Spain races to save victims as floods kill 72 VALENCIA: Spanish rescuers on Wednesday scrambled to save people trapped by surging tides of muddy water in floods... Updated 30 Oct, 2024 08:47pm
Pakistan Flash floods kill 341: NDMA ISLAMABAD: This year flash floods triggered by monsoon rains have killed 341 people, injured 613 and destroyed ... Published 06 Sep, 2024 07:33am
World Thailand warns against severe floods that killed 22 BANGKOK: Flash floods and mudslides across Thailand brought by monsoon rains have killed 22 people and injured 19,... Published 26 Aug, 2024 11:03am
Pakistan Devastating rains, floods claim over 200 lives in Pakistan Punjab remains the most affected province with 86 deaths since July 1 Updated 19 Aug, 2024 11:47pm
Pakistan Balochistan could be hit by high- to very high-level flash floods ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority’s (NDMA) National Emergencies Operation Centre anticipated on... Updated 05 Aug, 2024 08:51am
World Vladimir Putin vows support to North Korea after devastating floods MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered condolences to North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un over... Updated 04 Aug, 2024 09:18pm
Pakistan Sindh, Punjab at risk of flash floods due to heavy monsoon rains: NDMA The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Friday warned of flash floods in various cities across Punjab... Published 02 Aug, 2024 09:25pm
Pakistan Flash floods claim over 123 lives since July 1 ISLAMABAD: The flash floods triggered by monsoon rains since July 1, 2024 has claimed over 123 lives and injured 241... Updated 02 Aug, 2024 07:27am
Markets ADB approves $400mn concessional loan for Sindh Emergency Housing Reconstruction Project Says project is key part of its multifaceted response to Pakistan’s flood crisis and forms part of the bank's commitment to provide $1.5bn in total assistance from 2023 to 2025 Updated 26 Jul, 2024 10:31pm
World China flash floods kill at least 20 BEIJING: Flash floods in northern and southwest China have killed at least 20 people and left dozens missing, state... Published 22 Jul, 2024 05:39am
World Heavy rains trigger landslides in Nepal, 11 killed, 8 missing KATHMANDU: Heavy rains triggered landslides and flash floods killing at least 11 people in the last 36 hours in... Published 07 Jul, 2024 10:17am
World Four missing in China’s Xinjiang after flash floods, mudslides BEIJING: Flash floods in China’s Changji on Tuesday engulfed a car, and four people are missing, Chinese state media... Published 18 Jun, 2024 10:34am
Markets Cotton arrival inches 1.8% higher in last two weeks of December Sindh surpasses Punjab in cotton production, shows PCGA data Published 04 Jan, 2024 02:20pm
Editorials Chinese workers’ safety EDITORIAL: It is shocking that Chinese engineers and workers at the NTDC (National Transmission and Despatch ... Published 29 Sep, 2023 06:24am
Pakistan Punjab, KP, ICT: NDMA issues fresh flash floods warnings, urban flooding in vulnerable areas ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued fresh flash floods warnings, urban flooding... Published 05 Aug, 2023 06:00am
Pakistan Balochistan, AJK regions: Over 920 houses destroyed in flash floods: NDMA ISLAMABAD: At least 936 houses, of which, 924 were completely and 12 were partially destroyed by the flash floods... Published 04 Aug, 2023 06:20am
Pakistan Six more killed, 15 injured due to floods: NDMA ISLAMABAD: The devastating floods triggered by monsoon rains have wreaked more havoc in the country as in the past ... Published 03 Aug, 2023 05:54am
Pakistan Indus, Kabul rivers: NDMA warns of flash floods, urban flooding in catchment areas ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has warned of flash floods and urban flooding in the... Published 26 Jul, 2023 06:17am
Pakistan NDMA issues warning: Flash floods in the wake of unrelenting showers ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued flash flood and urban flood warning ... Published 25 Jul, 2023 06:20am
World Death toll in Afghanistan flash floods jumps to 26 KABUL: The death toll from overnight flash floods caused by torrential rain in central Afghanistan has risen to 26,... Published 24 Jul, 2023 06:11am
Pakistan 14,000 evacuated during Pakistan’s monsoon rains LAHORE: More than 14,000 people and their cattle were evacuated from villages in eastern Pakistan, authorities said... Published 18 Jul, 2023 07:44pm
World Flash floods in Indian state Assam kill eight GUWAHATI: Flash floods in India’s Assam state have killed at least eight people and displaced more than 115,000... Published 18 Jul, 2023 02:39pm
Pakistan PDMA prepares winter contingency plan PESHAWAR: Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) under the guidance of Relief, Rehabilitation and ... Published 12 Dec, 2022 07:49am
Editorials Winter of discontent has arrived EDITORIAL: Reportedly, the much-needed and important 9th review of the ongoing IMF (International Monetary Fund)... Published 21 Nov, 2022 06:31am
Pakistan US announces additional flood assistance of $30mn for Pakistan Funding will expand efforts to address immediate needs Published 27 Oct, 2022 06:12pm
Pakistan Trains may start plying to, from Karachi soon ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways was likely to resume its service towards Karachi during the first week of October that... Published 24 Oct, 2022 05:45am
World Eight killed in flash floods in India amid heavy monsoon rain NEW DELHI: Eight people died after flash floods hit a river in India’s eastern state of West Bengal on Wednesday in... Published 06 Oct, 2022 01:59pm
Editorials Post-flood challenges EDITORIAL: The monsoon season is now over, there are no more rains but the widespread suffering they have caused to... Published 05 Oct, 2022 05:49am
Pakistan All hell to break loose without debt relief: PM Shehbaz What the world has done is commendable but it is far from meeting needs of the country, PM says in interview Updated 23 Sep, 2022 06:39pm
Pakistan Non-implementation of judicial commission’s recommendations: Act of ignoring report on 2010 flood has cost country dearly: experts LAHORE: The country would have been in a position to avoid widespread devastation caused by the recent flash floods... Published 22 Sep, 2022 06:21am
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