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Floods and incessant rain in July not only damaged the infrastructure of the state but also affected the quality and quantity of crops such as apple, plum, pear, tomato, cauliflower, beans, capsicum, chilli, cabbage, eggplant,…

Last Updated: June 08, 2023, 18:22 ISTAn explosion of a missile is seen in the city during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Image: Reuters)Ukraine took back the regional capital of Kherson in…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the region flooded by the breached Kakhovka dam Thursday, as Moscow-installed authorities said five people had been killed in the disaster.The dam was breached on Tuesday, forcing thousands to…

Pakistan and the United Nations are holding a major conference in Geneva on Monday aimed at marshaling support to rebuild the country after devastating floods in what is expected to be a major test case for who…

ISLAMABAD: With the United Nations at its side, Pakistan is expected to seek $16.3 billion in aid from the international community for reconstruction for millions of climate-induced flood victims next week in Geneva, officials said…

Last Updated: January 05, 2023, 16:17 ISTThe record-breaking floods — which experts say were worsened by climate change — killed 1,735 people and displaced 33 million across Pakistan (Reuters Photo)Pakistan's Foreign Ministry spokesperson,…

A person enters the building of the Washington-based global development lender, The World Bank Group, in Washington. — AFPISLAMABAD: The World Bank has approved $1.692 billion in financing for five rehabilitation and reconstruction…

In this picture taken on September 27, 2022, children of internally displaced flood-affected people undergo treatment at a hospital in Johi, Dadu district of Sindh province. — AFP/FileThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that…

Racing against time, a yellow tuk-tuk collected nine-year-old Salaeh Mohammed from an internally displaced persons camp and rushed him to a cholera treatment centre in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri.The three-wheeler pulled up to…

Extreme flooding in Pakistan this summer caused more than 1,600 deaths and displaced approximately 33 million people from their homes. Sindh and Balochistan, in Pakistan’s southwest, remain the worst-hit provinces. From late August onward,…