By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) -Torrential rains swept across swathes of China on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Danas drenched ...

Nepal’s mountainous terrain is vulnerable to flash floods. Disasters have gotten deadlier in recent years in part because of ...

At least eight people were listed as missing in the worst-hit provinces of Henan, Hubei and Guizhou, where rivers overtopped ...

The authorities warned of possible flash flooding as the remnants of Typhoon Danas passed through the region. Hong Kong suspended schools for Friday.

A mountain river swollen by monsoon rains has swept away the main bridge linking Nepal with China. The flooding Tuesday also ...

China's north and west braced for more flash floods and landslides on Thursday as annual 'Plum Rains' left a trail of ...

China has expanded the economic safeguards for segments of its population affected by flood control schemes in times of ...

More than a million people have been forced from their homes by the remnants of a storm in China’s northeastern Hebei province, according to state media, as officials warned it could take a ...

China’s government has mounted a top-down effort to revamp how the country responds to extreme weather in recent years after 2021 floods in Henan’s Zhengzhou killed more than 300 people.

As of Sunday afternoon, floods had disrupted the lives of over 5.5 million people in the province, with nearly half a million evacuated from their homes, China’s state-broadcaster CCTV reported.

Almost all of China's medium and large cities are susceptible to floods. Some experts are promoting a solution called sponge cities — urban landscapes that are softer and meant to absorb more water.