FEMA funding headed to four municipalities impacted by Hurricane Ian in 2022

Monsoon mayhem: Floods, gridlock, deaths expose nation's urban planning failures

Monsoon mayhem: Floods, gridlock, deaths expose nation's urban planning failures

25 communities, 18 assemblies affected by floods—Interior Minister

The Minister for Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has disclosed that 25 communities across 18 Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) were severely affected by Monday’s torrential rains, which left thousands of residents displaced and others dead or missing. Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday, June 30, the Minister said the scale of destruction was extensive, with flooding disrupting livelihoods, destroying property, and overwhelming several urban communities.

Van den Brink steps up pressure on councils to house refugees

Ten municipalities have been placed under extra supervision by asylum minister Bart van den Brink after they failed to meet...

Flashfloods sweep through Bangsamoro municipalities

COTABATO CITY — Rampaging floods, spawned by recurring heavy rains since Wednesday afternoon, swept through more than 30 barangays in low-lying areas in the adjoining Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur provinces in the Bangsamoro region. Both provinces are close to the 220,000-hectare Ligawasan Delta, a catch basin for large rivers that spring from []

Mumbai Rains LIVE: 8 people injured in Santacruz, waterlogging in many areas, IMD predicts more rains

Heavy rains contonued to lash Mumbai on Friday, inundating low-lying areas, slowing road and rail traffic and showing little sign of easing, with the IMD forecasting more rainfall through the day. Several areas logged more than 200 mm of rainfall over the last 24 hours, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). The relentless deluge also caused widespread waterlogging, crippled major traffic corridors, and resulted in two tragic fatalities linked directly to civic infrastructure failures. Heavy rain led to waterlogging in prime areas such as Dadar, Parel, Hindmata, Charkop, Worli, Goregaon and Andheri, causing inconvenience to commuters and slowing vehicular traffic.