Kuwait airport suspends operations amid heavy rainfallOperations at Kuwait International Airport have come to a halt as weather conditions remain unstable and heavy downpour continues, a report said. Flights coming into Kuwait airport have been redirected to other GCC airports while More… |
Kerala's Kochi airport suspends services till SaturdayOperations at the Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) in Kerala have come to a standstill as torrential rains continue to batter the Indian state, causing flooding at the airport. The airport has suspended all operations t More… |
Heavy rain in China kills 24, millions evacuatedHeavy rain in China has killed at least 24 people and forced 16 million from their homes, state media reported on Saturday. The government of Henan province in central China told the Xinhua news agency that 15 people were killed a More… |
India floods kill 280, renewed rains stoke fearRains have eased in the flood-hit south Indian city of Chennai, raising hopes that rescue efforts could pick up, after the death of 18 patients at a private hospital added to the official toll of 280 confirmed killed in the disaster. More… |
Heavy flooding causes chaos in India's ChennaiThe heaviest rainfall in over a century caused widespread flooding across the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, driving thousands of people from their homes, shutting down factories and paralysing the airport in the state capital Chennai. More… |
Two killed as flood wreaks havoc in SaudiScores of homes in Makkah and Hail were flooded as torrential rain swept through parts of Saudi Arabia on Thursday killing two people and injuring several others, said a report. The flooding also caused power cuts and damaged hund More… |
Rains cause accidents, home damage in BahrainBahrain recorded 26 car accidents within two hours yesterday (January 6) due to heavy showers, which also damaged several homes areas across the country's five governorates. Only one minor injury was reported in the accidents, More… |
Bahrain orders help for flood-hit familiesEfforts are being stepped up to repair infrastructure damaged in the aftermath of the torrential rain which has hit Bahrain over the past three days. Contractors have been directed to repair rain-damaged housing units in Wadi Al S More… |
Many feared dead as cyclone tears into IndiaA fierce cyclone tore into India's east coast on Saturday night, killing at least five people and forcing about half a million into overcrowded shelters as the storm threatened to cut a swathe of devastation through far More… |
Monsoon rains swamp Manila, markets shutDeadly torrential rains submerged much of the Philippine capital and surrounding areas on Tuesday, forcing nearly 270,000 people to flee their homes with more flooding expected in the north of the country as a tropical storm passes through the r More… |