at least 900,000 residents as Typhoon Bavi advances toward the country's eastern coast, prompting large-scale emergency measures amid forecasts of torrential rainfall and strong winds. The city of Wenzhou, located roughly 400 kilometres south of Shanghai, is among......

Northern China prepares for severe rainfall as Typhoon Bavi approaches

Authorities across northern China have intensified preparations for heavy rainfall and potential flooding as Typhoon Bavi moves closer to the country, bringing large amounts of moisture toward regions far from its expected landfall area. Local governments have closed public attractions, adjusted reservoir......

Severe floods force evacuation of 130,000 people in southern China after Typhoon Maysak

Emergency authorities in southern China have evacuated at least 130,000 people as rescue operations continue following severe flooding triggered by Typhoon Maysak, which has claimed at least 17 lives nationwide and left several people missing. The Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has been among the......

Guam and Northern Mariana Islands brace for powerful Super Typhoon Bavi

Residents of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands are preparing for the arrival of Super Typhoon Bavi, a powerful storm forecast to bring destructive winds, torrential rainfall and major flooding to the U.S. Pacific territories. The U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) has described the storm as "very......

Five killed as severe flooding hits Togo after heavy rainfall

At least five people have died following severe flooding triggered by heavy rainfall across several regions of Togo, according to a provisional government assessment released on Saturday. The flooding followed intense downpours on 28 and 29 June, which inundated homes, disrupted transportation and caused......

Laos flooded cave rescue operation saves four more people

Rescue teams in Laos have successfully saved four additional people trapped in a flooded cave system, bringing renewed hope to an ongoing emergency operation in the country’s central region. The incident occurred in a remote mountainous area of Xaysomboun province, where a group of seven men became......

Sea level rise has nearly doubled since 1960, study finds

Global sea levels have risen at an average rate of roughly 2 millimeters per year since 1960, but the pace has accelerated sharply in recent decades, according to a new study published in Science Advances. Researchers found that the annual rate of sea level rise almost doubled between 2005 and 2023 compared......

February 2026 ranks among hottest on record as storms hit western Europe

February 2026 was the fifth warmest February ever recorded worldwide, with global temperatures approaching the critical threshold set by the Paris climate agreement, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. The global average surface air temperature last month reached......