Rescue workers help a stranded woman from a flooded area at the border town of Mae Sai, following the impact of Typhoon Yagi, in the northern province of Chiang Rai, Thailand on September 12, 2024. — Reuters HANOI: Millions of people across Southeast Asia struggled Thursday with flooded homes, power cuts and wrecked infrastructure after … Read more
HANOI: The death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Yagi and the landslides and flash floods it triggered rose to 226 on Thursday, the government’s disaster agency said, as flood pressure eased in the capital Hanoi. The Southeast Asian country is reeling from the impact of Typhoon Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Asia this year, … Read more
Rescue workers help stranded people from a flooded area at the border town of Mae Sai, Chiang Rai, on September 11. —Reuters HANOI: Millions of people across Southeast Asia struggled Thursday with flooded homes, power cuts and wrecked infrastructure after Typhoon Yagi swept through the region, as the death toll passed 200. In worst-hit Vietnam … Read more
A general view of a factory collapsed following the impact of Typhoon Yagi in Trang Due Industrial Zone, Hai Phong city, Vietnam, September 9, 2024. — Reuters HANOI: Typhoon Yagi, landslides and floods it triggered have killed at least 127 people, and 54 others are missing in northern Vietnam, the disaster management agency said on … Read more
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SANAA: The death toll from floods and heavy rains in western Yemen’s Al-Hudaydah province has risen to 84, with 25 others injured, the Houthi group said on Friday. “The number of victims of floods and heavy rains that Al-Hudaydah province has witnessed since the beginning of August has risen to 84 deaths and 25 injuries,” … Read more
DHAKA: Flash floods wrought havoc in Bangladesh on Friday as the country recovers from weeks of political upheaval, with the death toll rising to 13 and millions more caught in the deluge. The South Asian nation of 170 million people, crisscrossed by hundreds of rivers, has seen frequent floods in recent decades. Monsoon rains cause … Read more
DOHA: Negotiators were set to reconvene in Doha on Friday in an effort to finalise a Gaza ceasefire agreement, as Israel continued its military operations in the Palestinian territory. The ceasefire talks, which began on Thursday, aim to bring an end to the ongoing conflict, which has resulted in a death toll exceeding 40,000 in … Read more
NEW DELHI: The death toll in the southern Indian state of Kerala where a massive landslide occurred this week has reached 215, while 206 remain missing, officials said Sunday. A landslide struck the Wayanad district Tuesday, prompting a massive rescue operation. The search operation entered a fifth day on Saturday. Kerala’s Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan … Read more
The death toll from clashes on Sunday between Bangladeshi protesters demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resign and pro-government supporters has risen to at least 23, police and doctors said. The deaths were reported in the capital Dhaka and in the northern districts of Bogra, Pabna and Rangpur, as well as in Magura in the west, … Read more