Bangkok Declared Disaster Zone After Waist-High Flooding
Heavy rainfall from a slow-moving low-pressure system submerged parts of the Thai capital before shifting north-west over the weekend.
Heavy rainfall from a slow-moving low-pressure system submerged parts of the Thai capital before shifting north-west over the weekend.

Heavy rainfall triggered flooding and landslides across parts of Nepal, killing at least 14 people and leaving 11 others missing.

An avalanche struck the Himlung Himal base camp in Nepal following days of severe weather, killing two guides and leaving more than a dozen people missing.

A boat capsizing in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 12 people and left dozens missing, just two days after a similar disaster killed 41.

More than 5,000 people are still unaccounted for a month after devastating floods struck Nepal, with over 1,100 people still in holding centers.

Thailand's capital remains under strain from flooding even as rainfall eases, with the government declaring a disaster zone.

Thai authorities designated Bangkok a disaster zone after days of relentless rain triggered widespread flooding.
Emergency teams found the victims, including four American tourists, after the two-storey building collapsed in a matter of seconds.
The declaration is intended to speed up the government's emergency response as heavy rain continues to swamp the Thai capital.

Nonstop rain since Thursday has submerged roads and canals across the Thai capital, sending water into homes and stores.
Days of near-continuous downpours have overwhelmed drainage systems across the Thai capital.

Days of near-continuous downpours have flooded large parts of the Thai capital.

Forty-nine passengers were rescued while a search continued for others still missing.
Search and rescue teams have recovered 14 more bodies as dozens remain missing following the sinking of a vessel in the Java Sea.
More than 1.6 million residents had been called to evacuate before the typhoon moved away from the Japanese coast.
Heavy rain and violent winds from Typhoon Dujuan left tens of thousands of homes without power and prompted rescue efforts across homes damaged by landslides.

The storm triggered landslides and travel disruption while cutting power to nearly 50,000 homes near Tokyo, authorities said.

Around 250 firefighters have battled the blaze, which has affected some 200 hectares, since Saturday.
Thousands have been displaced by flooding in Nepal, with survivors mourning lost loved ones amid the wreckage.

Rescuers found the bodies in a tunnel in Chilime as search operations continue following flooding.