Page 2 - Lethal Floods News Today

Unprecedented extreme weather in Pakistan is taking its toll on citizens, with a third of the country underwater.

​​​​Pakistan is warning that more flooding could hit the area around the southern Lake Manchar, which continues to swell from monsoon rains that have ravaged the country since June.

Flood-ravaged Pakistan has appealed to the international community for an “immense humanitarian response” to help the South Asian nation in its “hour of need” as the death toll surpassed 1,265 people from the current disaster.

The "monster" monsoon has affected 1 in 7 people, and follows the previous “climate blow” of deadly heatwaves earlier this year.

"Right now, one-third of Pakistan is underwater and 33 million are affected. This is a huge humanitarian disaster and I would call it quite apocalyptic."

Some of the heaviest rain in decades swamped Seoul’s streets, with more bad weather forecast.

Authorities have declared a civil emergency after several remote villages ended up being cut off.

Some areas recorded rainfall of up to "30 litres per square metre" over the weekend.

Anne Spiegel has quit her post as minister for families and women citing “political pressure”.

German police have raided several homes and offices in an investigation into last summers deadly floods.