Flooding

Flooding triggered by heavy rain has left at least 14 people dead or missing in Vietnam’s northern province of Dien Bien, state media reported on Friday. Floodwater rose quickly on Thursday night after hours of heavy rain, inundating…

At least 49 people are confirmed dead after flooding hit South Africa, including children whose school bus was swept away during the extreme weather, officials said. An intense cold front has ripped across parts of South Africa, bringing…

The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has extended the ‘Level 3 (Red)’ Landslide Early Warning  issued to several divisional secretariat divisions (DSDs) in Kandy, Matale and Nuwara-Eliya districts urging the residents of these…

The Department of Meteorology states that showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts. Meanwhile, heavy showers above 100 mm…

The Meteorology Department says several spells of showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern and North-western provinces. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places elsewhere of the island in the evening or…

The Disaster Management Centre has reported that at least 10 persons have died due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions across the island. It has further been reported that 5 persons are still missing and 20 persons are injured…

Heavy rains and flooding persisted at Dubai International Airport (DXB), causing disruptions late into Tuesday evening. Operations halted for 25 mins in the afternoon, with 45 flights cancelled by 5:15 pm, a DXB spokesperson told Gulf News.…