Storm system threatens more rainfall Christmas Day over waterlogged Southern California
LOS ANGELES — Rain from a powerful winter storm that swept across Southern California has begun to taper…
Harvesting Sri Lanka’s tea was already a struggle for workers. Then came devastating floods
CRAIGHEAD ESTATE, Sri Lanka (AP) — Arumugam Manikavalli, awakened by ferocious rain and rumbling earth, fled her home…
Study finds climate change worsened Asia cyclones
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Ocean temperatures warmed by human-caused climate change fed the intense rainfall that triggered deadly…
More than 1,200 dead from floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand
BATANG TORU, Indonesia — Emergency crews raced to reach survivors and recover more bodies Tuesday as the death…
At least 248 killed in floods, landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island: Authorities
AGAM, Indonesia — Rescue workers in Indonesia struggled on Saturday to reach victims in several devastated areas that…
Death toll from floods and mudslides caused by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka rises to 132
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The death toll from heavy floods and mudslides caused by Cyclone Ditwah in…
Death toll from landslides and floods in Sri Lanka rises to 56
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka closed government offices and schools Friday as the death toll from…
Death toll in Vietnam floods reaches 90
At least 90 people have now died in floods and landslides in central Vietnam triggered by heavy rains…
Lingering thunderstorms bring flooding risk after atmospheric river drenches much of California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A powerful atmospheric river had mostly moved through California after causing at least six…
Taiwan begins evacuations ahead of tropical storm Fung-wong
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan evacuated more than 3,000 people from vulnerable areas and closed schools and offices…
Rescuers and aid workers race to reach flood-hit central Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Rescuers and aid workers in central Vietnam raced to reach isolated area that were…
Kenyan landslide death toll rises to 26 as flash floods hamper search for survivors
NAIROBI, Kenya — The death toll from a deadly landslide in western Kenya has risen to 26 after…