Cyclone Ditwah: Toll climbs to 334 in Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka is facing severe floods after heavy rain linked to Cyclone Ditwah. At least 56 people have been killed, and 21 remain missing. Nearly 3,000 homes have been damaged, and around 44,000 people have been affected,
Cyclones and extreme weather have killed at least 334 people in Sri Lanka, 502 in Indonesia, and 176 in Thailand, according to authorities.
Authorities warn of more rain ahead as rescuers battle rising waters in Colombo and search for over 200 missing
DEATH & DEVASTATION across Asia | Cyclones & Floods Wreak HAVOC in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, SL
South East Asia is facing one of its deadliest flooding disasters in decades, with over 1,000 lives lost as torrential rains, storms, and back-to-back cyclones unleash massive destruction across Thailand,
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Relentless monsoon rains have unleashed some of the worst flooding and landslides in decades across northern India, killing at least 90 people and displacing hundreds of thousands in recent weeks, government officials said. NEW DELHI (AP ...
Scientists discovered that a week of full submergence is enough to kill most rice plants, making flooding a far greater threat than previously understood. Intensifying extreme rainfall events may amplify these losses unless vulnerable regions adopt more resilient rice varieties.