Flash Floods

Several killed as violent storms, heavy rain lash central Italy

Local authorities say they did not expect such a "water bomb" that killed at least seven people and flooded roads and houses.

Wildfires ravaged US states get flash flood warning

"A significant heavy rainfall event" could strike Arizona and New Mexico states, leading to sudden inundations, especially in areas previously devastated by wildfires, federal forecaster warns.

Sudan floods kill dozens, thousands affected

Torrential rains and floods kill 52, injure 25 and destroy thousands of homes in North African country, state media report.

Flash floods kill over a dozen, sweep away cars in southern Iran

Search and rescue efforts are ongoing with 22 teams and 125 people in the field after heavy rains near Soltan Shahbaz village in Estehban caused flooding from the Rodbal Dam.

China floods kill a dozen people, thousands evacuated

The flooding adds to economic woes brought on partly by stringent “zero-Covid” measures restricting travel and disrupting supply chains.

Rain-triggered floods turn deadly in eastern Afghanistan

It's the second time that the eastern region has experienced flash floods in less than a month, with 19 people killed and 131 people injured in heavy rains that occurred over two days in June.

Deadly floods hit many Afghan provinces, dozens of houses destroyed

Deputy minister for disaster management Sharafuddin Muslim said the latest deluges wracked the provinces of Faryab and Parwan, as well as various other regions of Afghanistan.

Deadly flash floods hit northern Iraq

Flash floods in northern Iraqi city of Erbil killed at least eleven people, including two foreigners, authorities said.

Severe floods batter Turkey’s Black Sea coastal cities

Flash floods and mudslides triggered by torrential rain in northern Turkey leaves at least 17 people dead, Turkey's President Erdogan says.

Bangladesh shifts 10,000 Rohingya refugees from landslide-hit shelters

Torrential rain and landslides kill at least 14 people, including six Rohingya, as government evacuates thousands of refugees from hilly slopes around Balukhali camp in Cox's Bazar.

Belgium hit by severe floods as stormy weather set to continue

Namur and Walloon Brabant provinces southeast of the capital city Brussels were particularly hit by devastating floods that left 36 people dead and seven missing last week.

Death toll from disastrous floods in western Europe rises

Early observations suggest the rains might have been encouraged by a low-pressure system parked over western Europe for days, at it was blocked from moving on by high pressure to the east and north.