45 h. ago Thunderstorms and flash flooding to hit Scotland as yellow weather warning issued

Flood alerts have been set in place for areas in Scotland as the Met Office issues a yellow weather alert.

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2 w. ago Gunmen kill at least 13 people in a mosque shooting in northwestern Nigeria

Gunmen have attacked a mosque in northwestern Nigeria, killing at least 13 people during morning prayers

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2 w. ago Pakistan flooding: Electricity and roads restored following floods that killed 300

Pakistan has restored electric and reopened roads following deadly flash floods

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2 w. ago Death toll rises to 358 after flash floods engulf homes in northwest Pakistan: ‘It came without warning’

More cloudbursts are expected to intensify problems for people already rendered homeless

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2 w. ago Pakistan restores electricity and reopens roads in areas where floods killed over 300

Pakistan has restored 70% of electricity and reopened damaged roads in the country’s north and northwest after flash floods killed more than 300 people

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2 w. ago Rescuers look for 150 people still missing in Pakistan's northwest following devastating floods

Rescuers are searching for over 150 missing people in northwestern Pakistan after a devastating cloudburst

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2 w. ago Search underway for missing after Pakistan flash floods kill over 330

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province declares emergency as weather department issues new heavy rain warning

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2 w. ago Hundreds killed in Pakistan as flash floods sweep through homes

In one of the deadliest incidents, 24 people from one family died in the village of Qadar Nagar

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2 w. ago Flash floods sweep away campers while falling debris kills two at beer festival as deadly storms continue to wreak havoc in China

The banks of a river running through the grasslands of Inner Mongolia burst at around 10pm on Saturday, washing away 13 campers on the outskirts of Bayannur.

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2 w. ago Pakistan expands rescue and relief efforts after floods kill over 200 in a single district

Pakistani officials say they are expanding rescue and relief operations after flash floods killed more than 220 people in a single northwest district and destroyed homes, roads, and businesses

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2 w. ago Pakistan flash floods: At least 220 dead as boulders crash through villages

Pakistan’s Meteorological Department has predicted torrential rains in the coming days and warned that monsoon activity was likely to intensify from Sunday

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2 w. ago Death toll after monsoon floods in Pakistan rises to more than 320

Most of the dead were reported in the mountainous province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with more rain forecastThe death toll from heavy monsoon rains that have triggered flash floods across northern Pakistan has risen to at least 321 people in the past 48 hours, the country’s disaster authority said on Saturday.The majority of the deaths, 307, were recorded in the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to the National Disaster Management Authority. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Floods in Pakistan wash away homes and leave at least 220 dead

Rescuers in northwest Pakistan pulled 63 more bodies overnight from homes flattened by landslides and flash floods, raising the death toll from rain-related incidents to at least 220

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2 w. ago Photos of mourners and searches for the missing from flash floods in Pakistan and India

Communities in mountainous areas of India and Pakistan are mourning the loss of hundreds of lives due to recent flash floods, with many families holding funerals as the search for those still missing continues.

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2 w. ago Flash floods kill at least 159 people in Pakistan after huge cloudburst

Search for the missing continues in north-west after downpour also sparks deadly flooding and landslides in IndiaA massive cloudburst has triggered flash floods in north-west Pakistan, killing at least 157 people, as rescuers continued to search for people missing after floods in neighbouring India.Mohammad Suhail, a provincial emergency services spokesperson, said 78 bodies were recovered from various parts of Buner district in the north-west province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by noon on Friday, and a further 79 were pulled later from the rubble of collapsed homes and flooded villages. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Rescuers search for missing flash flood victims in remote Kashmir village

Authorities are searching for missing people in a remote village in India-controlled Kashmir after flash floods caused by torrential rains

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3 w. ago Flash floods triggered by heavy rains kill at least 49 people in northwestern Pakistan

Officials in Pakistan say flash floods triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 49 people in the northwest and elsewhere in the country over the past 24 hours

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3 w. ago At least 56 feared dead after flash flood devastates remote Himalayan village

Race against time to save 80 people still missing after flood sweeps away dozens of cars and motorbikes

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3 w. ago At least 33 feared dead after flash flood devastates remote Himalayan village

Nearly 200 people missing as flood sweeps away dozens of vehicles and motorbikes

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3 w. ago Indian officials fear several people have been killed by Kashmir flash floods

Indian officials say several people are feared dead in flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote, mountainous village in Indian-controlled Kashmir

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