Massive flooding and mudslides in north-eastern India’s Assam state have claimed eight more lives, officials said on Sunday. It takes the death toll from weeks of heavy rain that caused one of Asia’s largest rivers to overflow to 62.

At least 18 people have died after floods across north-eastern India and Bangladesh, leaving millions of homes underwater.

One person died and three are missing in northern China after a vehicle fell into the water in mountain flooding from heavy rain in the Inner Mongolia region

Pre-monsoon deluges have flooded parts of India and Bangladesh, killing at least 24 people in recent weeks and sending 90,000 people into shelters, authorities said.

At least eight people have died in floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rains in India’s remote northeast region, officials said.

South Africa has declaring a national state of disaster and allocated £51 million to help those hit by floods that have killed at least 443 people in the eastern city of Durban and surrounding Kwazulu-Natal province.

Heavy rains and flooding have killed at least 306 people in South Africa’s eastern KwaZulu-Natal province, including the city of Durban, and more rainstorms are forecast in the coming days.

Australia’s prime minister has said he will declare a national emergency following floods across large swathes of the east coast that have claimed 22 lives.

Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology warned of life-threatening flash flooding and damaging winds with peak gusts in excess of 90kph

The body of a man, aged in his 70s, was found in a flooded apartment, a police statement said

The bodies of the man and his dog were retrieved hours later from a submerged car which had been washed from the road, a police statement said

At least 2,400 residences in the capital are flooded and low-lying areas of the city are in deep water, officials said

At least 17 people have died and dozens are reported missing in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh after days of heavy rains, authorities said.

At least 14 people have died in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu during several days of heavy rains, officials have said.

Hundreds of thousands of tons of rubbish have been removed from a valley in western Germany since it was devastated by flooding in mid-July, equivalent to four decades’ worth of waste, authorities said.

At least six people have been killed and three others are missing after flash floods from torrential rains struck Indonesia’s main island of Java.

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At least 46 people have died and several are missing after floods triggered by heavy rain hit the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand.

At least 22 people have died and others are missing in floods triggered by heavy rains in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, officials have said.

At least 18 people have died a day after torrential rains swept through villages and flooded roads in the southern Indian state of Kerala.

At least eight people have died and a dozen are feared missing after a day of torrential rain in the southern Indian state of Kerala.

More than a month after extreme flooding killed more than 180 people in western Germany, survivors of the disaster, first responders, religious leaders and government officials came together to remember the victims who died and to express hope for ...

Rescuers recovered more bodies from the severe flooding that devastated parts of Turkey’s Black Sea coast last week, bringing the death toll to 72, officials said.

Turkey has sent ships to help evacuate people and vehicles from a northern town on the Black Sea that was hard hit by flooding, as the death toll in the disaster rose to at least 62. Many more people remain missing after the floods on Wednesday.

The death toll from severe floods and mudslides along Turkey’s Black Sea coast has climbed to at least 55, the country’s emergency and disaster agency said Saturday, as authorities disputed reports that hundreds of people were missing.

The death toll from severe floods and mudslides that struck northern Turkey has risen to 27 after 10 more bodies were recovered by rescue teams overnight.

Turkish authorities said Thursday the death toll from the severe floods and mudslides that struck the north of the country has risen to 11. One other person is reported missing.

German prosecutors have launched formal investigations into whether two regional officials failed to properly warn residents ahead of last month’s floods that killed 141 people and injured hundreds more.

Prosecutors in Belgium have opened an investigation into floods that hit several towns earlier this month, leaving 37 people dead.

New floods have again swamped areas of Belgium and washed away cars as a wave of thunderstorms and heavy rain hit the country on Saturday. The provinces of Namur and Walloon Brabant south-east of the capital city Brussels were particularly hit.

Germany’s national railway operator has estimated that last week’s flooding caused damage worth 1. 3 billion euros (£1. 1 billion) to its network, offering another glimpse of the extent of the devastation.

“It’s clear we are the hot spot” of the flooding damage in the Netherlands, said one Dutch mayor. 

Germany’s Cabinet has approved a roughly €400 million package of immediate aid for victims of last week’s floods and vowed to get started quickly on rebuilding the devastated areas.

Belgium has held a day of mourning for the victims of last week’s devastating floods, while German chancellor Angela Merkel made her second visit to the region worst hit by the disaster that left nearly 200 people dead in the two nations.

German officials have defended their preparations for flooding in the face of the raging torrents that caught many people by surprise and left over 180 people dead in Western Europe – but conceded that they will need to learn lessons from the ...

The death toll from flooding in Germany and Belgium climbed above 180 on Sunday after rescue workers dug deeper into debris left by receding waters.

Days of heavy rain turned normally minor rivers and streets into raging torrents this week and caused the disastrous flooding that swept away cars, destroyed homes and trapped residents

Waters are receding across many of the affected regions, but officials fear that more bodies might be found in cars and trucks that were swept away.

Emergency workers in western German and Belgium are working to rescue hundreds of people in danger or still unaccounted for as the death toll from devastating floods rose to more than 120.

Hundreds of people are still missing and thousands are homeless after days of heavy storms that caused flash floods across western Germany and Belgium

The death toll from devastating floods across parts of western Germany and Belgium rose above 90 on Friday, as the search continued for hundreds of people still unaccounted for.

Among the worst-hit German villages was Schuld, where several homes collapsed and dozens of people remained unaccounted for.

At least six people have died and several more are missing in Germany after heavy flooding turned streams and streets into raging torrents, sweeping away cars and causing buildings to collapse.

Storms have caused widespread flooding across central Germany overnight, with authorities warning that more rain is on the way.