Keywords: Floods


Thailand floods: 19 dead and 700,000 affected as Bangkok battles rising waters

Heavy flooding across Thailand has left at least 19 people dead and affected around 700,000 residents in Bangkok, according to authorities, as intense rainfall continues to disrupt communities and essential services in several provinces. The Ministry of Public Health reported fatalities across 23 provinces......

Nepal's floods send a warning to the world on climate change

Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah has used his address at the United Nations to warn world leaders that the country's devastating floods are a stark reminder of the growing consequences of climate change for vulnerable communities. Speaking during the high-level United Nations General Assembly......

Super El Niño 2026: Up to 451,000 heat-related deaths projected worldwide

A powerful El Niño episode developing across the Pacific could intensify heat-related health risks around the world, with as many as 451,000 additional deaths potentially occurring between September 2026 and February 2027, according to an estimate from the Climate Impact Lab. The figure represents......

Freshwater resources deteriorate further after one of the driest years in decades, WMO warns

The world’s freshwater systems are showing continued signs of strain after 2025 ranked among the driest years recorded over the past three and a half decades, according to the World Meteorological Organization’s latest assessment of global water resources. The annual report, which tracks......

WMO warns of continued deterioration in global freshwater resources

Global freshwater resources continued to face growing pressure in 2025, with river flows, inland water reserves and glaciers showing signs of persistent disruption, according to the latest report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The annual assessment points to an increasingly unstable......

Nepal raises missing toll to 6,150 after deadly glacier-related floods

Nepalese authorities have sharply revised the number of people reported missing following devastating floods and debris flows triggered by the collapse of a glacier in the Himalayas, with the latest official figure reaching 6,150. The updated toll was announced on September 16, nearly three weeks after......

Nepal: Ten Days Trapped in a Tunnel, the Heartbreaking Tale of a Flood Survivor

Trapped for ten days in a dark, mud-filled tunnel, Sanjay Sah waited for rescue under extreme conditions. At 30 years old, this Nepalese worker is among the few who managed to survive several days after the devastating floods that struck the country on August 26. When rescuers finally found him on September......

Floods and mudslides leave more than 1,300 dead in China and Nepal

The death toll from devastating floods and mudslides along the border between China and Nepal has risen to 1,387, according to figures released by authorities in both countries. Chinese authorities reported that 43 people had died and another 519 remained missing in the Tibet Autonomous Region. In Nepal,......

Nepal: He Evacuates 900 Students Before the Flood Sweeps Away Their School

Just a few minutes were enough to turn an uncertain alert into a race against time. On August 26, in Trishuli Bazaar, northern Nepal, Rajendra Dawadi ordered the evacuation of 900 students from his institution as a devastating flood threatened the town. Shortly after they were sheltered, the school was......