Heavy rain triggers crop loss and property damage across Kollam district in Kerala

Crop loss across the district on Tuesday has been estimated at ₹17.05 lakh after heavy rain caused widespread devastation to the agricultural sector, damaging 5.31 hectares of farmland and impacting 163 farmers. In addition to the agricultural damage, severe rainfall resulted in partial destruction of a home, causing a

Sri Lanka closed schools in its tea-growing mountainous regions Tuesday as heavy rains triggered floods and mudslides that left five people dead and three wounded, officials said.

Fourteen people were killed and five others injured in a landslide that buried worshippers at a monastery in Ethiopia's northern Amhara region, the head of the diocese

Nearly 2,000 people have been evacuated.

People walk across a mud-covered road following heavy rain in Nawalapitiya, Sri Lanka, on Aug 4, 2026. (Photo: AP) 04 Aug 2026 04:52PM (Updated: 04 Aug 2026 05:01PM) COLOMBO: Sri Lanka closed schools in its tea-growing mountainous regions on Tuesday (Aug 4) as heavy rains triggered floods and mudslides that left five p

Mudslides and floods are among the most destructive natural disasters, causing severe damage to lives and property in Sri Lanka every year.

Sri Lanka has closed schools in its tea-growing mountainous regions as heavy rains triggered floods and mudslides that left five people dead and three wounded, officials say

Sri Lanka closes some schools as heavy rains trigger floods and mudslides, killing 5  AP News

Sri Lanka has closed schools in its tea-growing mountainous regions as heavy rains triggered floods and mudslides that left five people dead and three wounded, officials say

Shenzhen’s health authorities have issued a warning to private medical service providers, urging them to halt unauthorised operations and marketing activities in Hong Kong after local officials alerted their mainland Chinese counterparts to an unlicensed dental practice in the city. The warning from the Public Hygiene

DAGUPAN CITY—Tropical Depression “Luis” and the enhanced southwest monsoon (“habagat”) disrupted classes, triggered landslides and rockfalls and prompted heightened disaster monitoring across Luzon on Monday, as authorities warned of continued heavy rains, flooding and landslides. In Pangasinan, in-person classes in pu

Heavy rain triggered a landslide in India's Kerala state, sending part of a hillside crashing onto a highway as people f

Kerala reports 15 rain-related deaths with seven missing amid ongoing relief efforts.

Heavy rains lashed Kerala on Saturday, causing landslides and widespread flooding. Six people died in rain-related incidents, with several others rescued from affected areas. Authorities launched large-scale rescue and evacuation operations, setting up numerous relief camps for displaced residents. Landslides and flood