Melissa has already been blamed for at least four deaths in Haiti and the Dominican Republic this week
Bangladesh’s hard-won economic resilience is being tested as the twin pressures of climate change and mounting external debt converge to threaten its financial stability.
Torrential rains battered several Mexican states over several days last week
Due to strong current, repair work cannot be started immediately, officials say
Hundreds of people die every year in landslides and flash floods that are common in Nepal
Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur across the country for 72 hours starting from 9:00am yesterday, warned the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.
Vietnam said it evacuated almost 30,000 residents from coastal areas on Sunday as Typhoon Bualoi hit the country's steel-producing central belt
The powerful typhoon hits south China after killing 15 in Taiwan
Hong Kong airport may shut for 36 hours as super typhoon nears
Millions unprepared as unplanned urbanisation leaves Dhaka most exposed to catastrophic losses
Flash floods triggered by onrush of water from upstream hills left two people dead in Sherpur’s Jhenaigati and Nalitabari upazilas.
Water may recede within 48hrs, says FFWC
A 5.9 earthquake shook Dhaka and some parts of Bangladesh yesterday afternoon, according to USGS.
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Kamchatka in Russia’s Far East on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
