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President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 campaign for a second term has kicked off as APC supporters and party leaders flooded the Ranchers Bees Stadium in Kaduna Stat Read More: https://punchng.com/photos-tinubus-2027-campaign-kicks-off-as-apc-supporters-flood-kaduna-stadium/
A young driver has survived a terrifying plunge into floodwaters on the Sunshine Coast, with rescuers reaching the man in the nick of time.
Emergency co-ordinators say wet ground and high rivers after Storm Austen increase risk of inland flooding
Intense rainfall slammed the Four Corners region late this week. As rivers flooded, towns declared evacuations and emergencies and made rescues.
Thousands of President Bola Tinubu’s supporters held a solidarity march in Kaduna ahead of the APC’s 2027 presidential campaign flag-off rally. Read More: https://punchng.com/thousands-flood-kaduna-ahead-of-apc-campaign-rally/
"The Kindness Mob," a group of half-a-million people, is helping online strangers recover from hate comments. Steve Hartman goes "On the Road" to meet one woman who benefited from the mob's help.
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Multiple states are dealing with severe weather, including flooding and gusty winds. Rob Marciano has the details.
Fast-moving floodwaters are surging across the southwest. Authorities are urging families to evacuate when asked. NBC News’ Steve Patterson with the images coming in.
Authorities in south-east Queensland have saved a man in a daring rescue, pulling him from floodwaters on the Sunshine Coast.
Thousands of APC supporters on Friday joined a solidarity walk in Kaduna ahead of President Bola Tinubu’s presidential campaign rally on Saturday. Read More: https://punchng.com/thousands-flood-kaduna-streets-ahead-of-apc-presidential-campaign-rally/
The country's biggest wool scourer is gearing up for a huge influx during the upcoming summer peak season, barely four years after Cyclone Gabrielle nearly destroyed it.
The rescue was caught on camera as Will Murray was reporting on the heavy rainfall and flooding in Australia when a man drove his car through the floodwaters.
The principal of a government school in flood-hit Nepal has set up tents to ensure hundreds of children he guided to safety two months ago can continue their education. Rajendra Dawadi, head of Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School in Nuwakot, one of the areas hit hardest by the flash floods, was hailed as a hero when his swift actions helped to save the lives
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — The 2026/2027 North-east Monsoon (MTL) is expected to begin on October 27 and continue unti...
PUB will also study longer-term flood mitigation measures for the wider Bukit Timah catchment, including underground detention structures to temporarily store excess stormwater.
The National Emergency Management Agency says flooding has killed 245 people and displaced 214,997 across 28 states in Nigeria as of October 20, 2026. Read More: https://punchng.com/flooding-kills-245-displaces-over-214000-nigerians-nema/
<p>Storm Adam brings torrential rain to Valencia, Alicante and Balearic Islands, as Storm Austen strikes England and Wales</p><p>Storm Adam brought torrential rain to eastern Spain earlier this week. In Pego, Alicante, 632mm fell in 36 hours, with 430mm of this falling in just six hours, while the Valencian town of Olivia received 600mm in 24 hours.</p><p>Th
<p>The prime minister said the government is having conversation about emergency preparedness</p><p><strong>A DUP minister has said he is confident MP Carla Lockhart will stay in the party despite leaving its main decision-making body amid a row with party leadership over the future of Stormont.</strong></p><p>Lockhart is at odds with DUP leader, fellow MP G
An Australian TV reporter has described the "terrifying" moment he swam into rising floodwaters to help pull a man out of a sinking car.
KATHMANDU, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Nepal will receive $20m in aid from the United Nations' climate loss and damage fund after the devastating flood along its border with China’s Tibet region in August, the government said late on Thursday.
Los Angeles, Las Vegas and the surrounding areas face threats of flash floods, large hail and tornadoes, an extremely rare occurrence in that region. Nearly 30 million people are in the storm zone. Carter Evans reports from Malibu and Rob Marciano has the forecast.
Cave divers abseil into the abyss searching for signs of Australia's largest carnivorous bat, to save it from going locally extinct in outback Queensland.
The council put in $7.1m, with $64m from a Government cyclone support package.
Steam Next Fest is upon us, and fans agree it's the AI-sloppiest one yet. Next Fest, Steam's occasional multi-day promotion in which developers release demos of their games so players can get a preview of what's to come, has increasingly become unwieldy due to the sheer number of demos to play, but the advent of AI models and vibe-coding has exacerbate
Ireland head coach Scott Bemand makes two changes for first of two WXV Global Series matches in Cape Town
The deaths include two women found drowned in a cellar in the Bouches-du-Rhône region.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — The last signals emitted from the mobile phones of the missing Malaysians in Nepal were tra...
Roads across south-east Queensland have been closed as heavy rain causes flash flooding conditions.
ABC reporter Will Murray and another man swam out to the car and pulled the driver out of the vehicle.
Messages of encouragement from customers and people in the neighborhood helped the owner of Ramen Mitake to find the strength to start over.
Several people have been rescued from floodwaters overnight as heavy rainfall sets in across central and southern Queensland.
A flash flooding warning is in place for most of the northern Greater Brisbane region, and a second front threatens residents south of the city.
The decision to proceed with the Jackdaw gas field will make the UK complicit in pushing up greenhouse gas emissions and give other countries an excuse to do likewise, says Bill McGuire
After wildfires scarred the Sacramento Mountains above Ruidoso, New Mexico, the community was under heightened threat of catastrophic flooding. Officials were aware but continued to promote the town to tourists who were oblivious to the danger.
Brazil spent years targeting electoral lies on the internet. Now, artificial intelligence is stumping the election authorities and reshaping a high-stakes race.
According to Chiba Prefecture's disaster response headquarters, 10 people have been killed and 37 injured in the prefecture by Typhoon Dujuan.
Floods persisted in parts of Bangkok and 19 provinces, mostly in the Central Plains, on Wednesday, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.
GUA MUSANG, Oct 21 — A flash flood, accompanied by surging waters and a mudflow, caused the Kampung Brooke Lama su...
The cabinet has approved 10.5 billion baht in central budget funding for fiscal 2027 to compensate flood victims, as the government introduces financial, tax and insurance measures to help affected households, farmers and businesses.
<p>Trudy weakens to tropical storm after warnings of strong winds and heavy rain, while one person killed in Greece</p><p>In contrast to the quiet Atlantic hurricane season, there has been ongoing activity in the Pacific, with Trudy being the 22nd and latest named system. The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/17/hurricane-trudy-mexico">cate
Repeated displacement during three years of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has left shelters across the enclave increasingly damaged, while restrictions and funding shortages are u...
General insurance provider said recent ‘severe weather events absolutely inform our decisions’
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