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Thailand, Malaysia brace for fresh wave of floods as water levels ease

Thailand, Malaysia brace for fresh wave of floods as water levels ease

Malaysia and Thailand are facing a second wave of heavy rain and potential flooding this week, authorities said on Monday, even as some displaced residents were able to return home and the worst floods in decades began receding in some areas.
Floods kill 9 in Thailand, force over 122,000 to evacuate in Malaysia

Floods kill 9 in Thailand, force over 122,000 to evacuate in Malaysia

Flash floods kill more than 300 people in northern Afghanistan after heavy rains, UN says

Flash floods kill more than 300 people in northern Afghanistan after heavy rains, UN says

Death toll from floods in Brazil's south climbs to 136

Death toll from floods in Brazil's south climbs to 136

The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state has climbed to 136, the local civil defense government body said on Saturday, up from 126 in the previous day, while another 125 people remain unaccounted for.
May 11, 2024 | 07:02 pm PT
Latin America experienced record heat, 'climatic hazards' in 2023

Latin America experienced record heat, 'climatic hazards' in 2023

Latin America and the Caribbean had their warmest year on record in 2023 as a "double-whammy" of El Nino and climate change caused major weather calamities, the World Meteorological Organization said.
May 8, 2024 | 08:14 pm PT
Remnants of Typhoon Koinu bring floods to Hong Kong

Remnants of Typhoon Koinu bring floods to Hong Kong

Hong Kong ordered people to stay indoors, shut schools and closed the stock exchange on Monday as the remnants of Typhoon Koinu caused floods just a month after the city was paralyzed by record-breaking rainfall.
October 8, 2023 | 06:15 pm PT
Foreigners learn to coexist with HCMC's flooded streets

Foreigners learn to coexist with HCMC's flooded streets

Tyler Maurice Kooy used to hate going out in the HCMC rain when streets are filled with unpleasantly smelling water.
August 17, 2023 | 03:30 pm PT
Floods, other water-related disasters could cost global economy $5.6 trillion by 2050: report

Floods, other water-related disasters could cost global economy $5.6 trillion by 2050: report

Worsening droughts, storms and torrential rain in some of the world's largest economies could cause $5.6 trillion in losses to the global economy by 2050, according to a report released on Monday.
August 29, 2022 | 06:08 pm PT
Heavy rains for a week in northern Vietnam: forecast

Heavy rains for a week in northern Vietnam: forecast

It began raining in the northern mountainous areas Thursday night, reaching the plains Friday night and the downpours are expected to last until the end of next week.
May 20, 2022 | 05:45 pm PT
Floods, landslides triggered by heavy rains kill 2 in northern Vietnam

Floods, landslides triggered by heavy rains kill 2 in northern Vietnam

Heavy rains in northern Vietnam have resulted in floods and landslides that killed a boy and a woman and destroyed 200 houses.
May 12, 2022 | 01:00 am PT
Mekong River water level rises amid dry season

Mekong River water level rises amid dry season

Lower Mekong River water levels have increased by 20-30 percent compared to the same period of previous years as China releases dam water.
April 25, 2022 | 03:30 am PT
Europe suffered year of climate chaos in 2021, EU report says

Europe suffered year of climate chaos in 2021, EU report says

Europeans endured the hottest summer on record last year, with wildfires, floods and intense heatwaves hitting the continent, according to a report by EU scientists released Friday.
April 22, 2022 | 04:39 pm PT
Death toll from Philippines landslides, floods hits 148

Death toll from Philippines landslides, floods hits 148

The death toll from landslides and flooding in the Philippines triggered by tropical storm Agaton (international name Megi) rose to 148 on Thursday, official figures showed, as more bodies were found in mud-caked villages.
April 14, 2022 | 06:53 pm PT
Toll in South Africa's deadliest floods tops 300

Toll in South Africa's deadliest floods tops 300

The death toll from devastating floods in and around the South African port city of Durban has risen to 306, the government said Wednesday, after roads and hillsides were washed away as homes collapsed.
April 13, 2022 | 11:14 pm PT
Floods in Malaysia displace over 22,000 people

Floods in Malaysia displace over 22,000 people

Over 22,000 people were evacuated throughout Malaysia Sunday as the country faces some of its worst flooding in years.
December 18, 2021 | 11:08 pm PT
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