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The Latest Breaking News on Floods

Girl, 1, dies in Spain after hailstone shower described as '10 minutes of terror'

The hail falling from the sky were up to 11 centimetres wide and caused destruction across the area to cars and homes

Irish Mirror

Toddler dies in Catalonia after being struck by large hailstone

The 20-month-old girl, who has not been named, was hit by the hailstone during a storm in La Bisbal d’Empordà

The Guardian - UK

Pakistan floods are tied to global warming, and exceed past events

Large parts of provinces are under water.

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Death Toll from Seasonal Sudan Flooding at 100

Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Sudan killed at least 100 people since the start of the rainy season in May, an official said Wednesday. The downpours, which began earlier than normal this year, also injured at least 96 others, said Brig. Gen. Abdul-Jalil Abdul-Rahim, spokesman…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudan official: Death toll from seasonal flooding at 100

A Sudanese official says flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Sudan have killed at least 100 people since the start of the rainy season in May

The Independent UK

‘Just a pile of mud’: Pakistani floods force family to rebuild home again

As well as losing livestock and crops, villagers must rebuild homes for a second time after floods destroyed them in 2010

The Guardian - UK

Flooding has devastated Pakistan – and Britain’s imperial legacy has made it worse

Colonialism and its aftereffects have left regions such as south Punjab resource-starved, poverty-stricken and deeply vulnerable to floodwaters, says Yale University’s Shozab Raza

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In Pakistan, fears of waterborne diseases as floods recede

Officials in Pakistan are raising concerns about the spread of waterborne diseases among thousands of flood victims as waters from powerful monsoon rains began to recede in many parts of the country

The Independent UK

Pakistanis protect homes against devastating floods; aid arrives

Residents in southern Pakistan used sandbags to shield their homes from surging floodwaters that inundated a major highway on Wednesday, as global aid began arriving with food, medicine and tents to help alleviate a major national disaster.

Reuters

Misery mounts for millions in Pakistan's 'monsoon on steroids'

Mingora (Pakistan) (AFP) - Army helicopters flew sorties over cut-off areas in Pakistan's mountainous north Wednesday and rescue parties fanned out across waterlogged plains in the south as misery mounted for millions trapped by the worst floods in the country's history.

AFP

'Burning with pain': Pakistan floods threaten major health crisis

Sukkur (Pakistan) (AFP) - At a charity clinic in a southern Pakistani village, dozens of people affected by relentless rains and floods crowd around the door waiting to talk to a volunteer doctor.

AFP

For Pakistan flood victims, waters hit swiftly and brutally

Pakistani flood survivors recount how the surging waters were like nothing they had ever seen before, striking their homes swiftly and brutally

The Independent UK

Pakistan floods: before-and-after images show extent of devastation

More than 1,100 people have been killed in flooding described by Pakistan PM Shebaz Sharif as worst in country’s history

The Guardian - AU

Lives swept away: rescued tourists recount Pakistan flood horror

Mingora (Pakistan) (AFP) - It was midnight when Yasmin and her family were ordered to urgently evacuate their room at the Honeymoon Hotel, perched above the picturesque ice-blue waters of the Swat river.

AFP

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A climate scientist on the planet's simultaneous disasters, from Pakistan’s horror floods to Europe’s record drought

Extreme floods are devastating Pakistan, caused by a combination of heavy monsoon rains and melting glaciers. While Pakistan is no stranger to deadly floods, this event is especially shocking with more than 1,100 people dead so far and many millions more affected.

ABC News

Before-and-after satellite images show the extent of Pakistan's flood disaster

Satellite images show the damage caused by torrential rains and flooding over a third of Pakistan.

Daily Mirror

Warning Pakistan facing 'monsoon on steroids' as floods submerge a third of the country

The United Nation's Antonio Guterres has warned that Pakistan is facing a 'monsoon on steroids' after over 1,000 people have been killed in the flooding since June

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh: Krishna continues to receive heavy inflows

The flood level will continue to rise till Sept. 4, as per CWC

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The Hindu

Floods and foes: On Pakistan floods and Indian response

India and Pakistan are best placed to help each other during natural disasters

WEKU

PHOTOS: A third of Pakistan is under water in catastrophic floods

Some 33 million people are affected by this summer's floods — the result of what U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres calls a "monsoon on steroids." He calls the flooding a "climate catastrophe."

Al Jazeera

Storms blamed for 3 deaths, water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi

US storm deaths include a 14-year-old electrocuted in Michigan and an 11-year-old swept into a drain in Arkansas.

AAP

Final report into deadly Qld flood due

Queensland's Inspector-General Emergency Management will hand the state government the result of its review into the handing of the February and March floods.

The Hindu

Rains claimed 96 lives, destroyed crops on 5.8 lakh hectares since June

Total losses estimated to be around ₹7,647 crore

Reuters

U.N. chief to travel to Pakistan to see 'climate catastrophe'

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to Pakistan next week following historic deadly flooding to see "the areas most impacted by this unprecedented climate catastrophe," a U.N. spokesperson said on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera

Afghanistan reels from deadly flash floods and landslides

Martin Griffiths said donors should immediately provide Afghanistan with $770m to survive the coming colder months.

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