Typhoon Fung-wong leaves wide swath of destruction, displaces 1.4 million people in northern Philippines
At least two reported dead as typhoon sets off floods and landslides and knocks out power in many provinces
Fung-wong slammed ashore in Luzon island on Sunday night...
Powerful 6.3 earthquake hits northern Afghanistan, killing 20 and damaging historic Blue Mosque
KABUL, Afghanistan — A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook northern Afghanistan before dawn Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 640 others, as well as damaging the historic Blue Mosque,...
60 people dead after M6.9 quake hits off Philippines’ Cebu Island
MANILA - The death toll from a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that hit off Cebu Island in the central Philippines has reached 60, with over 140 others injured, government officials said Wednesday.
At least 12 dead as record rain floods India’s Kolkata
Nine people died in Kolkata, with most of the deaths due to electrocution while two people drowned
Officials said conditions will normalize by Wednesday evening while urging...
Flash floods in Indonesia leave at least 15 dead and 10 missing
DENPASAR, Indonesia - Rescuers have recovered the bodies of 15 people who died in flash flooding in two Indonesian provinces, while authorities said Wednesday 10 others were missing.
Torrential...
Pakistan’s Punjab faces the biggest floods in its history, affecting 2 million people
On Sunday, the senior minister for the province, Maryam Aurangzeb, said the flood affected two million people
Local authorities are using educational institutions and security facilities as...
Over 150 people are still missing after devastating flooding in northwest Pakistan
Pakistan has seen higher-than-normal monsoon rains since June 26 that have killed at least 645 people across the country, with 400 deaths in the northwest
More than 300 people killed due to heavy rain, floods in Pakistan
Majority of the deaths were recorded in mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where the rains triggered landslides and flash floods
Seven killed when government helicopter crashed due to bad...
Pakistan’s deadly monsoon floods were worsened by global warming, study finds
Pakistan’s government has reported at least 300 deaths and 1,600 damaged houses due to the floods, heavy rain and other weather since June 26
Pakistan witnessed its...
Flash floods kill three in Vietnam, nine missing
Heavy rain of up to 30 centimeters triggered the floods in the provinces of Son La, Phu Tho, Tuyen Quang and especially Dien Bien
Vietnam is now...