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Death toll from Indonesia flash floods rises to 19
Jakarta (AFP) Sept 11, 2025 The death toll from deadly flash floods that swept two Indonesian islands, including tourist hotspot Bali, rose to 19 on Thursday, officials said, with five others missing. Torrential rain since late Tuesday triggered floods and landslides in seven districts across Bali, National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Abdul Muhari said in a statement. The death toll in Bali had risen to 14, Abdul said, up from nine late on Wednesday, with two people missing. More than 500 people were evacuated ... read more |
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Deadly floods inundate Indonesia's Bali and FloresJakarta (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 Flash floods swept two Indonesian islands, including tourist hotspot Bali, killing at least six people, with four others missing, the country's disaster agency said Wednesday. ... more 
Hundreds stranded as heavy rains paralyze Mexico suburbTlajomulco De Zuniga, Mexico (AFP) Sept 10, 2025 Heavy rains flooded streets and major avenues in a populous suburb of Mexico's Guadalajara city Tuesday, preventing hundreds of residents from reaching their homes. ... more 
Greece rattled by 5.4-magnitude offshore earthquakeAthens (AFP) Sept 9, 2025 A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck off the Greek island of Evia early on Tuesday and was felt in Athens, authorities said. ... more 
Philippine contractors allege lawmaker payoffs in flood control scandalManila (AFP) Sept 8, 2025 Philippine construction firms paid off 17 lawmakers to secure government contracts, their owners claimed Monday at a hearing on graft in flood control projects. ... more |
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Mexico tourist zone braces for Hurricane LorenaLa Paz, Mexico (AFP) Sept 3, 2025 Residents in northwestern Mexico on Wednesday prepared for the arrival of Hurricane Lorena, laying sandbags and boarding up storefronts as the storm approached. ... more
Hope dwindles for survivors days after deadly Afghan quakeJalalabad, Afghanistan (AFP) Sept 3, 2025 Hope faded Wednesday of finding survivors in the rubble of homes devastated by the weekend's powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, as emergency services struggled to reach remote villages. ... more 
Scramble for survivors as Afghan earthquake death toll passes 1,400Jalalabad, Afghanistan (AFP) Sept 2, 2025 A powerful earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan at the weekend killed more 1,400 and injured 3,000 others, the Taliban government said Tuesday, making it one of the deadliest to hit the country in decades. ... more 
Villages marooned after deadly floods in India's PunjabAmritsar, India (AFP) Sept 2, 2025 A thousand villages in India's Punjab state are marooned by deadly floods, with thousands forced to seek shelter in relief camps, government authorities say. ... more
Two dead as strong earthquake jolts AfghanistanKabul (AFP) Aug 31, 2025 Two children died when a building collapsed in a 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan late Sunday, provincial officials and US seismologists said. ... more |
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Floods, landslides kill at least 11 in India's Jammu region
Srinagar, India (AFP) Aug 30, 2025 Floods and landslides triggered by record-breaking rain killed at least 11 people, including four children, in India's Jammu and Kashmir, officials said Saturday. An intense monsoon rainstorm in the Indian-administered territory since Tuesday has caused widespread chaos, with raging water smashing into bridges and swamping homes. A local disaster official told AFP that Ramban and Reasi districts were hit by heavy rainfall and landslides on Friday night, killing 11 people. One child aged five ... read more
Typhoon Kajiki toll rises to five in ThailandBangkok (AFP) Aug 28, 2025 The toll in northern Thailand from landslides and flooding triggered by Typhoon Kajiki rose to five dead and 15 injured, officials said Thursday, with heavy rain forecast to continue all week. ... more |
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Pakistan's monsoon misery: nature's fury, man's mistakeIslamabad (AFP) Aug 27, 2025 Floodwaters gushing through mountain villages, cities rendered swamps, mourners gathered at fresh graves - as Pakistan's monsoon season once again delivers scenes of calamity, it also lays bare ... more 
Pakistan blows up dam embankment as it braces for flood surgeNarowal, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 27, 2025 Pakistan authorities blew up an embankment next to a monsoon-engorged dam on Wednesday as flooding submerged one of the world's holiest Sikh sites. Three transboundary rivers in the east of ... more 
Record-breaking rain fuels deadly floods in India's Jammu regionSrinagar, India (AFP) Aug 27, 2025 Floods and landslides triggered by record-breaking heavy rain have killed more than 30 people in India's Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. A landslide on th ... more 
Nine dead as floods sweep northern Sudan: officialPort Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Aug 27, 2025 Flash floods have killed nine people in Sudan, a civil defence official told AFP on Wednesday, after heavy seasonal rains triggered flooding and flattened homes in the Nile Valley. The offic ... more
Floods, landslides kill at least 30 in India's Jammu regionSrinagar, India (AFP) Aug 27, 2025 Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 30 people in India's Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir, officials and local media said Wednesday. An intense monsoon r ... more |
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