Typhoon Doksuri Leaves at Least 6 Dead and Displaces Thousands in the Northern Philippines July 27, 2023 By Jim Gomez MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Typhoon Doksuri lashed northern Philippine provinces with ferocious wind and rain Wednesday, leaving at least six...
UN Appeals for $160M to Help Pakistan amid ‘Epochal’ Floods August 30, 2022 By Jibran Ahmad and Asif Shahzad CHARSADDA, Pakistan —The United Nations appealed on Tuesday for $160 million to help Pakistan as army helicopters rescued stranded families...
Climate Change a Factor in ‘Unprecedented’ South Asia Floods June 23, 2022 By Aniruddha Ghosal and Al-Emrun Garjon SYLHET, Bangladesh (AP) — Scientists say climate change is a factor behind the erratic and early rains that triggered unprecedented...
Officials Try to Deliver Aid to Flooded South Asia Villages June 21, 2022 By Julhas Alam and Wasbir Hussain DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities in India and Bangladesh struggled Monday to deliver food and drinking water to hundreds of...
India Building Collapse Kills 22 July 1, 2014 By ASHOK SHARMA Police in southern India detained two construction company directors Sunday as rescuers using gas cutters and shovels searched for dozens...
Landslides Kill 20 in Northwest Philippines September 24, 2013 Torrential monsoon rains hit the northwestern Philippines on Monday, triggering landslides and killing 20 people in areas already weakened by...
Landslides, Floods Kill 106 in Southern Bangladesh June 29, 2012 By FARID HOSSAIN Searchers pulled out 15 bodies Thursday that had buried under mud and debris after landslides and floods caused by monsoon...
Pounding Typhoon Rains Flood Philippine Capital September 28, 2011 By HRVOJE HRANJSKI and JIM GOMEZ Manila residents waded through waist-deep floodwaters and dodged flying debris Tuesday as a powerful typhoon struck the Philippines, killing at...