Flooding

How Libya is in dire need of body bags after floods kill more than 5,000

Devastating floods in northeastern Libya have killed thousands and displaced several others. Rescuers in the worst-hit city of Derna are appealing for more body bags as human remains are recovered from rubble and the sea. There are also fears of the spread of an epidemic in the coastal town

Explained: Why tropical cyclones and storm surges are so deadly

A powerful Cyclone Mocha is expected to hit Myanmar and Bangladesh. Cyclones can unleash catastrophic storm surges — tsunami-like flooding — when they make landfall. They can be the deadliest part of a cyclone and are only partially affected by wind speeds

Flooding, landslides as atmospheric river departs California

Water pooled on roadways in the region, rocks and mud littered others, and there were reports of potholes that disabled numerous cars. Flooding closed several miles of Pacific Coast Highway through Huntington Beach, south of Los Angeles on the Orange County coast.

A Wet Mess: Cyclone Gabrielle wreaks havoc in New Zealand

A national state of emergency has been declared in New Zealand as Cyclone Gabrielle battered down on the nation. The country’s ‘most severe weather event’ has caused unprecedented flooding and left thousands without power

'Nobody knows where their village is': New inland sea swamps Pakistan

Across the country, about 33 million people have been affected by the flooding, nearly two million homes and businesses destroyed, 7,000 kilometres (1.3 miles) of roads washed away and 256 bridges knocked out

Seoul: Torrential rain leaves nine dead, several missing; landslide warnings issued in nearly 50 cities, towns

More than 17 inches of rain were measured in Seoul's hardest-hit Dongjak district from Monday to noon Tuesday. The per-hour precipitation in that area exceeded 5.5 inches at one point Monday night, which was the highest hourly downpour measured in Seoul since 1942

South Africa: Floods in Durban area kill at least 341; more rainfall expected

The damage to Durban and the surrounding eThekwini metropolitan area is estimated at $52 million, eThekwini Mayor Mxolosi Kaunda said

IMD issues yellow alert for Tamil Nadu till 24 Nov, predicts rainfall in other southern states, including Kerala

A cyclonic circulation lies over Southeast Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood in lower tropospheric levels that is likely to move west-northwestwards towards Tamil Nadu coast during next 4-5 days, said IMD

Coastal states in Mumbai, Kolkata & four other Indian cities will be underwater by 2030 finds report

Maps show parts of Mumbai, almost the entirety of Navi Mumbai, the coastal areas of Sunderbans, and the surrounding areas of West Bengal’s capital, Kolkata, along with Cuttack in Odisha, may be below tide-level in 2030.

Cars submerged, people dead, Hurricane Ida makes New York hell

Authorities called for a state of emergency, a first ever, after record rainfall turned streets into rivers and water gushed into subways, leading to their shutdown