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Nearly a year after Pakistan declared a state of emergency following catastrophic flooding, many areas remain underwater. As another rainy season approaches and heat waves roll in, mothers and children in Sindh and South Punjab are struggling to survive the impacts of an increasingly hostile climate.Young girls carry water ...

According to a small survey by Islamic Relief, 40 per cent of children were stunted and 25 per cent classified as underweight, while nearly 80 per cent of mothers said their children have been sick during outbreaks of diseases including diarrhoea, malaria and dengue fever. And although temporary school facilities ...

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emails The gray, two-story home with white trim toppled and slid, crashing into the river below as rushing waters carried off a bobbing chunk ...

Dangerous flooding has killed more than 40 people in northeast China, as torrential rains caused by typhoon Doksuri hit the capital Beijing and the surrounding area. In Slovenia in Central Europe, two-thirds of the country is battling flooding, landslides and a dam breach caused by heavy rain. Meanwhile, severe ...

As monsoon rains battered India early in July, authorities released excess water into rivers that flow into neighboring and arch-rival Pakistan. While this process is normal, Pakistanis who were also facing intense rains were taken by surprise as the water came much earlier than expected, prompting mass evacuations. VOA ...

https://sputnikglobe.com/20230723/floods-in-pakistan-leave-four-dead---reports-1112084014.htmlFloods in Pakistan Leave Four Dead - ReportsFloods in Pakistan Leave Four Dead - ReportsThe PDMA in the state of Punjab said that three women and a child died in four separate Pakistani cities as a result of flooding. Heavy rains started in northern India on July 8 and ...

Thirty-eight Israelis are still out of contact with authorities in India following devastating flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains that have killed dozens of people in the country’s north, the Foreign Ministry announced Friday. There are currently no indications that any Israelis have been hurt in the floods, which ...

Unprecedented rainfall has triggered flash flooding in countries from the US to India, China, the UK and Spain in the past days.  22 people were killed as floods collapsed a bridge and destroyed numerous dwellings in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday.Over the weekend, an extremely heavy start ...

India’s meteorological department has forecast more rain across large parts of northern India in the coming days.But Dr Koll said it would be “difficult to predict” where the flash floods will strike, particularly in the mountainous regions of northern India.“We will have to depend on radars in such hazardous ...

Schools in New Delhi were forced to close Monday after heavy monsoon rains battered the Indian capital, with landslides and flash floods killing at least 15 people over the last three days. Farther north, the overflowing Beas River swept vehicles downstream as it flooded neighborhoods.In Japan, torrential rain pounded ...