CO2: 427.87 ppmIndian soldiers rescue four boys swept by floodwaters towards border with Pakistan
India said it opened gates of major dams on rivers in its part of the Kashmir region following heavy rains
Heavy monsoon rains and flash floods have killed at least 739 people across Pakistan since late June, displacing thousands and destroying homes and crops, with more severe weather expected in the weeks ahead, according to UN agencies and national authorities.
Relentless monsoon rains continue to wreak havoc across Pakistan, leaving villages cut off, homes destroyed and families struggling to access food, clean water and medical care.
The Trump administration is holding the country back from predicting how bad extreme rainfall could get.
Typhoon damages 7,000 houses, uproots 18,000 and inundates thousands of hectares of rice fields weeks before harvest
Some 2.2 billion people worldwide still lack access to safely managed drinking water services, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) - an increasingly urgent challenge as demand for safer access to the vital resource grows.
Disaster relief professionals suggest backup food supplies, waterproof pouches for important documents and water filtration systems.
More cloudbursts are expected to intensify problems for people already rendered homeless