Japan urges 200,000 people to evacuate due to landslide and flood risks
Japan urges 200,000 people to evacuate due to landslide and flood risks

Authorities in western Japan have urged nearly 200,000 people to evacuate due to the risk of landslides and floods caused by the remnants of a tropical storm. The Japan Meteorological Agency said warm, moist air... was causing heavy rainfall with thunderstorms in western Japan partly due to...

Flashfloods in Spain kill at least 95
Flashfloods in Spain kill at least 95

Spainbraced for a heavier human toll on Wednesday after 95 people died in flash floods that launched muddy waters through towns, tossed cars and wreaked transport havoc, reports AFP. Rescuers were expected to find more bodies in the European countrys deadliest flood in more than 50 years and...

64 dead in eastern Spain flash floods
64 dead in eastern Spain flash floods

At least 64 people have died in eastern Spain following devastating flash floods that swept away cars, transformed village streets into rivers, and disrupted rail lines and highways, marking one of the worst natural disasters the country has experienced in recent memory. Emergency services in...

At least 51 died in flashflood in Spain
At least 51 died in flashflood in Spain

Authorities said that at least 51 people died after torrential rain caused flash floods in south-eastern Spain, reports BBC. However, the exact number of casualties is impossible to know at this stage, Carlós Mazón, the president of the country said. The rescue work is underway, president...

Flash floods sweep away cars, disrupt trains and leave several missing in Spain
Flash floods sweep away cars, disrupt trains and leave several missing in Spain

Several people were reported missing by Spanish authorities after flash floods swept cars through village streets and disrupted rail service in large areas of eastern and southern Spain on Tuesday, reports AP. Rushing mud-colored waters caused havoc in a huge arc of the European country, running...

Bashundhara Shuvosangho distributes relief among flood victims in Keshabpur
Bashundhara Shuvosangho distributes relief among flood victims in Keshabpur

Bashundhara Shuvosangho has distributed relief materials among the flood-affected, poor, and helpless people of Keshabpur upazila in Jessore district. The relief materials were handed over to the recipients at an event held at the Keshabpur Press Club auditorium on Monday morning. Khandaker...

Waterlogging crisis in Jashore: Two months of flooding affects 200,000 residents
Waterlogging crisis in Jashore: Two months of flooding affects 200,000 residents

Residents of the low-lying areas in Keshabpur and Monirampur upazilas of Jashore have been stuck in floodwaters for the last two months due to silt buildup in the rivers. To reduce flooding, silt is being cleared from the Bilkhukshi 8-vent sluice gate, and irrigation systems are being used to...

Bashundhara Shuvosangho distributes food relief among flood victims
Bashundhara Shuvosangho distributes food relief among flood victims

Bashundhara Shuvosangho on Wednesday distributed food items among the victims of the recent devastating floods in two villages of Nalitabari upzila, Sherpur. Each food package included rice, lentil, cooking oil, potato, onion and puffed rice. The recipients in Baghber and Balurchar villages...

Sri Lanka shut schools as flood hammers the capital
Sri Lanka shut schools as flood hammers the capital

Sri Lanka closed schools in Colombo on Monday as heavy rains caused widespread flooding across the island nation, reports UNB. Over the weekend, heavy downpours devastated several regions, flooding homes, fields, and roads. According to the countrys Disaster Management Center, three people have...