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India minister blames dam release for flooding

KOLKATA, Sept 20: A top politician in eastern India on Friday blamed authorities in a neighbouring state for causing a ...

Storm, flooding death toll in Myanmar jumps to 74

YANGON, Sept 15: The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has jumped to 74, state media ...

Storm, flooding death toll in Myanmar jumps to 74

Observer Online Desk

The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has jumped to 74, state media reported on Sunday, ...

ICJ urged to hold India accountable for flooding in 11 dists in BD

FENI, Sept 6: Renowned experts, civil society representatives, journalists and students have demanded that India be tried in the International ...

Severe flooding in Feni claims 23 lives

Abu Taher Bhuiyan/Shakib Ahmed

At least 23 individuals were died in Feni district due to the severe flooding triggered by heavy rains and upstream ...

Cumilla EPZ closed for two days due to flooding

Observer Online Report

The Cumilla Export Processing Zone (EPZ) has been closed for two daysâ€“ Sunday and Monday, due to flooding.Abdullah Al Mahbub, ...

45 lakh people affected by flooding in 11 districts

Observer Online Report

Nearly 45 lakh people have been affected by the ongoing flood in 11 districts across the country.Md Kamrul Hasan, secretary ...

2 million stranded as Noakhali flooding causes extreme hardship

Shakib Ahmed

As many as 2 million people were stranded as the homes, rural roads, and educational institutions across all nine upazilas ...

Taiwan sees flooding, landslides from Typhoon Gaemi, 22 died in Philippines

Observer Online Desk

Taiwan has seen flooding in low-lying areas, along with landslides and damage to homes and shops after Typhoon Gaemi made ...

Education bears brunt of flooding in Sylhet

SYLHET, July 5: Academic activities came to a halt at about 500 educational institutions of mostly primary and secondary levels ...

HSC exams halted in 2 Feni upazilas over flooding

CUMILLA, July 2: The Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations scheduled for Tuesday have been suspended in Fenis Fulgazi and ...

Muhuri River embankment collapse triggers severe flooding in Feni

Observer Online Desk

Flood has struck multiple villages in Feni's Fulgazi and Parshuram upazilas after heavy rains and a surge of torrents from ...

Rains cause flooding in country’s north, north-east

Staff Correspondent

Rainfall increased across the country due to active monsoon, flooding the countrys North and North-Eastern regions.All the major rivers in ...

Steps underway to dredge Surma River to prevent flooding: Zahid

Our Correspondent

SYLHET, Jun 20: State Minister for Water Resources Ministry Zahid Faruk on Thursday said the government will take steps to ...

Tourist spots in 2 Sylhet upazilas closed due to flooding

Observer online report

The administrations of Companiganj and Gowainghat upazilas of Sylhet on Tuesday decided to close all tourist spots indefinitely due to ...

Brazil flooding death toll surpasses 100

PORTO ALEGRE, May 9: The death toll from devastating floods that have ravaged southern Brazil for days surpassed 100 on ...

Brazil mounts frantic rescue effort as flooding kills at least 78

Observer Online Desk

Authorities in southern Brazil scrambled Sunday to rescue people from raging floods and mudslides in what has become the region's ...

Death toll in Brazil flooding rises to 66, at least 101 missing

PORTO ALEGRE, May 5: The death toll from flooding in southern Brazil has risen to at least 66, with 101 ...

ADB to give $70m loan to ease impact of flooding in BD

Business Correspondent

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a loan of US$70 million to Bangladesh to alleviate the impact of flooding. ...

What is the solution to urban flooding?

Dr Maliha Khan Majlish and Dr Md Shamim Hayder Talukder

â€œExperiencing the rain with a cup of coffee in a cozy evening is fascinating, but the consequences hit hard when ...

Powerful California storm brings record rain, flooding

LOS ANGELES, Feb 5: Millions of people faced dangerous flooding in California Monday after a storm brought record rains and ...