New Zealand faces “big task” in recovering from heavy rains, floods
Reuters New Zealand retained a state of emergency in parts of its flood-battered South Island on Sunday as authorities weighed damage in the region hardest hit by four days of torrential rain. Last week’s rains in northern and central areas forced more than 500 people from their homes, making some uninhabitable. A state of emergency […]
Rains pounding New Zealand ease, more people forced from their homes
Reuters Torrential rains eased on Saturday in New Zealand’s northern and central regions after four days of downpours forced hundreds of people from their homes, although there were 100 new evacuations overnight. The South Island city of Nelson has been the worst affected, with hundreds of homes evacuated over the week, and some rendered uninhabitable. […]
Updated: Floods hit south-east Australia, forcing evacuations
Updated: 11am (AEST)Melbourne, AustraliaReuters Fresh evacuation orders were issued for thousands of Sydney residents on Monday after relentless rains flooded several suburbs in Australia’s largest city, with officials warning of more wild weather over the next 12 hours. An intense low-pressure system off Australia’s east coast is forecast to bring more heavy rain through Monday […]
Goats, sheep and livelihoods lost to floods and cold in northern Kenya
North Horr, KenyaReuters The carcasses of goats and sheep strewn across the scrubland of northern Kenya are testament to the devastation wrought by the once-in-a-generation floods that have hit the region. In just one area of Marsabit County, herders lost around 20,000 goats and sheep last week after the torrential rain, Roba Koto, the top […]
“Ruined dreams”: Nepal’s blossoming honey industry crushed by wild weather
PRAMOD ACHARYA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the plight of beekeepers in Nepal…
Floods death toll rises in India and Nepal
New Delhi, IndiaReuters Floods unleashed by days of unseasonal heavy rain have wrecked crops, blocked roads and washed away bridges in northern India, killing at least 46 people, officials said on Wednesday, as they mounted rescue efforts for those stranded. Aerial images gave glimpses of engorged rivers and partially submerged villages in affected areas in […]
North Korea’s Kim calls for relief campaign in rain-hit areas
Seoul, South KoreaReuters North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has mobilised the military to carry out relief work in areas recently hit by heavy rains, state media said on Sunday, amid concerns over an economic crisis and food shortage. The ruling Worker’s Party’s Central Military Commission held a meeting of its chapter in the eastern province […]
Updated: Heavy rain in India triggers floods, landslides; at least 125 dead
Updated: 9am, 25th July, 2021 Mumbai/New Delhi IndiaReuters Rescue teams in India struggled through thick sludge and debris on Saturday to reach dozens of submerged homes as the death toll from landslides and accidents caused by torrential monsoon rain rose to 125. Maharashtra state is being hit by the heaviest rain in July in four […]
Rising death toll after a month’s rain in a single day in Sri Lanka
At least 150 people have died in Sri Lanka after a monsoonal deluge delivered more than a month’s rain in a single day. The rain triggered flooding and mudslides and there are fears as rescue workers continue to dig out bodies buried beneath the earth that the death toll could rise to 250 with more […]