Flood warnings that don’t break the banks

Global number of weather disasters has increased by five times over the last 50 years

Kerala battles worst floods since 1924, says CM

The floods in this monsoon season have caused the state a loss of Rs 8,316 crore

Mumbai deluge raises same old question: Why are Indian cities flooded again and again

Ignoring telltale warning signs and repeating past mistakes won't help.

Flood Sans River NARSINPURA

Flood Sans River LIMBADI

Flood Sans River LAKHTAR

Disaster insurance gains traction in East Africa as small-scale farmers in Kenya receive flood compensation

300 households in Kenya’s Tana River receive over $90,000 as compensation

Northern India floods will prompt insurance companies to hike premiums: Expert

Industry’s loss ratio will likely remain high at 75.2% in 2023

FIGHT AGAINST FLOOD

IN PHOTOS: Tropical storm Ana kills at least 70 in Africa, disrupts lives of thousands

Double whammy for Madagascar that is already fighting food crisis

Double trouble heading for Jammu and Kashmir

After a brief pause, heavy rains will resume on Wednesday

Odisha’s Kandhamal evacuates people amid flood threat

Vamsadhara river at Kasinagar and the Baitarani at Rajghat breach danger levels

Concerns over social-distancing as floods affect 300,000 in Assam

Two dead so far, around 20,000 in relief camps

Nepal earthquakes might have triggered outburst of Sikkim lake that expanded rapidly in 11 days, shows data

Dam being examined; bodies being recovered as Teesta recedes  

Sikkim floods: Glacial lakes hold paleoenvironmental traces. What happens to them during outbursts?

Moraine-bound lakes like Sikkim's South Lhonak contain geological archives called varves

El Niño-triggered floods claim 72 lives in Peru

More floods to be expected, says the national weather service

Floods affect more than a million in Assam despite rainfall deficit in state

The situation may worsen in the next 48 hours

Flood situation in Bihar, UP and Rajasthan critical; Army, Air Force on alert

About 200,000 people have reportedly lost their homes in flood-hit Bihar

COVID-19: Bihar flood control works stalled amid lockdown

Several embankment repair and maintenance works hit as workers head back home 

Monsoon 2022: Himachal sees 7 cloudbursts, 31 flash floods in a month

Cold desert region affected; 133 deaths due to calamities reported in state

Global population exposed to floods grew over 20% in 15 years: Study

The growth was concentrated in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa

ORIGIN OF FLOOD

In deep water

Run-up to COP27: Loss and damage in Madagascar needs robust assessment

More than one million people needed food assistance in 2020

FLOOD FACTSHEET: Monsoon may be on a break, not deluge

How floods have affected India by in the first half of 2021