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Sherpur flood causes Tk 600cr losses in agri, fisheries

SHERPUR, Oct 13: The recent floods in Sherpur, a northern district of Bangladesh, have caused extensive losses amounting to about ...

Sherpur flood inflicts Tk 600 cr losses in agriculture, fisheries

Shakib Ahmed

The recent floods in Sherpur, a northern district of Bangladesh, have caused massive damage, with losses in agriculture and fisheries ...

Chennai flooded with heavy rains from cyclone Michaung

CHENNAI/HYDERABAD, Dec 6: Rescuers used boats to reach people stranded in their homes amid widespread flooding in the India's Chennai ...

Israel weighs plan to flood Gaza tunnels with seawater

Observer Online Desk

Israel has assembled a system of large pumps it could use to flood Hamas’s vast network of tunnels under the ...

Horn of Africa floods displace more than two million

Observer Online Desk

More than two million people across the Horn of Africa have been forced from their homes by torrential rains and ...

Who caused the flood?

GHASSAN CHARBEL

More important than the Al-Aqsa Flood operation is the situation that will prevail after the war on Gaza ends. What ...

UN starts to implement CERF-funded project in flood-hit areas of Ctg

Diplomatic Correspondent

The United Nations in Bangladesh has started its project to assist households with emergency life-saving crop production packages in Chittagong ...

River water recedes, flood risk falls

Water levels in rivers across Bangladesh have gone down, reducing the risks of floods, according to the Flood Forecasting and ...

Indian flood toll up to 77 as waters recede

GUWAHATI, Oct 8: At least 77 people are confirmed dead in the floods that hit India's northeast, authorities said Sunday, ...

Over 3,000 tourists stranded in Sikkim amid flash floods

GANGTOK, Oct 7: More than 3,000 tourists are stranded in Lachen and Lachung in Mangan district of Sikkim after flash ...

India flood toll hits 56, army warns on stray munitions

KOLKATA, Oct 7: At least 56 people are confirmed dead in floods that hit India's northeast as of Saturday, with ...

India: 56 dead after icy flood sweeps through Himalayan northeast

Observer Online Desk

At least 56 people are confirmed dead in floods that hit India's northeast as of Saturday, with the army warning ...

Fear of flood looms as low-lying areas in Sirajganj inundated

Observer Online Desk

Low-lying areas of five upazilas in Sirajganj district have been inundated due to the heavy rainfall and onrush of water ...

India flood toll hits 40 as army plots airlift rescues

GUWAHATI, Oct 6: At least 40 people have died in flash floods inundating India's northeast, officials said Friday, as army ...

Sikkim flash flood: Death toll rises to 40, bodies found in Bengal, Bangladesh

Observer Online Report

At least 40 people were killed after a glacial lake burst its banks and triggered flash floods this week in ...

Water released from damaged dam in Sikkim causes flood in Teesta basin

Staff Correspondent

Due to damage caused to the Chungthang Dam near Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim of India and release water from ...

14 dead, 102 missing in India's Sikkim flash flood

Observer Online Desk

As many as 14 civilians have died and 102 people, including 22 Army personnel, are missing after a cloudburst over ...

Five N-districts face floods as Teesta swells: FFWC

Flood is likely in Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Rangpur and Gaibandha districts as the Teesta River may cross its danger level ...

Sikkim's Lhonak lake burst, causes floods

NEW DELHI, Oct 4: Nearly 65 per cent of Sikkim's Lhonak Lake - around 105 hectares - has been drained ...

At least 23 Indian soldiers missing in flash flood

Observer Online Desk

The Indian army said on Wednesday that 23 soldiers were missing after a powerful flash flood caused by intense rainfall ...

New York flooded by heavy rains, subway partly paralyzed

NEW YORK, Sept 30: Heavy rains overnight in the northeastern United States left parts of New York under water on ...

Rice distributed among flood affected people in Manda

Upazila Representative

About 200 flood-affected families in Manda upazila of Naogaon district were provided rice on Saturday. Naogaon-4 seat MP Emaz Uddin ...

New York flooded by heavy rains, subway partly paralyzed

Observer Online Desk

Heavy rains overnight in the northeastern United States left parts of New York under water on Friday, partially paralyzing subways ...

‘Early flood warning system needs to be updated’

Business Correspondent

Flood is a common phenomenon in Bangladesh, but its impacts are homogenous across the country. Although the early warning system ...

‘Modern flood-forecasting system can help reduce loss of life’

Our Correspondent

GAIBANDHA, Sept 22: Speakers at a roundtable in the district on said, flood forecasting can help people of flood prone-areas ...

Aid arrives in flood-hit Libya but hopes fade for survivors

DERNA, Sept 16: Shipments of international aid began to arrive in Libya on Saturday, offering a lifeline to thousands despite ...

UN launches $71 million urgent appeal for Libya flood victims

Observer Online Desk

The United Nations is urgently seeking more than $71 million to assist those most in need after deadly flash floods ...

Libya floods death toll soars to 11,300

Observer Online Desk

The death toll in Libya’s coastal city of Derna has soared to 11,300 as search efforts continue following a massive ...

Bangladesh sends humanitarian aid to flood-hit Libya

Staff Reporter

Bangladesh has sent emergency relief goods as humanitarian assistance to flood victims in Libya.A C-130J aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force ...

Death toll in Libya’s Derna flooding could reach 20,000: Mayor

TRIPOLI, Sept 14: Residents of the devastated Libyan city of Derna desperately searched for missing relatives as rescue workers appealed ...