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.
Three dead, 10,000 homeless as floods devastate SolomonsFlash flooding killed at least three people and left 10,000 homeless in the Solomon Islands' capital Honiara on Friday, with another 30 missing and the death toll expected to rise, aid workers said.
04 April 2014
More volunteers arrive to KokpektiMinister of Emergency Situations denied rumors about villagers missing after the flood in Kokpekti village.
03 April 2014
Update on flooding in Karaganda OblastThe risk of flooding in Akmola and Karaganda Oblasts, central Kazakhstan, is high because the warming was very sharp this spring.