Major floods still a risk as 15 storms likely before year-end
There is high risk of major floods this year as 15 more storms are expected to hit Thailand by the end of the year, a flood expert said.
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A total of 42 streets were flooded, leading to traffic chaos.
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One killed as parts of Karachi receive heavy to moderate rainfall
The Met office also warned that heavy falls may create water-logging and urban flooding in low-lying areas.
A dry spell in mid-monsoon pushes hundreds in Banke to migrate to India
Last year, unseasonal and extreme precipitation damaged ready-to-harvest paddy, while this year, paddy saplings and other crops have dried up due to a dry spell.
Heavy rain, floods to hit Bangkok
The rain is being brought by the monsoon trough lying across upper Laos and upper North and the active low-pressure cell over the upper South China Sea.
Floods destroy school materials in Mindanao
Officials of the Department of Education said equipment and other materials lost in two schools alone ran to over P1 million.
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Using computer model projections, the study found that heatwaves will become more frequent and longer lasting across East Asia in the future.