At least 17 people have died and over 271,000 people affected in flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in Sri Lanka, officials said on Monday.

More than 270,000 people have been affected and about 100,000 buildings lost power, an official added.

Heavy rains followed by landslides and flooding in Sri Lanka killed at least 14 people and has affected over 250,000 more in the past two days with warnings that adverse weather conditions will...

Flash floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rains in Sri Lanka have killed at least six people and left five missing, while more than 5,000 are displaced, officials said Saturday.

In a statement issued on Saturday, the DMC said the deaths had been a result of severe flooding.

At least 78 people have died in Afghanistan due to heavy rainfall and flash floods in the past week, the country's National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) said on Saturday.

The massive devastation brought about by Chennai floods in 2015, which inflicted an estimated loss and damages of Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh crore, was brought about not only by torrential rains but also...

Multiple disasters caused by torrential rains in eastern Indonesia have killed at least 55 people and displaced thousands, the country''s disaster relief agency said on Monday. More than 40 other...

Landslides and flash floods from torrential rains in eastern Indonesia have killed at least 23 people and displaced thousands, the disaster agency said Sunday.

Flooding in parts of New South Wales (NSW) was declared a natural disaster on Sunday and residents in flood-hit areas west of Sydney were evacuated as Australia's most populous state continued to be...