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Pakistani rescuers use drones to help evacuate thousands as heavy flooding devastate Punjab

By K.M. Chaudhry, Babar Dogar, Associated Press

On Monday, the Pakistan Meteorological Department warned of more heavy rain in flood-hit districts.

Rising floodwaters in Pakistan's Punjab province put 2 million people at risk

By Babar Dogar, Associated Press

Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province is dealing with the biggest flood in its history, a senior official said Sunday, as water levels of rivers rise to all-time highs.

At least 8 deaths reported after heavy rain causes flooding, landslides in Southeast Asia

By Hau Dinh, Associated Press

Flooding occurred in several northern and central provinces of Vietnam, where seven people died, one was missing and 34 were injured, state media reported. In neighboring Thailand, heavy rain Tuesday evening into Wednesday triggered flooding in several northern provinces.

Flash flooding and landslides kill at least 34 in Indian-controlled Kashmir

By Munir Ahmed, Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press

Officials say intense rains have left at least 34 people dead after lashing parts of Pakistan and India and triggering flash floods and landslides in Indian-controlled Kashmir.

Florida's climate-focused tech sector faces uncertainty after federal cuts

By William Brangham, Sam Weber

South Florida is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Start-ups, local governments and researchers are working to make the area more resilient, but federal funding cuts may hinder those efforts. William Brangham traveled to the region and reports for…

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What to know about powerful Hurricane Erin

By Safiyah Riddle, Associated Press

Although forecasters are confident that the storm won’t make direct landfall in the United States, authorities on a few islands along North Carolina’s Outer Banks issued evacuation orders and warned that some roads could be swamped by big waves.

Over 150 people are still missing after devastating flash floods in northwest Pakistan

By Riaz Khan, Associated Press

A changing climate has made residents of northern Pakistan's river-carved mountainous areas more vulnerable to sudden, heavy rains.

Pakistan defends flood response after more than 270 people killed in northwestern district

By Muhammad Sajjad, Riaz Khan, Associated Press

Rescuers recovered dozens more bodies from the rubble of collapsed homes in a northwestern district of Pakistan, bringing the death toll to at least 274, as authorities defended their response to the flooding and said they did not need any…

Pakistan's monsoon flooding death toll rises to 220 with more rain in the forecast

By Muhammad Sajjad, Riaz Khan, Associated Press

Flooding in a northwest Pakistani district has killed at least 220 people, officials said Saturday, as rescuers pulled 63 more bodies overnight from homes flattened by flash floods and landslides, with forecasts of more rain in the coming days.