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Flooding

Latest news on floods from affected regions due to heavy rain, storms or rising sea levels

Dirty water floods the streets in Kabul. Mahab Azizi for The National

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Kabul's street sellers fear floods have washed away Eid custom

WorldApril 20, 2023

Fort Lauderdale issued a state of emergency as flooding persisted in parts of the city. AP

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Florida mops up after floods close Fort Lauderdale airport

USApril 13, 2023

Oman Civil defence workers rescue three people after they tried to drive their vehicle through a flooded wadi in July. Photo: Oman Civil Defence

Oman to build three dams to control wadi flooding

OmanApril 11, 2023

A flooded street in Sanaa, Yemen, March 29, 2023. Reuters

Heavy rain in Yemen causes floods and cuts off towns

GulfMarch 30, 2023

Heavy rains fell in Al Khaboura in the governorate of North Al Batinah.

Oman schools forced to close by heavy rain

GulfMarch 28, 2023

A screengrab from Thursday afternoon shows a band of rain sweeping across the UAE from the East. Courtesy Windy.com

Heavy rain and hailstorms hit parts of the UAE

EnvironmentOctober 10, 2019

Indian military personnel conduct rescue operations in the flood affected areas in Belgaum/Belagavi district in North Karnataka, India. More than 80 have been killed in Kerala and Karnataka in flood-related incidents. EPA/INDIA INDIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY

UAE residents stranded in southern India as flooding kills 95

UAEAugust 10, 2019

The Emirates Red Crescent has provided support to two million Sudanese. Reuters

Emirates Red Crescent helps two million Sudanese

October 01, 2018

Debris and sea foam litter a beach after Cyclone Mekunu in Salalah, Oman, Saturday, May 26, 2018. Kamran Jebreili / AP

Oman declares 3-day holiday for cyclone recovery effort

May 26, 2018

A resident looks for his belongings in Tamweel tower in Dubai's Jumeirah Lake Towers after fire gutted the building in 2012. Pawan Singh / The National

Only 11% of UAE residents have home contents insurance, survey says

MoneyApril 11, 2018

The Dubai Police rescue team managed to extract two cars that were trapped in valleys in Hatta. Dubai Police

Police rescue two cars trapped by floodwater in Hatta

UAEDecember 19, 2017

Three killed as heavy rains lash Oman

December 17, 2017

A woman collects drinking water at Alal village in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal on August 23, 2017. Diptendu Dutta / AFP

Nearly 1,000 dead and 40 million affected by flooding in South Asia

AsiaAugust 24, 2017

Indian villagers gather to receive medicines from health officials in the flood-affected Sagolikota area of Morigaon district in Assam state on August 18, 2017. Biju Boro / AFP

More than 16 million affected by flooding in South Asia

AsiaAugust 18, 2017

Residents walk on debris washed up by heavy rain as rescue workers search for missing people near a damaged house at Yamada district in Asakura, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan, on July 7, 2017. Issei Kato / Reuters

At least 15 dead in Japan floods

AsiaJuly 07, 2017

Reem Island has a new beach at the head of its canal

PropertyJune 18, 2017

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