Almaty hit by heavy rain and windstorm
Heavy rains and winds have hit Kazakhstan's Almaty in the past two days.
Kazakhstan's Internet users make fun of Astana's bad weather
Kazakhstan’s Internet users are making fun of the torrential rains that hit Astana in mid-May.
Heavy rains in Kokshetau
Heavy rains flooded 145 private houses and cellars of public institutions in Kokshetau on Monday.
Heatstroke kills three in Japan, thousands hospitalised
Sweltering temperatures across Japan have left at least three people dead while 3,000 others were rushed to hospital due to heatstroke, officials said.
Ancient town under water as downpours hit central China
One of China's renowned ancient towns was under water Wednesday as heavy rain hit the centre of the country, with tens of thousands of people evacuated from the area.
Deadly typhoon shuts down Philippine capital
Typhoon Rammasun shut down the Philippine capital on Wednesday as authorities said the first major storm of the country's brutal rainy season claimed at least four lives and forced hundreds of thousands to evacuate.
Ivory Coast rainy season death toll reaches 39
Flooding and landslides during the Ivory Coast's rainy season have killed 39 people over the last month, officials said.
Gale warning for several regions in Kazakhstan
Gale warning has been issued for several regions of Kazakhstan.
Flooding in Paraguay sends thousands fleeing to shelters
Flooding has forced the evacuation of about 150,000 people in Paraguay's capital city Asuncion, authorities said.
Flash floods kill over 50 in in north Afghanistan: officials
Flash floods have killed more than 50 people in northern Afghanistan, washing away hundreds of houses and forcing thousands to flee, provincial authorities said.
Shymkent flooded by rain
Heavy rains have flooded dozens of houses in Shymkent, in southern Kazakhstan on May 30, 2014.
Storm Amanda blamed for three deaths in Mexico
Torrential rains from tropical storm Amanda claimed the lives of three people in Mexico, authorities said.
Singapore Airlines plane veers off Yangon runway, no injuries
A Singapore Airlines plane skidded off the runway on touching down during heavy rain at Myanmar's Yangon International Airport, but no injuries were reported, the carrier said.
Four dead as 'catastrophic' floods hit Bosnia and Serbia
Four 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".
Torrential rains kill four in Sierra Leone
Three men and a young girl died in the Sierra Leone capital, Freetown, after torrential rains on Sunday dislodged a huge boulder which then crashed into a house, doctors said.
Deadly rainy season leaves 41 dead in Bolivia
Bolivia President Evo Morales declared a state of emergency on Tuesday to assist victims of the country's deadly rainy season, which has claimed 41 lives and left 20,000 people homeless according to provisional figures.
High winds, rain lash Europe, leaving two dead, one missing at sea
High winds and heavy rain battered parts of Europe on Monday, leaving at least two people dead and one man lost at sea off France, and disrupting travel two days from Christmas.
Rain hinders search in Colorado floods
Torrential rain grounded rescue helicopters in Colorado for much of Sunday, slowing the search for hundreds of people unaccounted for after massive flooding in the western US state killed six.
Thirteen dead in Mexico mudslides: authorities
Mudslides crashed through several homes in eastern Mexico on Monday, killing at least 13 people after a tropical storm pelted the state of Veracruz with heavy rains.
7 dead as heavy rains pummel flooded Philippines
Flood-battered residents of the Philippine capital and surrounding areas appealed for help Tuesday as relentless monsoon rains, which have claimed at least seven lives..
