China is enduring a summer of extreme weather, with heat waves scorching wide swaths of the country while rainstorms pummel other regions. Around 80,900 people had been evacuated by Tuesday afternoon in the southwestern province of Guizhou, state news agency Xinhua reported. In Rongjiang county a football field was “submerged under three meters of water”, […]
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has said that pre-monsoon rains with strong winds are expected in many parts of the country between June 20 and 23. PMD also said that this year’s monsoon season may bring 25% more rain than normal. This could lead to major changes in weather across different areas. In Punjab, some […]
Director General Meteorological Department, Mahr Sahbzad Khan, stated that slightly above-normal rainfall is anticipated in the central and southern parts of the country, as well as in northeastern Punjab. Conversely, northern areas, northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Gilgit-Baltistan are expected to experience slightly below-normal rainfall. The forecast also indicates that from July to September, temperatures across […]
Teams of rescuers continued to search for missing residents after torrential rains late on Wednesday through early Thursday washed away and submerged dozens of homes in and around the town of Mokwa, located on the banks of Niger River, in Niger state. “We have so far recovered 115 bodies and more are expected to be […]
Storms have already dumped more than four months of rain in just two days in parts of New South Wales, engulfing homes, businesses and roads in muddy waters, authorities said. “We have a situation where the rain has been falling quite heavily and hard, and it has not been moving away. Part of that is […]
According to the audit report presented before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National Assembly, the ADB’s aid was granted for flood relief, but it was ‘used’ to assist Turkey and Syria disaster regions. During today’s meeting of PAC, Parliamentary leader Aamir Dogar questioned whether NDMA is authorized to allocate foreign aid to other […]
The westerly wave is likely to persist in the Northern Areas till 2nd March. Under the influence of this weather system, rain and snowfall over hills in Balochistan are expected in Quetta, Ziarat, Chaman, Mastung, Pishin, Qilla Abdullah, Qilla Saifullah, Chagai, Noushki, Kalat, Khuzdar, Barkhan, Harnai, Zhob and Musakhel from today to 26th February. Light […]
The number surpassed the 118,000 displaced during one of the country’s worst floodings in 2014, and disaster officials feared it could rise further as there was no let-up in torrential downpours. The death toll remained at four recorded across Kelantan, Terengganu, and Sarawak. Kelantan state bore the brunt of the flooding, accounting for 63 percent […]
In a televised statement, Sanchez said the government was sending 5,000 more army troops to help with the searches and clean-up in addition to 2,500 soldiers already deployed. “It is the biggest operation by the Armed Forces in Spain in peacetime,” Sanchez said. “The government is going to mobilize all the resources necessary as long […]
According to sources, the Ministry of Planning and the Ministry of Economic Affairs have completed their work for the current financial year, and the amount will be spent on flood recovery and rehabilitation and development projects. This funding is part of the international community’s efforts to support Pakistan in the aftermath of the catastrophic floods. […]
