19 killed after floods, landslides hit several regions across Indonesia
The affected areas include Gianyar, Karangasem, Jembrana, Tabanan, Klungkung and Badung, with the provincial capital, Denpasar, experiencing the most severe flooding.
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At least nine killed, two missing in Bali’s worst flooding in years
One of the deadliest incidents occurred in Denpasar’s old city area, where flooding caused two stores located next to the Tukad Badung River on Jalan Sulawesi to collapse. The…
Heavy showers, gusty winds likely in Karachi today and tomorrow; 2 teenagers die due to electrocution
The Met Office warned that “torrential rains” could cause urban flooding and water logging in low-lying areas of Karachi.
Third quake strikes southeastern Afghanistan, after series that killed over 2,200 people
The third tremor in the region struck at a depth of 10km, following the earlier quakes that flattened villages in Afghanistan's Kunar and Nangarhar provinces, injuring over 3,600…
Pakistan is flooded again. Should we really give a dam?
A large part of Punjab is under water, while Sindh braces for torrents from the Ravi, Sutlej, and Chenab. All of this has created a never-before-seen situation: three of…
Flood control mess pulls down Philippine stock exchange index
Only the holding firms as well as mining and oil recorded gains. The property sector saw the biggest loss.
Pakistan dispatches 105 tonnes of humanitarian aid for quake-struck Afghanistan
The earthquake killed a total of 1,469 people and injured more than 3,700, according to a new toll from Taliban authorities, making it one of the deadliest in decades to hit the…
Malaysia needs to revisit disaster preparedness policies, use AI say experts
While Malaysia lies outside the Pacific Ring of Fire, at least 59 earthquakes have been recorded in Peninsular Malaysia since 1922, with Borneo seeing more frequent activity.
Afghanistan earthquake death toll crosses 1,400, authorities say
Afghanistan is prone to deadly earthquakes, particularly in the Hindu Kush mountain range, where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates meet.
Monsoon fury batters India
From Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi-NCR, to the hilly states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Jammu and Kashmir, heavy rains over the last few days have caused floods, landslides…