May 18 Flash floods due to heavy rains kill at least 84 people in Afghanistan By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press More heavy rains in Afghanistan have triggered flash floods, raising the death toll to 84 in the country’s north following weeks of deadly torrents. Continue reading
May 11 Hundreds die in flash flooding after heavy rains in northern Afghanistan, UN says By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said Saturday. Continue reading
Mar 10 Landslide and flash floods on Indonesia’s Sumatra island leave at least 19 dead, 7 missing By Associated Press Torrential rains have triggered flash floods and a landslide on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at least 19 people and leaving seven others missing, officials said Sunday. Continue reading
Oct 07 Death toll of icy flood that inundated India’s Himalayan northeast rises to 47 By Wasbir Hussain, Associated Press Rescuers found more bodies overnight as they dug through slushy debris and ice-cold water in a hunt for survivors after a glacial lake burst through a dam in India’s Himalayan northeast, washing away houses and bridges and forcing thousands to… Continue reading
Jul 23 Dozens killed in flash floods, landslides amid heavy rains in Afghanistan and Pakistan By Associated Press Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan killed at least 31 people and left dozens missing over the past three days, while in neighboring Pakistan 13 people died due to heavy rains and landslides. Continue reading
Jul 22 Body found in river believed to be that of 2-year-old girl lost in Pennsylvania flood By Associated Press The body of a young girl was recovered Friday in the Delaware River and was believed to be a 2-year-old who was one of two children swept away from their family's vehicle by a flash flood last weekend, authorities said. Continue reading
Jul 16 Torrential rains, flash flooding in Pennsylvania leave 5 dead, 2 children missing By Associated Press Heavy rains pounded an already saturated Northeast on Sunday for the second time in a week, spurring another round of flash flooding, cancelled airline flights and power outages. Continue reading
Jul 16 Death toll rises to 37 in South Korea amid floods, landslides fueled by heavy rain By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korean rescuers on Sunday pulled nine bodies from a flooded tunnel where around 15 vehicles were trapped in muddy water, as days of heavy rain triggered flash floods and landslides and destroyed homes across the country, officials said. Continue reading
Oct 30 Fearing a tsunami, Philippine storm victims ran toward deadly mudslide By Jim Gomez, Associated Press Victims of a huge mudslide set off by a storm in a coastal Philippine village that had once been devastated by a killer tsunami mistakenly thought a tidal wave was coming and ran to higher ground where they were buried… Continue reading
Oct 20 Months after historic floods, St. Louis picks up the pieces By Gabrielle Hays Two months after flash flooding killed two in the area and displaced several more, hundreds of homeowners and business owners in and around St. Louis find themselves in similar predicaments. Continue reading