Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights severe flooding across Bangladesh, India and Nepal

Mon, 08 Sep 2014 17:28:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Bangladesh, China , India, Japan, Nepal, Thailand BANGLADESH According to the Disaster Management Information Centre, floods triggered by two weeks of intense rain have affected up to 3 million people in 20 districts.

Bangladesh: Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (2 - 8 September 2014)

Mon, 08 Sep 2014 11:39:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Bangladesh, China , India, Japan, Nepal, Thailand BANGLADESH According to the Disaster Management Information Centre, floods triggered by two weeks of intense rain have affected up to 3 million people in 20 districts.

China's Three Gorges Dam releases huge torrent of water as it opens for first time this year

Thu, 04 Sep 2014 18:25:00 +0200mailonsunday (en)

Torrential rainstorms battered southwest China ’s Chongqing municipality, causing thousands of houses to collapse and forcing nearly 40,000 people to evacuate their homes.

China's Three Gorges Dam releases huge torrent of water as it opens for first time this year

Thu, 04 Sep 2014 16:58:00 +0200dailymail (en)

Torrential rainstorms battered southwest China ’s Chongqing municipality, causing thousands of houses to collapse and forcing nearly 40,000 people to evacuate their homes.

Floods in China kill 377 this year

Thu, 04 Sep 2014 14:11:00 +0200aa-en (en)

At least 54.6 million people affected by floods, while 4.6 million hectares of crops and around 160,000 homes destroyed. BEIJING Flooding in China has claimed 377 lives since the beginning of 2014, while 94 other people remain missing, according to a State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters report released this week.

Lightning strikes over buildings in China as heavy rain sparks landslides and massive flooding

Wed, 03 Sep 2014 19:48:00 +0200dailymail (en)

Torrential rainstorms battered southwest China ’s Chongqing municipality, causing thousands of houses to collapse and forcing nearly 40,000 people to evacuate their homes.