Heavy Rain, Flooding in China Force Evacuation of Nearly 80,000

Residents stand on a bank of a river as they look at the rubble of a bridge damaged by flood following heavy rainfall in Nanjing, Fujian province, China, July 9, 2019. BEIJING – The heaviest average rainfall to lash a … Read More

Concerns over social-distancing as floods affect 300,000 in Assam

Two dead so far, around 20,000 in relief camps. After approximately 300,000 were affected by pre-monsoon floods in 11 districts across Assam, concerns have emerged over the adherence to social-distancing norms to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus disease … Read More

Environmental disasters across world in April 2020

Authorities in Afghanistan warn more than 7 million people still at risk as 56 people die from severe flooding. ANKARA The fourth month of 2020 saw numerous environmental disasters that impaired climate change and vice versa, including severe flooding in … Read More

Typhoon Hagibis: At least 10 dead, 16 missing

At least 10 people were killed and 16 missing as a powerful typhoon slammed Japan, causing major flooding and landslides across the central and eastern parts of the country and leaving hundreds of thousands without power. More than 120 people … Read More

Typhoon Hagibis: Tokyo braced for battering as ‘worst storm in 60 years’ roars in

The threat of widespread flooding and landslides compounded by an earthquake in nearby Chiba prefecture. Damaged caused by typhoon Hagibis in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo. Photograph: Jiji Press/EPA Evacuation orders were issued to more than 800,000 households in Tokyo … Read More

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