South Asia Monsoon Flooding
Severe flooding and landslide events across India and Nepal during monsoon season causing mass casualties and infrastructure damage.
15 events across this topic and its sub-topics
- Single source3 days ago
Pakistan deploys fishing nets above security posts to defend against drones
Pakistan has installed overhead nets at military outposts in attack-prone regions as an inexpensive countermeasure against armed group drone strikes.
Al Jazeera
- Single source6 days ago
Tower crumbles unexpectedly as Indian mosque undergoes demolition
Minaret collapses during demolition of Indian mosque, raising questions about structural safety and legal oversight.
Al Jazeera
- Single sourceMARKET SHOCK ↓7 days ago
Pakistan claims air strikes eliminated two dozen militants in Afghan territory
Pakistan reports killing 22 fighters in air strikes on Afghanistan hideouts, escalating cross-border military operations.
Al Jazeera
- Single source8 days ago
India tears down mosque section to enlarge Hindu pilgrimage destination
India demolishes part of mosque in Ujjain to expand Hindu pilgrimage site, raising communal tensions.
Al Jazeera
- Reported by 2 outletsMARKET SHOCK ↓9 days ago
Severe monsoon weather kills dozens in Nepal, damages infrastructure
Torrential rains caused flooding and ground collapse across Nepal, while a separate avalanche left workers unaccounted for.
Al Jazeera · Kagan Dunlap
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- Single sourceMARKET SHOCK ↓9 days ago
Mountainside collapse in Nepal blocks transport and services
A portion of a mountain fell into a river in Nepal's Mustang region following intense rainfall, disrupting local infrastructure and supply routes.
Al Jazeera
- Single source9 days ago
Indian authorities confront demonstrators protesting religious structure removals
Law enforcement engaged with crowds objecting to mosque demolitions, sparking tensions around property and civil liberties.
Al Jazeera
- Single sourceMARKET SHOCK ↓10 days ago
Nepal's peak tourism season disrupted as floods and landslides claim 14 lives
Deadly floods and landslides kill 14 in Nepal during peak tourism season, disrupting travel and economic activity.
Al Jazeera
- Single source10 days ago
Nepal grapples with missing persons crisis weeks after devastating floods
Nepal faces ongoing humanitarian crisis one month after catastrophic floods with thousands still missing.
Al Jazeera
- Single source10 days ago
Indian religious groups mobilize against destruction of centuries-old place of worship
Hundreds of Muslims assembled in Ujjain to oppose plans to tear down a 600-year-old mosque, citing religious and cultural preservation concerns.
Al Jazeera
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- Single source10 days ago
Afghanistan says 28 combatants died in Pakistan border fighting
Afghanistan reports 28 fighters killed in cross-border clashes with Pakistan amid escalating accusations between Islamabad and Kabul.
Al Jazeera
- Single sourceMARKET SHOCK ↓10 days ago
Heavy flooding and mudslides across India and Nepal claim dozens of lives
Rivers swelled beyond safe thresholds in both nations, causing casualties and damaging infrastructure and crops over a three-day period.
Al Jazeera
- Single sourceMARKET SHOCK ↓11 days ago
Explosive vehicle attack at Pakistan checkpoint leaves dozen dead
A bomb-laden vehicle detonated at a roadside security post in northwest Pakistan, resulting in at least a dozen fatalities.
Al Jazeera
- Single source11 days ago
Pakistan launches fresh strikes across Afghan border amid escalating tensions
Pakistan has conducted new military operations inside Afghanistan as part of an ongoing cycle of cross-border violence between the two nations.
Al Jazeera
- Single sourceabout 1 month ago
India's avocado market transitions from specialty item to widespread crop
India's avocado production and consumption are expanding, shifting the crop from niche to mainstream market status.
BBC News