https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/0e/1080766532_0:54:3072:1782_1200x675_80_0_0_eba1edf034b6b7dff20ee01b772f87e8.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202010181080805756–watch-heavy-rainfall-in-indias-hyderabad-floods-streets-leaves-cars-floating-houses-underwater/ Over 50 people have died in the last three days and property worth millions of rupees has been damaged due to heavy rains and flash floods in India’s Telangana State, where there has been no respite from the continuous downpours. The Indian city of Hyderabad witnessed torrential rain overnight on Saturday, which led to flooding in several parts of […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107664/94/1076649491_0:0:1200:675_1200x675_80_0_0_fb9bc8e74e0e1cf4d5bfc380319cbcf6.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Maxim Minaev. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/europe/202010031080653630-one-killed-over-10-missing-as-floods-hit-northern-italy-amid-heavy-rains—video/ Heavy downpours that hit the northern regions of Italy led to widespread flooding and landslides. One person has died and 11 others are listed as missing after severe flooding hit northern Italy, according to officials. Civil protection officials said in a statement that one volunteer firefighter died during a rescue operation in Val d’Aosta. Regional authorities stated […]
Wildfire, Hurricanes, Floods And Droughts Quadrupled In Cost Since 1980 By Bob Berwyn, Inside Climate News. August 26, 2020 Wildfire, Hurricanes, Floods And Droughts Quadrupled In Cost Since 19802020-08-262020-08-26https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/fire.png200px200px A new report looks at the price of climate-linked natural disasters and how global warming is making them worse. Lisa Paul was still recovering from the wildfire trauma of 2017 when she experienced a renewed wave of sickening dread […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/africa/202008221080242650-number-of-killed-due-to-floods-in-sudan-reaches-74/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The number of victims of floods and heavy rains in Sudan has risen to 74, the country’s Interior Ministry said on Friday. “The number of those killed has reached 74”, the ministry said in a statement, as cited by the Sudan Tribune news portal. The ministry added that 17,063 houses were completely destroyed, while 25,562 others […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): The Indian states of Haryana and Punjab are the “breadbasket” of India and were the centre of the green revolution in the country. While the former is the 4th largest producer of wheat and sixth in terms of food grains, the latter contributes 13-14 percent to the nation’s total grain production. While some Indian states are dealing with floods that have resulted in […]
Community workers and volunteers deliver food and supplies to flood-affected residents after heavy rains in Neijiang in China’s southwestern Sichuan province on Wednesday. AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AFP via Getty Images Community workers and volunteers deliver food and supplies to flood-affected residents after heavy rains in Neijiang in China’s southwestern Sichuan province on Wednesday. AFP via Getty Images Heavy seasonal rainfall, which […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/0a/1080116868_0:54:3167:1835_1200x675_80_0_0_71598e50f1064f46fd21d638914281e9.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202008101080116743-massive-floods-in-pakistan-leave-58-people-dead/ New Delhi (Sputnik): Pakistan had been experiencing heavy rainfall through last week, disrupting normal life in several regions. According to federal Meteorological Department, the rainfall would continue during the next 72 hours. Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Agency said almost all rivers are flowing above danger mark. Fifty-eight people have lost their lives in severe floods across Pakistan, which has […]
HONG KONG—Months after COVID-19 devastated China’s cities, floods are now overwhelming huge swaths of land across China—after starting in the south, they’ve spread across the span of the country—brought on by unusually heavy marathon rains since early June. The overflow, which has so far affected nearly 24 million people and displaced many of them, also coincides with another looming disaster: swarms of locusts are starting to […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/0c/1079864849_0:86:2800:1661_1200x675_80_0_0_45a40ac07537561fc8edd7c582dd1dac.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202007141079876999-nearly-15000-houses-reportedly-suffer-damages-from-floods-landslides-in-japan/ TOKYO (Sputnik) – Almost 15,000 houses and residential buildings have been destroyed, damaged, or flooded as a result of the downpours predominantly in southwest Japan, the NHK broadcaster reported on Tuesday. Non-stop heavy rains have led to floods and landslides in many residential areas. According to the authorities, a total of 14,800 houses have suffered damages. The death toll […]
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New Delhi (Sputnik): India’s north-eastern state of Assam has been hit by a second round of floods since last week, affecting nearly one million people. The state was earlier hit by floods in May, followed by heavy rainfall following Cyclone Amphan, affecting nearly 400,000 people. Nearly one million people have been hit by a second wave of floods in India’s north-eastern state of Assam. 23 of […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107974/39/1079743904_0:0:3000:1688_1200x675_80_0_0_1724839fc3f47aaa40137bfd81396eab.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202006291079743825-twelve-people-dead-10-missing-due-to-heavy-rain-floods-in-southwestern-china/ BEIJING (Sputnik) – At least 12 people have died and 10 went missing due to heavy rains in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday. 10 people have died and seven went missing as a result of the heavy rain that started on Friday in Mianning County in the southwestern province, the media outlet […]