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.
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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.
Flooding Kills Dozens in Nepal as Waters Rise Across Asia
The hardest-hit country appeared to be Nepal, where the authorities said 67 people had died. Deaths were also reported in India and Bangladesh.
Acute Monsoon Flooding in Nepal and India Leaves Dozens Dead
The death toll was likely to rise significantly, with hundreds of thousands displaced from their homes as severe rains lashed South Asia, officials said.
Photos of Heavy Rains in Japan
Some areas have seen as much as three feet of rainfall since the weekend.
32 Dead as Worst Flooding in a Decade Hits Booming Mumbai
Mumbai’s vulnerability to floods has increased in recent years because of a construction boom.