Life in once flooded Kokpekty village goes onHouses destroyed in the deadly Kokpekty flood in Karaganda region are being restored, officials responsible for the incident are being criminally prosecuted and a new civil law suit is being readied.
23 July 2014
Mudflow aftermath remedied near AlmatyThe temporary check dam at the Talgar river meant to regulate water flow into irrigation channels destroyed by July 17 mudflood is being reconstructed.
Lightning, floods leave 20 dead in rain-hit ChinaAt least 20 people have died in the past week as torrential rain batters swathes of China, with at least six killed by lightning, thousands of homes destroyed and more than 300,000 evacuated, state media said.
Flood emergency declared in Atyrau OblastAtyrau Oblast emergency services are preparing for a massive flooding in the region due to raising of the water level in the Caspian Sea.
$210 million needed now for Bosnia floods: UNThe United Nations estimates it will cost $210 million to cover immediate priority needs for the next six months in Bosnia, alone, after devastating floods hit the region, an official said.
Four dead as 'catastrophic' floods hit Bosnia and SerbiaFour people in Bosnia have died in flooding from the heaviest rainfall to hit the Balkans in over a century, officials said Friday, in what Serbia's premier has called a "horrible natural catastrophe".
Disease threatens flood-hit SolomonsThe flood-ravaged Solomon Islands was facing a new threat Monday as the first signs of disease emerged in camps sheltering thousands of displaced residents in the capital Honiara, aid workers said.