September 4, 2026
Typhoon Saudel made its third landfall on China's Fujian coast, bringing torrential rain and flooding, collapsing a three-storey building in a tea-growing village and forcing more than 83,000 evacuations in Fujian alone.
September 3, 2026
Islamabad's watercourses have been narrowed from 40-100 feet to as little as 18 feet by private housing societies, and land for the proposed Lohi Bher dam was never acquired, as the capital's 1960 master plan goes unimplemented.
September 2, 2026
Three people died in Tuesday's record rain across Rawalpindi and Islamabad — a roof collapse, a drowning and an electrocution — as Nullah Lai peaked at 29.5 feet at Katarian, well above the 20-foot evacuation threshold.
August 20, 2026
Water entered homes in cantonment areas and submerged vehicles as more than 145mm of rain fell across Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Danger sirens were sounded on Nullah Lai and residents told to evacuate before levels fell to about six feet.
August 19, 2026
The Pakistan Meteorological Department issued a flood alert after three days of rain sent Nullah Lai past 22 feet at Kattarian and sirens were sounded. Levels have since fallen to 17 feet, with more rain forecast to August 21.
August 16, 2026
The PMD expects an extended spell of rain, wind and thundershowers over upper and central Pakistan from August 17 to 21, as monsoon currents meet an incoming westerly wave, with isolated heavy falls forecast.
July 12, 2026
Heavy monsoon rains lashed Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, and other cities across Pakistan on July 12 as the National Disaster Management Authority upgraded to a nationwide flood and landslide alert. The Pakistan Meteorological Department has warned that this monsoon season is projected to bring 22 to 26 percent more rainfall than 2025, when more than 1,000 people were killed nationwide. Urban flooding risks are elevated in low-lying areas of major cities; landslide alerts cover KPK, AJK, and Gilgit-Baltistan through July 14.
June 27, 2026
At least nine people were killed and seven injured in 24 hours of pre-monsoon storms across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, prompting the NDMA to warn of urban flooding and glacial lake outburst floods nationwide.
December 12, 2025
Torrential rain floods Gaza tents, killing baby girl from exposure, local health officials say A displaced Palestinian carries his belongings in a flooded tent camp on a rainy day in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, December 12, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS Hundreds of thousands of displaced Gazans are facing flooding in their tents and shelters from heavy rains, and shelter materials and sandbags are being barred from entering the enclave, the UN’s International Organization for Migration said on Friday. Torrential rain swept through the Gaza Strip on Thursday, flooding tents sheltering families displaced by two years of war and leading to the
October 14, 2025
Flood waters flood the open land with trees in Veracruz, one of the toughest states after days of heavy rains and severe floods. – AFP Small cities remain cut off. The residents’ clearance routes for delivery. The shelters were opened for displaced, helicopters that provide food, water. The torrential rains triggered landslides, washed away cities. Rescuers were confused Monday to reach people who are cut off from catastrophic floods who have claimed 64 lives in central and eastern Mexico, with another 65 reported they were missing. The torrential rains abused several Mexican states for several days last week, turning the
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