The wettest winter weather in centuries has led to a deluge of attention-seeking politicians
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Floods in Brazil Kill 32: Officials
Over 50,000 people displaced by deluge
Eastern India Still Struggling in Wake of Cyclone Phailin
Post-cyclone rains cause fatalities, homelessness and damage to farms
Floods Surge Through 21 Thai Provinces
Disaster areas declared in northeast as deluge damages homes and farms
40,000 Tourists Stranded in Acapulco as Storm Kills 60 in Mexico
Updated: 3:45 P.M.
Chaos broke out in Mexico’s famous beach resort of Acapulco on Wednesday. Hotels rationed food for about 40,000 stranded tourists as floodwaters engulfed homes and cars, killing at least 60 people across the country. Acapulco’s international airport terminal is waist deep in water with mud, blocking the main access …
Manila Floods, Displacing Tens of Thousands
Torrential rains following Typhoon Saola have flooded the Philippine capital, displacing up to 20,000 residents and raising last week’s death toll to 51, according to the Associated Press.
After the Beijing Floods: Why Does China Obscure Death-Toll Statistics?
Chinese officials announced that the death toll from recent floods in Beijing was 77, not the earlier reported 37. Despite the authorities’ recent pledges of openness, an instinct to tightly control information remains in the …
Flash Floods Swamp Chinese Capital, Killing 37
The storm-induced paralysis was a reminder that for all its development, the Chinese capital still suffers from potentially debilitating infrastructure weaknesses
How the Changing Monsoon Is Changing India
Climate scientists are trying figure out how environmental changes are affecting the yearly monsoons — and the lives of millions
Must-Reads from Around the World, July 11, 2012
Today’s required reading: an interview with the Taliban, reporting from flood-hit Russia and go “inside Syria.”
Floods in South Asia: How to Help the Poor Help Themselves
With at least 5.5 million people affected by flooding in Pakistan and 2 million in India, monsoon floods on the Subcontinent sometimes seem like a grim annual ritual. But on a recent visit to Bihar, I found some surprising evidence that there are simple ways to reduce the vulnerability of even the poorest communities.
Rameshesh, a …
Pakistan’s Floods: Deja Vu, All Over Again
These days when it rains in South Asia, it doesn’t just pour — it floods. A month of monsoon squalls has deluged hundreds of towns and villages in northwest India and Pakistan. The latter has seen the most acute flooding, and, on all evidence, has been the least prepared for it. At least 233 people have already died and 300,000 …