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Months after devastating floods, Mozambique faces a new crisis: lost harvests, damaged infrastructure, and soaring food prices have pushed thousands of families into acute food insecurity. With climate shocks stacking up, communities are struggling to recover before the next disaster hits.
Typhoon Higos hit areas near Tokyo on Saturday, bringing heavy rain to Pacific coastal regions, while a more powerful storm approaches, raising risks of landslides and floods.
Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a nationwide alert warning of heavy rain, flash floods and glacial lake outbursts in the next 12-24 hours as the country braces for a fourth consecutive monsoon season. The alert particularly highlights northern Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as most vulnerable, while urban areas including Islamabad and Rawalpindi are warned of flooding.
Increasing floods from climate change are destroying homes and farmland in Lubra, Nepal’s last Bon village. The ancient culture, preserved for centuries, now faces an uncertain future as flash floods force families to abandon their ancestral homes.
Japan's Meteorological Agency has issued the highest-level flood warning for the Kinokawa River in Wakayama Prefecture. Residents are urged to evacuate immediately due to dangerously high water levels from heavy rainfall. Authorities have activated emergency response plans.
Heavy rain has caused widespread flooding and landslides across southern and central China, killing at least 10 people. The downpours have broken local records, especially in Hubei province, and emergency responses have been activated.
A powerful high-pressure system is driving temperatures 10–15°C above seasonal averages across the western U.S. and Mexico, with extreme heat warnings in California and Arizona. At the same time, South Africa’s Western and Northern Cape provinces are battered by heavy rain and strong winds, raising fears of flash floods and landslides. The weather follows a deadly flooding event earlier this month that killed one person and displaced thousands.
At least 18 people have died in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains across several regions of Kenya, police said Sunday. Landslides hit central and eastern counties, causing damage to property and infrastructure. This marks the second deadly flood event in Kenya in under two months.
At least six people have died and thousands have been displaced by heavy rains causing floods and landslides in the Brazilian states of Pernambuco and Paraíba. Authorities raised the alert level to maximum and warned residents to remain cautious even as rains eased Saturday. President Lula offered federal assistance as the region braced for further impacts.
