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Women forced to stay in flooded Pakistan village as 'matter of honour'

BASTI AHMAD DIN, Pakistan: The 400 residents of Basti Ahmad Din, a tiny Pakistani village left surrounded by floodwater after torrential monsoon rains, are facing starvation and disease.

Bangkok Post

Record rain overwhelming city canals

Some of the heaviest rain to have fallen on Bangkok in two decades began on Tuesday evening and has overwhelmed the capital's main canals, making it difficult to drain the excess water from some parts of the city, said governor Chadchart Sittipunt on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Heavy rain causes road to 'crumble' as Met Office predicts more severe weather to come

Police warned drivers to stay away from a road that had cracked and buckled because of flooding while a car ended up on its roof during a day of heavy rain and thunderstorms in Merseyside

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Women stranded in Pakistan floods take risky trips to give birth

Rubina Mallah took a perilous, three-hour boat journey across flood waters to get to the nearest hospital in time to give birth to her baby son, as the roads leading to the clinic in the southern Pakistani city of Sehwan were submerged.

Reuters

Pakistani volunteers search villages to rescue flood victims

Pakistani volunteers are spreading out in boats across the inundated Sindh province to try and rescue those stranded in submerged towns and villages as the country struggles with record-breaking floods

The Independent UK

Migrant workers suffer as water enters tents, sheds

They allege civic agencies don’t respond with same alacrity as at posh colonies

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Officials directed to set up control rooms to manage outbreak of diseases

All hospitals told to be prepared with required human resources, testing kits, lab consumables, drugs, chemicals, and equipment

The Hindu

Flood for Singur, water released from reservoir

People were warned not to venture out and the Irrigation department made an announcement in this regard

The Hindu

Edinburgh man heads to Pakistan on aid mission during devastating floods crisis

A local Edinburgh charity founder is due to land in Pakistan tomorrow morning to provide supplies and relief despite a potentially dangerous weather forecast.

Edinburgh Live

Rain may have stopped in Bengaluru, but woes continue

Inundated roads and apartment basements, JCBs clearing encroachments and cleaning up lakes a common sight

The Hindu

‘The death is too much’: New York’s Little Pakistan gathers aid for flood victims

A sense of solidarity in the Brooklyn neighborhood has driven the aid effort – but the Pakistani community says more help is needed

The Guardian - US

Officials inspect flood-affected areas in Chamarajanagar

Relief and compensation to be expedited

The Hindu

Rain damage: Bommai seeks fair relief as per Central guidelines

Central team that arrived on Wednesday will also take stock of flood situations in Bengaluru city and Mandya and Ramanagaram districts

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Rain strikes, but fails to douse festive spirit

Houses destroyed in various parts of Alappuzha; shops report good business on Thiruvonam eve

The Hindu

Deputy Commissioner visits areas affected by rain, floods

She says joint survey to assess crop loss and house damage will continue

Daily Mirror

South Korea floods: Seven drown after becoming trapped in underwater car park

Typhoon Hinnamnor has claimed another seven lives in South Korea after residents were killed as they became trapped when they went to move their vehicles from an underground car park

Daily Record

Heavy rain to lash Scotland as Met Office issues warning after thunderstorms

Another battering of rain is forecast for parts of Scotland on Thursday.

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UK weather: Met Office warns of heavy rain and floods after TORNADO swept Scotland

A Met Office yellow warning of thunderstorms was in force until 11pm on Tuesday for much of central, eastern and north eastern Scotland.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pakistan Looks ‘Like a Sea’ after Floods, PM Says, as 18 More Die

Parts of Pakistan seemed "like a sea", Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday, after visiting some of the flood-hit areas that cover as much as a third of the South Asian nation, where 18 more deaths took the toll from days of rain to 1,343. As many as 33…

Reuters

Heavy rains trigger landslides in Uganda, killing at least 15

At least 15 people died in western Uganda after their homes were buried in a landslide triggered by torrential rains, the Red Cross said on Wednesday, as emergency workers shovelled through mud in search of survivors.

WEKU

The crisis in Jackson shows how climate change is threatening water supplies

Historic flooding and record droughts are stressing water systems across the country, and experts warn that with climate change intensifying the crisis in Jackson, Miss., may be just the beginning.

Tribune News Service

Hurricanes threaten SC’s precious beaches. What can save them before the next big storm hits?

The last time a hurricane reached the Grand Strand, it obliterated North Myrtle Beach’s sand dunes and ripped the Sea Cabin Pier in Cherry Grove in half.

ABC News

Heavy rain and hail hit Port Augusta, causing flooding and collapsed ceilings

The South Australian town of Port Augusta is hit by heavy rain and hail, with the State Emergency Service receiving dozens of calls for homes and businesses flooding.

Wales Online

Tornado goes right by woman's house - 'never seen anything like it'

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