Heavy rain, floods in Pakistan kill at least 30
LAHORE/PESHAWAR (Reuters) – Floods brought by torrential rains in Pakistan caused damage that killed at least 30 people this week, authorities said on Friday, as the second-largest city of Lahore was drenched in the most rainfall it has received in more than four decades. The scale of the Pakistan heavy rain floods has overwhelmed local […]
Rain wreaks havoc in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, 3 dead, over 50 missing
On Thursday morning, severe rainfall and cloudbursts caused widespread damage in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. In Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, floodwaters swept away a building that had collapsed. Meanwhile, in Uttarakhand, dramatic scenes unfolded as rescuers airlifted pilgrims from the Badrinath Yatra route. Additionally, floodwaters inundated Jageshwar Dham, contributing to the devastation. Moreover, the impact of […]
Kerala’s Wayanad landslide: Over 50 dead, many missing in tea estate disaster
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India (Reuters) -Landslides swept through tea estates in Kerala, killing over 50 people. The Wayanad landslide disaster occurred as hillsides collapsed after heavy rain. Rivers of mud, water, and boulders destroyed homes of workers and villagers. #WayanadLandslideDisaster The hillsides gave way after midnight following torrential rainfall in Wayanad. The Wayanad landslide disaster occurred in […]
Oregon wildfire explodes to half the size of Rhode Island
(Reuters) -Winds and lightning strikes have sparked and fanned wildfires across the Pacific Northwest. The largest fire currently burning in the U.S. is rapidly expanding. This wildfire near the Oregon-Idaho border highlights the alarming Oregon wildfire size. #OregonWildfireSize The Durkee Fire near Huntington, Oregon, has scorched 600 square miles, more than half the size of […]
As Spain swelters, volunteers serve cold soup to homeless
CORDOBA, Spain (Reuters) – Red Cross volunteers handed out gazpacho soup, water and soft drinks to homeless people in the southern city of Cordoba as Spain braced for the peak of its first heatwave of the summer. #SpainVolunteersSoup “A plate of food, our gazpacho, our milk – that’s a lot to be thankful for,” Jose […]