Flood

At least 34 people have been killed after heavy rains caused flooding and landslides in Petropolis, in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It is unknown how many people are missing, according to the latest report by the Rio...

At least 18 people have died in mudslides and floods after a mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro saw almost a month's worth of rain fall in just three hours. The state fire department said more than 180 soldiers were...

Twenty-one people have died in the powerful flood that hit the Russian region of Irkutsk, the press service for the regional branch of the Ministry of Emergency Situations told TASS on Thursday. According to the data of the Irkutsk Region...

At least 61 people have been killed and 356,000 evacuated from their homes as heavy rain and floods swept through large parts of southern and central China this week. In a notice published late on Thursday, China's Ministry of Emergency Management said...

At least five people have been killed and 17 more are still missing after a new wave of heavy rain and flooding swept across the country. Worst hit has been the western province of Herat. Floods have destroyed homes, swept away...

The death toll from a storm that crashed into southeast Africa last month has risen above 1,000, with more than 4,000 cases of cholera reported among survivors in Mozambique, the hardest-hit country. The United Nations has described Cyclone Idai as "one of the deadliest...

The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi has increased to 430. Idai hit Mozambique last Friday and then spread to neighbouring Zimbabwe and Malawi, triggering floods and landfalls and causing multiple casualties. Search and rescue operations...

The death toll from Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe has risen to 139 with 189 still missing. The Ministry of Information, Media and Broadcasting Services said in a tweet that as of Wednesday, the number of injured people was 144 while...

The death toll in Mozambique after Tropical Cyclone Idai struck the southern African nation last week has climbed to more than 200. The confirmed death toll stood at 202, the government has declared a national emergency as well as three...

The death toll from flash floods and landslides that tore through Indonesia's Papua region has topped 100 with dozens more still missing. Nearly 10,000 people have moved to shelters while at least 104 victims are confirmed to have died and...