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Smog then floods: Pakistani families 'can't catch a break'Heavy monsoon rains caused severe flooding in Pakistan's Punjab region. Ghulam Bano, a resident of Shahdara, faces displacement after movin...
Hurricane Idalia's aftermath: Hidden threat of deadly flesh-eating bacteria lurks in floodwaters, here’s how to be safeWhile Hurricane Idalia may have passed, a lingering threat remains. Florida health authorities are issuing a stern warning stating floodwat...
Delhi floods raise concerns for public health: Experts stress preventive measuresFloods caused by the Yamuna River in Delhi pose several health risks that require attention, warn health experts. These risks include water...
Pakistani hospital overwhelmed as water-borne illnesses spreadStagnant floodwaters, spread over hundreds of square kilometres (miles), may take two to six months to recede in some places, and have alre...
UN paper suggests Pakistan should immediately suspend debt repaymentThe memorandum shared by the UN Development Programme with the country's government suggested that Pakistan's creditors should consider deb...
Pakistan flood victims hit by disease outbreak amid stagnant waterHundreds of thousands of people displaced by the floods are living in the open, and as floodwaters - spread over hundreds of kilometres - m...
Villagers near Pakistan's largest lake flee homes as 12 more die in floodsHundreds of thousands have been forced from their homes in a disaster blamed on climate change and estimated to have caused losses of about...
Over 1/3 of Pakistan underwater amid its worst floods in historyAs deadly floodwaters threaten to create secondary disasters, food is in short supply after water covered millions of acres of crops and wi...