Dec 17 Malaysia landslide death toll rises to 24, with 9 still missing By Associated Press Rescuers on Saturday found the bodies of a woman and two children, raising the death toll from a landslide on an unlicensed campground in Malaysia to 24 with nine others still missing. Continue reading
Nov 23 Heavy monsoons in Indonesia stall rescue efforts following 5.6 magnitude quake By Andi Jatmiko, Associated Press Searchers in Indonesia have rescued a 6-year-old boy who was trapped for two days under the rubble of his house, which collapsed in an earthquake that killed at least 271 people. Continue reading
Sep 16 Water begins receding in Pakistan’s worst flood-hit south By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Officials say weeks of floodwaters are now receding in Pakistan's worst-hit southern Sindh province after a deadly summer in which monsoons killed hundreds of thousands of people. However, authorities have said the complete draining of water in Sindh will take… Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 5:50 Scale of destruction due to Pakistan floods nearly ‘incomprehensible’ By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young One-third of Pakistan remains underwater after the deadliest floods the country has ever seen. Nearly 1,400 people have died, 13,000 injured and millions left homeless since unprecedented monsoon rains started in mid-June. Ali Rogin spoke with Somini Sengupta, The New… Continue watching
Sep 11 International aid arrives in Pakistani province hit hardest by floods By Zarar Khan, Associated Press Two more U.S. military planes loaded with tons of aid for Pakistanis affected by flooding from deadly monsoon rains landed Sunday in southern Sindh province, one of the worst-affected regions in the impoverished country. Continue reading
Sep 04 Pakistan’s plan to divert waters from swelling lake could save a city, but flood villages Pakistani engineers cut into an embankment for one of the country's largest lakes on Sunday to release rising waters in the hopes of saving a nearby city and town from flooding as officials predicted more monsoon rain was on the… Continue reading
Aug 30 How to help Pakistan’s flood victims By Gabriel Pietrorazio As the flood-ravaged country waits for more assistance from around the world, here are some ways you can contribute. Continue reading
Aug 27 Deaths from floods in Pakistan near 1,000 amid torrential monsoon rains By Zarar Khan, Associated Press Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and injured and displaced thousands more since mid-June, officials said Saturday. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch 7:01 News Wrap: Death toll rises in Ukraine after Russian strike on apartment block In our news wrap Monday, The death toll rose to 31 in a Russian missile strike on an apartment block in Ukraine's Donetsk region, police in South Africa hunt for gunmen who killed 15 people, a contagious Covid mutation gains… Continue watching
Aug 28 Monsoon rains wreak havoc across Pakistan, killing 63 people By Muhammad Farooq, Associated Press Heavy rains hit parts of Pakistan including the financial capital Karachi for a fifth straight night bringing more flooding to towns and villages and leaving at least 36 people dead, officials said Friday. Rescuers evacuated people from flooded neighborhoods. Continue reading