Three children drowned while swimming through the flood waters in India’s capital New Delhi on Friday. The kids, aged between 10 and 13, had jumped into a ditch filled with water in Northeast Delhi's Mukundpur area for a bath around 3 pm.

India: Three kids drown while swimming in New Delhi flood waters

Torrential rains have triggered cloudbursts, flash floods, and landslides in Himachal Pradesh. 13 landslides and nine flash floods were reported across the mountain state. The death toll in the state between the 24th of June to the 9th of July has been reported at 72.

Floods create havoc in Himachal Pradesh

The water level in Yamuna rose to its highest-ever mark on Wednesday, breaking a 45-year-old record, said officials. As per Delhi Flood Control Department officials, the river swelled to 207.

Yamuna river water level breaches 45-year record, flood alert in India's capital Delhi

Clean-up efforts are underway in Vermont after the north-eastern US faced heavy rainfall and flash floods. But the worst may not be over. Volunteers & firefighters are preparing for more rains & storms. Members of the national guard are bracing to assist with more rescue and relocation work. Rescue teams are anticipating more rainfall in the next couple of days.

Vermont braces for more storms

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in its report, on Tuesday (July 11), said that the recent monsoon rains have caused the death of 86 people and injured 151 others since June 25, reported Pakistan media.

Pakistan monsoon rains: Over 80 people killed, 151 injured since June 25, says report

The Cloud of fear is hovering over India's Kashmir Valley concerns among citizens about facing shortages of essential items due to the closing of the Jammu Srinagar National Highway are becoming real people are facing a dearth of items like petrol and Diesel most petrol pumps are out of fuel the highway which serves as a Lifeline for Kashmir was closed for the fourth consecutive day it is a vital link that connects Kashmir with the rest of India. The highway suffered severe damage due to multiple landslides caused by heavy rainfalls and restoration work is still underway the closure of this essential link is however not new for the people in the valley and has has happened several times in the past as well.

People face fuel shortage in Kashmir valley as stations out of petrol and diesel

The United States is experiencing extremities in its climate. While the north-eastern part of the country is facing heavy rainfall and flash floods, the south and western regions are bearing the brunt of longer heat waves and droughts. While parts of the US from Florida to Arizona are looking for a way to beat the heat and a 10-acre bush fire broke out in California, residents of New York and Vermont are struggling to stay afloat - literally - amid torrential spells of rainfall and subsequent bouts of flooding.

US faces deadly floods in the north-east, longer heatwaves in the south & west

The city of New York is in a frenzy as a result of the recent torrential rains, which have caused flash floods that have so far claimed the lives of at least one woman or washed her away as she fled to higher ground for protection with her family.

New York Flash-Floods: Woman dies after being swept away by floodwater while evacuating

The Western Himalayan Region, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh will experience isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall on Monday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Due to damage to a part of the Jammu-Srinagar Highway near Ramban, the Amarnath Yatra was postponed from Jammu for a third day in a row on Monday. Due to heavy rain and landslides, the yatra was put on hold on Friday.

Amarnath Yatra pilgrims brave weather, reach base camps

Over 61,000 people died as a result of extreme heat during Europe's record-breaking summer last year, according to a study published on Monday (July 11). The study calls for increased efforts to protect against even deadlier heatwaves that are expected in the coming years.

Heat-related deaths in Europe soared to over 61,000 during record-breaking summer, study shows

Torrential rain triggers floods, landslides in Himachal

It seems karma has finally caught up with China. The world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases has been inundated by floods and sweltering temperatures. Authorities have forecasted more wild weather and natural disasters in July. Molly Gambhir tells you more.

Gravitas: China reels with extreme weather & floods

Seven people were reported dead in Lahore as the capital saw its heaviest rainfall in 30 years on Wednesday causing significant urban flooding and power outages.

Pakistan: At least seven dead as record-breaking rain wreaks havoc in Lahore

Chinese President Xi Jinping has demanded authorities at all levels must give top priority to ensuring people's safety and property as torrential rains have unleashed devastating floods and deadly mudslides in recent weeks across the country.

China floods: Xi Jinping urges authorities to step up amid torrential rains

At least 15 people died and several were missing in the aftermath of torrential rain in the Chinese metropolis of Chongqing, local officials and state media said on Wednesday (July 5).

At least 15 people dead after torrential rains lash southwest China

Heavy rainfall in the Indian state of Uttarakhand has triggered a massive landslide in the Chamoli district which resulted in the partial destruction of a crucial section of National Highway 7 leading to Badrinath, a key pilgrimage site in the country.

WATCH | Heavy rainfall triggers massive landslide in India's Uttarakhand, Badrinath highway blocked

A new study suggests, high-altitude regions will get more extreme rain than previously thought, making floods and landslides more likely.

Climate change is turning snow to rain, raising risk of floods

Heavy rains drowned the Chilean central-southern countryside, causing crop losses and prompting the government to declare a farm emergency.

Heavy rains, severe flooding causes damage in Chile

Heavy rains in Chile have led to river floods, blocked roads, and even forced Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, to halt some of its mining operations.

Chile: Deadly floods after rains swell rivers

Heavy rains trigger flash floods, landslides in Himachal Pradesh

Severe flooding and landslides triggered by monsoon rains in eastern Nepal have resulted in deaths of two people, with 28 others reported missing, according to officials.

Nepal floods: Five killed, 28 missing as monsoon rains trigger landslides and flooding

Two people were killed and 28 are missing in major flooding and landslides caused by monsoon rains in eastern Nepal, authorities said Sunday. A worker at a hydropower project under construction on the Hewa River in Sankhuwasabha district was found dead, while 17 other staff were missing on Saturday evening, according to a local official.

Two dead, 28 missing in Nepal floods and landslides

It's more than 15 months now since Russia invaded Ukraine. Cities like Kyiv and Bakhmut and Mariupol and Kharkiv have suddenly taken global centre stage for sheer devastation. Among them all, it's perhaps Kherson that leads the pack. For the residents here, it's been an unending nightmare.

Russia-Ukraine conflict worsening miseries for Kherson residents

Southern China has seen days of non-stop rain. Rough first-summer downpours, popularly known as Dragon Boat water, have flooded several buildings and swallowed roadways in the Asian nation, causing flooding in certain areas. Rescuers are standing in extremely deep floodwater, ready to save anyone stuck in cars.

'Dragon boat water' rains drenches China

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