Flash Floods

The season’s first heavy rains and snowfall have ended a prolonged dry spell in Afghanistan but triggered flash floods that killed at least 17 people and injured 11 others, a spokesman for the Afghanistan National Disaster Management…
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At least 21 people were killed after sudden, heavy rainfall triggered flash flooding in the Moroccan coastal town of Safi on Sunday, local authorities said. Videos and images shared on social media showed torrents of muddy water sweeping…
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Torrential rains triggered catastrophic flash floods in Texas Hill Country overnight, killing approximately two dozen people and leaving many others missing, including children from a local summer camp. At a Friday night press conference,…
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Seventeen people have died over the past week as relentless rains triggered flash floods and widespread destruction across Himachal Pradesh, causing infrastructural damage worth over ₹300 crore, state minister Jagat Singh Negi said on…
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Flash floods from seasonal rains in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan killed at least 60 people on Friday, officials said. The floods also caused losses to homes and property in several districts, according to Edayatullah Hamdard,…
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The tourism industry in Himachal Pradesh has been badly hit due to heavy rains this year. The National Highway from Dharamshala to Mcleodganj is severely damaged in several places. A loss of more than ₹ 6 crore has been estimated due to…
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Flash floods caused by heavy rainfall in central Somalia have claimed the lives of at least 22 people and left over 450,000 affected, according to the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The Shabelle River…
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Hurricane Orlene barreled toward Mexico's southwestern coast as a dangerous Category 3 storm and is expected to dump torrential rains even as it is forecast to weaken in the coming days, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Sunday.…
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Flash floods and torrential rain led a stormy weekend in Texas, United States, forcing hundreds to move to safer locations. At least one hiker was reported to have been swept away in the floods and was still missing Monday in the latest…
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Heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh on Friday have caused landslides and flash floods, killing 22 people, including eight members of one family. Six more individuals are missing and presumed dead. Director of the state's Disaster Management…
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