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According to the latest UN reports, more than 4 million people have been affected by the floods in Pakistan. The death casualties have gone up to 1600. Pakistan occupied Punjab and Sindh province have been affected the worst. The floods in the north western part of the country are much more under control. The disaster has left millions of people stranded [...]

The billion-dollar floodgates being installed in Venice might not save the city. These mobile floodgates are being constructed with the aim of safeguarding the 1,300-year-old island city of Venice. The ambitious and costly engineering feat may not be enough to protect the city from rising sea levels due to climate change. Having risen from mudflats [...]

Heavy torrential rains in West Africa have caused flooding in several cities and affected over 350,000 people. In Burkina Faso, this is the worst flooding in 40 years. Burkina Faso is the last country that suffered the impact of these torrential rains that flooded the capital, Ouagadougou, in a few hours. About 110,000 inhabitants of this city have [...]