Brazil flood: Death toll reaches 57, thousands displaced

Indian administrative service (IAS) officer Keerthi Jalli has become a sensation on the social media after pictures showed her visiting people in Assam’s Cachar district which has been affected by floods recently.

Indian officer walks barefoot through mud in flood-hit areas, picture goes viral

Assam is reeling under flood fury. 500,000 people have been displaced. 46,000 hectares of crop area has been destroyed & 9 people have lost their lives. Why does Assam face a deluge every year? What are the solutions? Palki Sharma reports.

Gravitas: Flood fury in Assam

Thousands of South African soldiers will help with relief efforts in KwaZulu-Natal province, where more than 440 people have died in floods and mudslides and dozens more are missing.

South African military deployed to flood-ravaged province

A week after deadly storms started lashing South Africa's east coast, the army said Monday 10,000 troops were on the ground to help restore key services and aid the search for 63 people who remain missing.

10,000 soldiers in South Africa flood relief effort

Police, army and volunteer rescuers on Friday widened the search for dozens still missing five days after the deadliest storm to strike South Africa's coastal city of Durban in living memory as the death toll rose to nearly 400.

South Africa flood toll nears 400 as rescuers search for missing

Australia is facing severe floods again after intense spells of rain. Businesses are devastated in Byron Bay due to natural calamity.

Australia faces severe floods again: Businesses are devastated in Byron Bay

In Pics | Over 1,400 Brisbane homes flooded as river peaked

A New Zealand bull has been hailed a "legend" after it was swept along a flooded river and survived going over a waterfall before being dumped 80 kilometres (50 miles) downstream.

No bull: New Zealand bovine rides raging floodwaters

First drought, now floods. Kenyans lose goats, sheep and livelihoods as climate change batters Africa. WION brings you this report.

Drought followed by floods in Kenya, citizens struggle to find food

Inflatable swimming pools are a source of immense enjoyment for little children, but for 8-year-old Vishalini, it has been a source of inspiration. The 10-feet-long inflatable pool at her home led her to conceptualise an automatic inflatable flood shelter, which her parents helped design, prototype and patent.

8-year-old wonder kid who conceptualised self-inflating flood shelter honoured with coveted award

In Iran, flash floods have left at least eight people dead and 14 injured in the southern region of the country, according to the officials, the deluge is expected to last until later this week. The spokesman for the national rescue service has said that the floods and the rainfall reported in the past few days led to an increase in casualties and deaths.

Flash floods hit Iran's southern region, relief operations underway in 87 Iranian cities

In Indonesia, heavy flooding on Sumatra island has left two children dead. Some 24000 people have been forced to flee their homes. Torrential rainfall hammered the island for days.

Indonesia: Heavy flooding on Sumatra Island, about 24000 people have been forced to flee their homes

Heavy flooding has wreaked havoc as the Indonesian city submerges. Around 24,000 people have been evacuated whereas, two children are dead so far.

Flooding submerges Indonesian city with 24,000 people evacuated & 2 children dead

The Brazilian state of Bahia has now witnessed flooding for the last few weeks as record rains followed by a severe months-long dry spell.

Severe floods wreak havoc in North-Eastern Brazil

After a severe months-long dry spell, floods wreak havoc in Brazil's Bahia

Japan woke up into a blanket of snow as record-breaking snowfall prompts travel disruptions and a halt to the daily lives of people.

Japan witnesses record snowfall with Niigata Prefecture worst-hit

At least 20 people have been killed and hundreds stranded in floods in northeastern Brazil. The governor of Bahia state declared it the worst disaster in the state's history.

At least 20 dead, hundreds stranded in flood-hit areas in Northeastern Brazil

Residents of the city of Kinshasa witnessed the worst of climate change. Heavy rainfall and unexpected flooding resulted in about 40 people losing their lives.

Reliving horrors of the past: Kinshasa residents fear an all-encompassing erosion

In Pics | German flood victims receive tiny houses just before Christmas

In what is being deemed as one-in-a-100-year rainfall in Malaysia, authorities have confirmed that at least fourteen people have died as a result of the floods that have ravaged Malaysia, as the government faces criticism from the public and opposition legislators over its rescue operations.

Malaysia floods: 14 killed, 71,000 displaced as country battles its worst flooding in years

Heavy snowfall brings daily lives to a standstill in Serbia. Thousands of people are struggling without electricity. Several flights have also been cancelled out.

Heavy snowfall wreaks havoc in Serbia as thousands remain without electricity

Environment Canada has issued a "red alert" for British Columbia, warning of more rainfall that could be bad or even worst. Earlier this month, British Columbia had experienced a catastrophic flooding event.

Canada issues 'red alert' for British Columbia as it braces for more rain

The Canadian province of British Columbia has declared a state of emergency following massive floods and landslides caused by record-breaking rainfall in the last several days.

British Columbia declares state of emergency due to massive flooding

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