Cyclone Hits India, Bangladesh, Leaving 22 Dead
A powerful cyclone ripped through densely populated coastal India and Bangladesh, blowing off roofs and whipping up waves that swallowed embankments and bridges.
Iran voices sympathy with Uzbekistan over recent floods
Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed the country’s sympathy with Uzbekistan over recent floods in the country.
Flash floods damages villages in South Iran
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Unprecedented flash floods in Iran’s south and southeast provinces have hit 350 villages in recent days, damaging thousands of residential buildings, according to IRNA. Heavy rainfalls in the country’s south, which started on Thursday, have caused flash floods in Sistan and Baluchestan Province and caused damage to more than 20,000 residential […]
Death Toll from Indonesia Floods, Landslides Rises to 26
The death toll from flooding and landslides in central Indonesia has risen to 26, the governor of a province that has been inundated by torrential rains said Thursday. South Sulawesi Gov. Nurdin Abdullah said in a TV interview that displaced people were still being evacuated. Ten districts and cities in the province including the capital […]