Flood

Hurricane Harvey's floods increase health risk for residents in storm-hit area

Houston - Muslimchronicle

Flood waters not only destroy homes and highways, but also bring with chemicals, heavy metals, sewage, debris and mosquitoes to people's homes in what officials warned on Wednesday that residents are facing long-term health threats. In a press conference, officials reminded residents to remain clear of flood water which could have dangerous debris, down power lines and snakes. They alsoRead more

4 killed, thousands displaced as landslides, floods hit Indonesia's West Sumatra

Jakarta - ArabToday

Landslides and floods have left at least four people dead and thousands others internally displaced in Indonesia's West Sumatra province, an official of the local disaster agency said on Saturday. Xinhua: Source Read more

3 killed, 1 injured in SW China flood

Kunming - Arab Today

Three people were killed and another person injured after floods hit a county in southwest China's Yunnan Province, local authorities said Saturday. Rainstorms battered Mouding County on Friday night, and the county saw precipitation levels reach 117.2 mm early Saturday morning. The flood has left seven townships in the county affected, causing damaged roads and farmland. A total of 2,306Read more

Flood destroys at least 4,000 houses in Nigeria

Abuja - XINHUA

At least 4,000 houses have been destroyed by flood which wreaked havoc in Nigeria's Cross River State due to the intensity of rainfall in the West African country, a rescue agency official said on Tuesday. More than 13,000 farms were also destroyed by the flood which swept through seven districts in the state, John Inaku, chief coordinator of the state-runRead more

Typhoon Meranti death toll rises to 28

Fuzhou - Arab Today

Typhoon Meranti has left 28 people dead and 15 others missing in the eastern Chinese provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang. Meranti, the strongest typhoon to hit China this year, made landfall in Xiamen City, Fujian, Thursday morning. It was also the strongest typhoon to hit southern Fujian since 1949. Fujian flood control authorities said Saturday that 18 people died andRead more

At least 4 die in flood in northern Iran

Tehran - Arab Today

At least four died in a flood that swept Iran's northern province of Golestan on Friday, state IRINN TV reported. Flood also hit another northern province of Mazandaran, causing serious damage to residential and commercial buildings as well as the fields in the two provinces. The rescue corps has been dispatched to the devastated regions, the state TV said. SourceRead more

At least 4 die in flood in northern Iran

Tehran - Arab Today

At least four died in a flood that swept Iran's northern province of Golestan on Friday, state IRINN TV reported. Source : XINHUARead more

Heavy rainfall brings threat of flood in east India

Patna - XINHUA

Local people evacuate from flood on the overflowing Ganges water near Patna, capital of eastern Indian state of Bihar, Aug. 20, 2016. Continuous heavy rainfall has brought the threat of flood in Bihar. Source : XINHUARead more

Macedonia to verify if soil in flooded areas is contaminated

Skopje - XINHUA

The Macedonian authorities will soon launch an operation to examine the soil in flooded regions and find out whether the soil has been contaminated or not. The operation will be launched by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy, local media reported Friday citing deputy Minister of Agriculture Vanco Kostadinovski. According to the deputy minister, soil samples will beRead more