Nepal said embankments built by India along a shared border made flooding worse in their country during the summer monsoon season, killing dozens.
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Death Toll Rises to 6 in Torrential Rains in Southeast Spain
Record rainfall claimed two more lives in southeastern Spain as it caused widespread flooding, raising the overall death toll to six from the storms, authorities said Saturday.
Bahamas Relief Efforts Frustrated as Dorian Pulls Away
Helicopter evacuations have begun, but relief workers are anxious for the chance to fly into the damaged areas.
‘Dorian Won’t Budge’: Bahamas Hammered by Slow-Moving Hurricane
The storm has remained stationary but was expected to turn toward the United States and arrive near Florida by late Tuesday.
Waiting for the Monsoon, Discovering a Brain Tumor Instead
As a reporter was covering India’s climatic extremes, a medical emergency intervened, and the story became not only about monsoons, but also about Indian society, the human mind and a glioblastoma.
A Plague of Flies Descends on Karachi: ‘They’re Hounding People’
Pakistan’s biggest city had heavy rains, bad drainage and a garbage problem — and now, bugs are everywhere. “There’s no cure,” a shopkeeper said.
Hail and Torrential Rain Turn Spanish Streets Into Rivers
The storm on Monday inundated areas on the outskirts of Madrid, transforming some streets into muddied torrents that swept away cars and dumpsters.
Photos Show the Devastation of Monsoons Ravaging India and Pakistan
The torrential rains led to landslides in the countryside and inundated cities, electrocuting some residents and burying others under mud.
Powerful Typhoon Kills at Least 18 in China
Typhoon Lekima also destroyed at least 200 homes on Saturday as it moved north toward Shanghai, state media reported.
U.K. Town Evacuated as Dam Wall Crumbles Under Heavy Rain
Officials, warning of “mortal danger,” scrambled to repair the dam on an aging reservoir above a small town in northern England.