Death toll in Bangladesh monsoon at 126
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Workers pulled mud-covered bodies from the rubble Wednesday, as the death toll from monsoon storms rose to 126 and an overflowing river forced several thousand villagers to flee their homes.
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BANDA ACEH (Indonesia): The death toll from Sundayâs tidal wave disaster climbed to more than 67,000 yesterday and experts warned that disease epidemics from rotting corpses, smashed sewers and contaminated water could double the figure.
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The death toll in Haiti from the flooding that has followed Tropical Storm Jeanne shot up to at least 1,500 yesterday, with hundreds of Haitians still missing as a thunderstorm
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Floods and landslides caused by heavy rains killed at least 26 people in the northern Philippines, disaster officials said Tuesday, a week after storms left about 160 dead or missing.
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CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh -- Mudslides, flooding, and lightning strikes have washed away shanties, inundated cities, and killed at least 108 people with scores still missing in Bangladesh's annual monsoons, officials said yesterday.
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Officials in Pakistan say 278 people have died as a result of a week of torrential rains and snowstorms.
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Heavy flooding in Somalia killed at least seven people overnight, bringing the death toll to 80 from three weeks of torrential rains, witnesses and aid workers have said.
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The death toll from nearly a week of heavy rain in southern China rose to 76 on Tuesday, as reports emerged of authorities deliberately flooding some villages in an effort to save bigger cities.
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At least 71 people are killed in mudslides after heavy rain in the Bangladeshi town of Chittagong.
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More than 1.3m Bangladeshis hit by Cyclone Sidr will face monsoon rains in inadequate shelter, Oxfam warns.
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Rain and landslides have killed at least  68 people in Bangladesh as early monsoon showers swept the  country, officials said on Monday.
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The death toll from Typhoon Xangsane in the Philippines has neared 200,  as rescue workers reached remote areas where last week's massive storm sparked flash floods and landslides.
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Landslides and lightning strikes have left nearly 100 people dead in Bangladesh as torrential monsoon rains pounded the disaster-prone country, officials said Monday.
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At least 26 people have been killed in landslides triggered by torrential monsoon rains in western Nepal, officials said on Friday.
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Rescuers are racing to get food and clean water to more than 750,000 people left homeless in four flooded Indian states, officials said, as the death toll linked to lashing monsoon rains in the past week rose to 187.
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At least 43 people have died and more than a million have fled their homes as a result of torrential rains lashing parts of India and Bangladesh, officials said.
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Unseasonably heavy downpours have triggered landslides and submerged large areas in northeastern India, Bangladesh and Nepal the past three days, leaving at least 144 people dead, officials said Saturday.