The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted heavy rainfall in Bauchi, Niger, Bayelsa and nine other states during the week. Other States predicted to experience heavy rainfall are: Kaduna, Plateau, the Federal Capital Territory, Taraba, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Abia, Rivers, and Delta. This was s contained in the agency’s weekly weather forecast bulletin valid from 10 to 16 September. …

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 …

The Lagos State Government, on Tuesday, issued a fresh flood alert to residents of some parts of the state to be wary of heavy rainfall during the week spanning 14 to 18 August. In a statement, the Permanent Secretary in the Office of Drainage Services and Water Resources, Mr. Lekan Shodeinde advised residents of Apapa, Badagry, Eti Osa, Ikeja, Ikorodu, …

The death toll from a landslide triggered by heavy rain in northern China has risen sharply to at least 21, authorities said on Sunday, with six others missing. China has faced deadly floods and historic rainfall in recent weeks, with dozens killed in storms in the northern part of the country. “Twenty-one people were found dead so far, and six …

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has warned that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and other nearby states are expected to experience heavy to moderate rainfalls and flash floods on Saturday (today) and Sunday, 23 July 2023. In a statement in Abuja on Friday by FEMA’s Head of Public Affairs, Nkechi Isa, the agency warned that forecast by the Nigerian …

A one-storey school building in Agbado, in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun state collapsed on Saturday afternoon during heavy rainfall. It was gathered that the affected building contained ten classrooms belonging to Agbado District Comprehensive High School in the Ifo area of the state. The building collapsed after the heavy rainfall on Saturday which also damaged some roads …