Heavy rains and flooding in the Dominican Republic and Haiti have killed at least 19 people and displaced thousands more, according to the latest toll by officials and the Red Cross.
Powerful storms that began April 7 have continued dumping rain on the neigboring Caribbean nations -- which share the island of Hispaniola -- with authorities staying vigilant despite ebbing intensity of rainfall in recent hours.
Haiti's civil protection agency on Tuesday reported 12 deaths across several departments. Dominican authorities on Wednesday put the death toll in the country at seven.
"Five bodies have been recovered," civil defense director Juan Salas told AFP, adding to two deaths confirmed last week.
A dangerous typhoon bore down on two U.S. territories in the western Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, bringing strong winds and life-threatening flooding.
Typhoon Sinlaku was downgraded from a super typhoon early Wednesday local time as it battered the Northern Mariana Islands, according to the latest advisory from the National Weather Service (NWS) in Guam.
The center of the powerful storm was pulling away from Tinian and Saipan, moving northwest at 5 mph. Forecasters said it is expected to pass just west of the islands of Almagan, Pagan and Agrihan in the latter half of the week.
As of the latest advisory, maximum sustained winds had decreased to 145 mph, with typhoon-force winds extending up to 75 miles from the center and tropical storm force winds extending outward up to 265 miles.
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Saudi Arabia suspended in-person classes at several schools and universities Sunday after torrential rains and flooding swept through Riyadh and other parts of the kingdom.
Footage shared on US social media company X showed torrents of water rushing through streets in the Saudi capital after intense rainfall late Saturday.
The National Center for Meteorology said heavy rain affecting Riyadh would continue until early Sunday, though its intensity was expected to gradually ease.
The Saudi Civil Defense urged residents in Riyadh and the Eastern Province to exercise caution and follow official safety instructions.
Saudi state-run Alekhbariah said in-person classes were suspended Sunday at several universities and schools, including Al-Baha University, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences and King Khalid University.
The weather center had warned Thursday that most regions of the country would experience moderate to heavy rainfall through Tuesday.
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Heavy flooding occurred yesterday in Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, China, following a sudden rainstorm.
On the afternoon of April 7, 2026, Chaozhou city was suddenly affected by a new round of severe convective weather. Against the backdrop of intensified warm and humid airflow and accumulated atmospheric instability, convective cloud clusters rapidly developed over the urban area, bringing a complex combination of strong winds, frequent thunder, and heavy rainfall.
Severe rainfall across Türkiye has led to at least two fatalities and caused extensive damage to infrastructure in multiple regions.
In Osmaniye Province, flooding and mudslides hit the Kadirli district after rivers overflowed, leaving several vehicles submerged, The Caspian Post reports, citing Turkish media.
In the Düzici district, a bridge spanning the Delici River collapsed, severing the road that connects the Karajaoglan neighborhood with the village of Göllüler.
Negative impacts have also been reported in Gaziantep and Şanlıurfa, where streets have been inundated and traffic flow has been significantly disrupted.
Local authorities have called on residents to remain cautious due to the continuing threats of flooding, mudslides, and landslides.
According to Haber Global, heavy rainfall is forecast to affect 44 provinces, with some areas also expected to see snowfall as cold air masses move in from the Balkans.
The Turkish Meteorological Service has issued warnings about severe weather conditions, including for the cities of Istanbul and Ankara.
Heavy rains in the Dominican Republic killed a toddler, damaged more than 1,000 homes and caused power and water outages on Wednesday, forcing officials to suspend classes at some public and private schools.
Forecasters noted that 12 inches (30 centimeters) of rain fell in some areas in less than 24 hours, forcing crews to evacuate more than 5,000 people.
"There is no storm drainage system that can withstand that anywhere in the world," President Luis Abinader said.
A press official with the Civil Defense agency, Jayssi Capellán, told The Associated Press that a nearly 2-year-old girl died after a wall at her home collapsed in the capital of Santo Domingo.
The government ordered nonessential employees to work remotely as authorities warned of flooding and possible landslides, with more than a dozen provinces under alert, including Santo Domingo, which is the hardest hit area.
Authorities in the capital of the southern Russian region of Dagestan declared a state of emergency on Saturday after heavy rainfall led to widespread flooding and power cuts in the region.
"Emergency services have been placed on high alert, efforts are under way to deal with the aftermath, and assistance will be provided to affected residents," the Makhachkala city administration said on Telegram.
More than 327,000 people remain without power in Dagestan due to bad weather, the regional ministry of emergency situations said.
"As of 12:00 (Moscow time, 0900 GMT), 283 settlements with a population of 327,183 people, including 89,705 children, remain without electricity," the ministry said on its website.
The death toll from the flooding in Russia's Caucasian Dagestan region has risen to six, following the discovery of an elderly woman's body, according to the regional office of the Russian Emergency Ministry on Tuesday.
"In Mikhaylovka, volunteers and rescuers found the body of a missing resident born in 1947 under the rubble. The number of victims of the flooding in Dagestan has reached six people," it said in a statement, News.Az reports, citing foreign media.
The Russian Hydrometeorological Center declared an orange-level weather warning in the region, the second-highest on the color scale of weather warnings, indicating dangerous weather conditions with the likelihood of natural disasters and damage.
Residents and visitors of the region are urged to take precautions.
Work continues in Dagestan to address the aftermath of heavy rains that led to widespread flooding in several districts in late March and early April.
The situation remains difficult in the regional administrative center, the city of Makhachkala, as well as the Khasavyurt and Derbent districts, where dozens of homes, cars and garden plots have been flooded.
Several bridges were washed away by the adverse weather. A local-level state of emergency and a heightened alert regime have been declared in the region.
Severe flooding, a landslide and thunderstorms in parts of Afghanistan have left 17 people dead and 26 injured over the last 24 hours, authorities said Sunday, the latest casualties from extreme weather in the country this season.
The number of casualties could increase as crews from the country's National Disaster Management Authority survey the affected areas, the authority's spokesman Yousuf Hammad said in a statement. Thirteen of Afghanistan's 34 provinces, mostly in the western, central and northwestern parts of the country, were affected.
The severe weather also left 147 homes either completely or partially destroyed, wiped out 80 kilometers of roads and destroyed agricultural land and irrigation canals, Hammad said.
Earlier this year, heavy snowfall and flash floods left dozens of people dead across the country.
At least 42 people have been killed following severe flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall across Afghanistan, according to officials.
The National Disaster Management Authority of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan stated that 14 people lost their lives within the last 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 42.
Authorities reported that at least 17 others were injured as extreme weather conditions continued to affect several provinces.
Widespread flooding, landslides and lightning strikes triggered by fierce storms across Afghanistan have left 77 people dead and 137 injured over the last 10 days, the country's Disaster Management Authority said Saturday.
More rain has been forecast for the coming days throughout Afghanistan, and the authority warned the public to stay away from river banks and other areas prone to flooding.
So far this year, dozens of people have died due to extreme weather in Afghanistan, an impoverished country that is highly vulnerable to extreme weather events. Earlier this year, heavy snowfall and flash floods left dozens of people dead across the country.
The recent toll includes 26 people killed over the last 48 hours, the disaster authority said.
Taliban-run National Disaster Preparedness Authority officials say recent floods across Afghanistan have killed 99 people and injured 154 others.
Mohammad Yousuf Hamad, spokesperson for the authority, said in a video statement on Sunday, March 5, 2026, that 13 people died and 13 others were injured in the past 24 hours alone across several provinces.
He added that around 6,000 families have been affected by the floods, with more than 3,600 homes either partially or completely destroyed.
According to the authority, heavy rainfall triggered destructive floods in over 20 provinces, leaving thousands of families without their property.
The floods also destroyed approximately 11,700 jeribs of farmland and damaged 337 kilometers of roads.
Heavy rainfall and related disasters across Afghanistan have killed 148 people since March 25, the National Disaster Management Authority said on Wednesday, with 15 deaths recorded in the past 24 hours.
The authority spokesperson Hafiz Mohammad Yusuf Hammad, in a video message posted on X, said the number of injured has risen to 216, while eight more people are missing due to rain-related incidents.
The fatalities were caused by heavy rainfall, flash floods, landslides, house collapses, thunderstorms and lightning strikes, the official added.
Severe flooding has killed at least 15 people in Angola and forced thousands to flee their homes, according to local authorities. The floods, caused by heavy rains, have affected several regions of the country, worsening an already fragile humanitarian situation.
The floods caused significant material damage, sweeping away homes and destroying essential infrastructure. In some areas, roads were cut off and villages isolated, complicating access for emergency services and slowing aid operations for the affected population. Authorities are reporting widespread destruction.
Thousands of people have been displaced, often in emergency situations, and are now homeless. Living conditions in the affected areas are particularly precarious, with limited access to clean water, food, and healthcare. Humanitarian organizations are warning of the risk of disease spreading in the flooded areas.
Torrential rains in Angola's Benguela and Luanda provinces have left 29 people dead, 17 injured, and three missing, according to provincial data from the country's Civil Protection and Firefighting Services on Monday.
Benguela, a coastal city along the Atlantic Ocean, recorded the highest number of fatalities at 23, accounting for 13 of the injured and two of the missing.
In Luanda, the capital, six people were killed, while one person remains missing.
"The floods affected a total of 33,355 people in the two provinces, flooded 6,752 homes and caused 201 house collapses in Benguela," the service said.
Authorities also reported damage to boats and vehicles in Benguela, while in Luanda, telecommunications, electricity, health, and education infrastructure were affected, along with landslides and fallen trees.
Heavy rain on Saturday triggered mudslides and flooding in Miaoli County, inundating homes and roads, disrupting traffic and leaving residents stranded in muddy water.
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