Residents of Southeast Australia have been warned to evacuate as more rain is expected.

Australian authorities warned on Tuesday that flood-affected areas in the country's southeast were due for additional rain, as emergency services issued a fresh batch of evacuation orders.

As water was released from a full dam nearby, authorities in the New South Wales (NSW) town of...

Can Private Law Protect Communities Living Near Chemical Facilities from Flood Water Contamination

Climate change is a worldwide phenomenon with terrifying environmental consequences that are unfolding right before our eyes. Natural calamities such as hurricanes and floods are becoming more often as a result of irresponsible human activity such as fossil fuel burning. When extreme weather even...

Australia Facing Deadly Climate Change Induced Floods

For the last two weeks, the east coast of Australia has been inundated by several rainstorms That have been so severe, they have been termed rain bombs.

Around 22 people have lost their lives to the floods and tens of thousands have had to be displaced and were forced to evacuate their ...

Canadian military joins rescue operations in flood-devastated areas

The Canadian Armed Forces have deployed hundreds of troops, a Hercules transport aircraft and several search helicopters in the flood affected region, while thousands more are kept on standby.

Highlights

• Canadian Armed Forces deploy hundreds of troops ...

PUB unveils new flood response vehicles

13 new vehicles have been unveiled by PUB on November 19, these vehicles that can drive through higher floodwaters and livestream flood conditions in real time.

Highlights

• PUB launches 13 new vehicles that can drive through floodwaters
• ...

Hyundai forms a task force for supporting flood-affected customers

Hyundai Motor India has said that the company has formed a task force to support their customers who are affected due to heavy floods in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry.

Highlights

• Hyundai Motor forms a task force for flood affected customers
• The...

180 people lost their lives in Nepal and India, due to floods

More than 180 people have lost their lives due to heavy rainfall and flash floods in Nepal, Uttarakhand and Kerala, two Indian states. Homes are submerged under water and crushed by rocks and swept  by landslides.

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• Many people lost their...

Heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand, 16 people dead

This is the third consecutive day, when Uttarakhand is experiencing heavy rainfall. This has led to chaos and disaster across the state. Roads were flooded with water and buildings collapsed, bridges destroyed and all water bodies were overflowing. Many locals and tourists remined stranded in rem...

Hundreds of people trapped in the floodwater of Ida

Highlights

• Hurricane hits New Orleans, Louisiana and Mississippi
• People being rescued in rescue boats and helicopters

As the most powerful hurricane Ida, hit the United States of America, millions of people were left devastated. Peop...

GERMAN INSURANCE FIRM SEES CLAIMS FOR INSURED DAMAGE WORTH USD 8.2 BILLION

HIGHLIGHTS

• There was a flood in Germany in JUL 2020.
• German Insurance Association sees insured damage worth US $ 8.2 billion.

When western Germany suffered from severe floods, at least 180 people lost their lives in this tragedy. As ...

Flash floods in Tennessee USA, huge loss of life and property

The record-breaking flash flooding began on Saturday in the rural areas of Humphreys Country, which lies in the west of Nashville. These rains have caused a devastating effect on the rural areas, and a huge loss to property, many people have lost their lives.

Rescue operations are being...

MORE EVACUATIONS AS CLEAN-UP BEGINS IN AUSTRALIA

Highlights:

• Clean up begins in Australia as the floods slows down in the country
• More than 40,000 people in Australia have been forced to flee their homes as the torrential rain sparked the floods in the country

On Wednesday, a man&r...

AUSTRALIA FACES WORST FLOODS IN 60 YEARS

Highlights:

• The government of Australia has been planning to evacuate thousands of people from the western region of Sydney
• Australia has been facing the worst floods in 60 years

The authorities of Australia have been planning to eva...

AUSTRALIA: RESIDENTS EVACUATED AS SYDNEY BATTERED BY HEAVY RAINS

Highlights:

• The residents in Sydney have been battered by the floods caused by heavy rains
• A life threatening and record-breaking downpour has flooded the rivers in the country

On Saturday, a potentially life threatening, and record-...

EUROPEAN UNION TO PROVIDE 1.65 MILLION EURO AS AN AID TO VICTIMS OF FLOODS IN SOUTH ASIA

Highlights:

• The number of youths in the population of Germany is been decreasing constantly
• The current figures show that there are only 10.3 per cent youths in the overall population of Germany

The percentage of the young adults and...

PM MODI HOLDS VIRTUAL MEETING WITH CMs OF SIX FLOOD AFFECTED STATES

Highlights

• The Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed on the use of innovative technologies in order to improve the forecast and warning system

• Along with the Chief Ministers, this meeting was also attended by the Union Defence Minister, Health Minister and senior...

GREECE: AT LEAST SEVEN KILLED AFTER FLOODS IN EVIA ISLAND

Highlights:

• Flooding have been caused in the island of Evia by thunderstorms and torrential rain in Greece
• At least seven people have lost their lives in the floods in Greece

In Greece, a number of at least seven people which ha...

SOUTH KOREA AT THE RECEIVING END OF TYPHOON WRATH

• Torrential rains, landslides and floods in South Korea have taken lives of nearly 30 people in the past several days, but agony is that the death toll may rise further as more than 10 people have gone missing.
• More heavy rains are predicted in the southern-most part of the coun...

RECONSTRUCTION OF HEAVY FLOOD HIT KUMAMOTO PREFECTURE HAMPERED DUE TO PANDEMIC

Highlights –

• Reconstruction of heavy flood hit Kumamoto Prefecture hampered due to pandemic.
• Tuesday marked one month since the disaster.
• Around 65 people died, and 1,408 were living in evacuation shelters.
• The central government is plannin...

ASSAM FLOODS: DEATH TOLL RISES TO 108

Highlights

• According to the report made by the ASDMA, Goalpara remains the worst hit district where nearly 3.76 lakh people have been affected

• Total 134 people including 26 from landslides triggered by the flood have lost their lives

• In last 24 h...