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Pakistan monsoon death toll rises to 225 in 48 hours: Disaster agency

Asia & Pacific 7 months ago

Pakistan monsoon death toll rises to 225 in 48 hours: Disaster agency

The majority of the deaths, 211, were recorded in mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to the National Disaster Management Authority.

Rain still pours across Indonesia with ‘wet dry season’ expected until June

Society 10 months ago

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Rain still pours across Indonesia with ‘wet dry season’ expected until June

Several climate and weather phenomena have triggered a late start to this year’s dry season in Indonesia, leading several regions to see thunderstorms and torrential rains until early June, as forecasted fby the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).

Volunteers clean up Bali's beach from "worst" monsoon-driven trash

Archipelago 1 year ago

Volunteers clean up Bali's beach from "worst" monsoon-driven trash

Indonesia is one of the world's biggest contributors of plastic pollution and marine debris, with annual monsoon rains and winds sweeping mountains of plastic waste from its cities and rivers into the ocean.

Three dead, thousands displaced as Malaysia warns of worst floods in a decade

Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

Three dead, thousands displaced as Malaysia warns of worst floods in a decade

Floods are common on the east coast of peninsular Malaysia during the monsoon period between October and March, but this week's torrential rain has led to the mass evacuation, mostly in the northeastern state of Kelantan that borders Thailand.

170 dead in Nepal floods after relentless monsoon rains

Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

170 dead in Nepal floods after relentless monsoon rains

Monsoon rains from June to September bring widespread death and destruction every year across South Asia, but the number of fatal floods and landslides has increased in recent years.

India's monsoon rains hit five-year low due to El Nino

Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

India's monsoon rains hit five-year low due to El Nino

The monsoon, which is vital for India's $3 trillion economy, brings nearly 70 percent of the rain the country needs to water crops and replenish reservoirs and aquifers.

Five dead, 40,000 evacuated as monsoon floods hit Myanmar

Asia & Pacific 2 years ago

Five dead, 40,000 evacuated as monsoon floods hit Myanmar

Footage from Rakhine state, which was ravaged in May by Cyclone Mocha, showed large areas of villages and farmland submerged by murky, yellow-brown waters.

Top rice supplier India bans some exports

Markets 2 years ago

Top rice supplier India bans some exports

India would ban exports of non-basmati white rice -- which accounts for around a quarter of its total exports.

Power cuts, traffic snarls as India's tech hub endures second day of floods

Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

Power cuts, traffic snarls as India's tech hub endures second day of floods

The city, home to various global companies as well as home-grown startups, has received 162 percent more rainfall than average since the beginning of the wet season on June 1.

Pakistan monsoon flooding death toll rises to 1,061

Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

Pakistan monsoon flooding death toll rises to 1,061

It said 28 people had died in the previous 24 hours, but authorities were still trying to reach cut-off villages in the mountainous north.

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