More than 122,000 people were on Saturday forced to evacuate their homes as severe flooding, caused by relentless rains, continues to devastate Malaysia’s northern states. Officials from the National Disaster Management Agency reported that the number of displaced individuals has surpassed the 2014 flooding crisis, with fears that it may rise further due to ongoing downpours. The death toll remains …

The Government of Switzerland has pledged to support flood victims across Nigeria with N1.9 billion. The Federal Government of Germany also announced an additional release of €24 million to Nigeria and other countries in the Sahel and Lake Chad regions impacted by the recent flooding. The Swiss Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Nicolas Lang, who announced his country’s donation in Abuja, …

The Federal Government has predicted that 94 towns are at risk of a five-day flooding beginning Tuesday, 16 July, and ending on 20 July 2024. The Minister of State of Environment, Dr. Iziaq Salako, disclosed this to The PUNCH on Tuesday. Salako said the identified locations and their environs would likely witness heavy rainfall that may lead to flood within …

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has ordered the desilting of drainages along federal roads in Lagos State with a view to deflooding the highways. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos State, Olukorede Kesha, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Thursday. The directive came after business and commercial activities were grounded on Wednesday following a 10-hour …

Panic gripped residents of Trademore Estate in Lugbe yesterday, after a heavy rainfall in the nation’s capital which flooded many parts of the estate. A video circulating on social media showed the level of devastation, as several houses were submerged in the flood with just the rooftops of some houses to show that existence of the once boisterous housing estate. …

Around 70 people have been killed by heavy rains lashing Afghanistan over the past five days, the government’s disaster management department said on Wednesday. Neighbouring Pakistan has also been hammered by spring downpours, with 65 people killed in storm-related incidents as rain falls at nearly twice the historical average rate, officials told AFP. Dubai’s flagship Emirates airline cancelled all check-ins …

Rescue teams battled in torrential rain Tuesday to find victims of flash floods across a South African province that left at least seven dead and 11 missing, officials said. A muddy deluge up to 10 metres (33 feet) deep swept through a district of Ladysmith, in KwaZulu Natal province, destroying homes and carrying away cars, rescuers said in a report …

The earthquake in Morocco, which killed thousands and left many more homeless, led me to ask questions. About the same time, floods in neighbouring Libya also reportedly killed its own thousands, leaving many more homeless. In both cases, millions of people; nay, entire countries and humanity as a whole, have been left traumatised. What if any of these shoes were …