Kabul, April 25 (ANI): Over two dozen people have been killed in flash floods and earthquake in different provinces of Afghanistan during the past two days.

New Delhi, Apr. 8 (ANI): Stating that the severe drought in some parts of the country, particularly Maharashtra, is a matter of grave concern, President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said the increasing occurrence of droughts and floods in India has underlined the need to find solutions to improve the management of water resources.

Rampur, (Uttarakhand), Feb. 17 (ANI): The Jim Corbett National Park here in Uttarakhand has been closed for tourists after flash floods hit the area on Saturday.

Guwahati, Nov.24 (ANI): The Brahmaputra River , and its fertile valley, serve as the lifeline of Assam. But thousands of people are affected annually by floods, and many villages are cut off. To help reach medical facilities and better healthcare options to these people, the state government has come up with the novel idea of boat clinics.

New York, Nov 24 (ANI): Since David Petraeus left the CIA after admitting to an affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell, all kinds of Petraeus-themed memorabilia are being sold on eBay.

Islamabad, Nov. 20 (ANI): The United Nations urgently requires 79 million dollars from donors to save millions of Pakistanis affected by monsoon floods and unrest in the northwest, an official has said.

Washington, Nov 9 (ANI): The world could be in for a devastating increase of some eight degrees Fahrenheit by 2100, resulting in drastically higher seas, disappearing coastlines and more severe droughts, floods and other destructive weather, according to climate scientists.

Kaziranga (Assam), Nov.2 (ANI): The Kaziranga National Park and the Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park located in Assam has been reopened for tourists after it was closed due to recent floods.

Islamabad, Oct. 18 (ANI): Almost one million children in Pakistan were left out of a polio vaccination drive which ended on Wednesday, due to unrest and floods, officials have said.

London, October 8 (ANI): Giant ribbons of moist air flowing north from the tropics, each of which carry 1,000 times more water than the Thames, are behind the recent floods and wet summers in Britain, scientists believe.

Islamabad, Sep. 28 (ANI): The European Commission has said it will release another 15 million euros or 19 million dollars in aid to Pakistan to help tens of thousands of people affected by floods and unrest.

Guwahati, Sept 24 (ANI): A third round of floods, triggered by incessant rains, has submerged at least 16 districts in Assam, throwing normal life completely out of gear.

New Delhi, Sep 23 (ANI): Nearly 20 people were killed in Sikkim, three in Arunachal Pradesh and over seven lakh people affected in Assam after days of incessant rainfall triggered landslides and flash floods in the region on Sunday.

Basti (Uttar Pradesh), Sept 19 (ANI): Incessant rains over the past two to three days have resulted in fresh wave of floods here, as river Ghagra, flowing above the danger mark, has submerged important offices and police stations.

New Delhi, Sep 17 (ANI): V.K. Duggal and K.M. Singh, members of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), will be visiting Guwahati on September 18 and 19, to review the recent floods in Assam with the Minister in-charge of Disaster Management, Chief Secretary, DGP and other senior officers of Assam.

Udalabari (West Bengal), Sept 16 (ANI): Heavy downpour has resulted in the overflowing of the River Ghis, resulting in floods and causing extensive damage to villages here.

Surat (Gujarat)/ Morigaon (Assam), Sept 8 (ANI): Flood situation remained grim on Saturday as water level continued to rise in several parts of Gujarat and Assam, bringing normal life to standstill.

Bankura (West Bengal), Sept 6 (ANI): Flash floods have washed away a bus here on Thursday.

Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Aug.19 (ANI): Incessant rains in and around Odisha capital Bhubaneswar have resulted in flash floods crippling normal life.

Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Aug 18 (ANI): Incessant downpour coupled with badly maintained drainage and sewers inundated most of the neighbourhood here on Saturday, throwing normal life out of gear, as floods entered residential premises from late hours on Friday.

Melbourne, August 15 (ANI): Asian countries have been found to be at maximum risk from being devastated by earthquakes, floods, storms and other natural hazards.

Kanpur/Siddarthnagar, Aug.8 (ANI): Floods continue to wreak havoc in Uttar Pradesh, as torrential rains paralysed the state, inundating several houses and rendering hundreds of villagers homeless.

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Aug.7 (ANI): Floods caused by incessant rainfall in the low-lying areas of Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal have left hundreds of families homeless.

Manali (Himachal Pradesh), Aug. 6 (ANI): The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has reopened the strategic Leh-Manali Highway here, which was damaged and closed due to flash floods.

Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand), Aug 5 (ANI): A day after flash floods caused by a sudden cloudburst claimed about ten lives in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi District, relief and rescue operations were in full swing under the supervision of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and the Army.