Floods

Floods are natural disasters involving an overflow of water that submerges land, causing widespread damage to infrastructure, economies, and communities. They are a recurring weather event that disrupts daily life and can lead to significant loss of life and property.

Why it’s in the news: Floods are in the news due to their severe impact on Thailand's economy and the automotive industry, as well as their deadly effects in Nepal and the threat they pose to a major international summit in Bangkok.

Latest on Floods

• Thai floods become 'new normal' for Toyota, Honda and other carmakers
• ‘Nothing is left’: deadly floods slam Thai economy and strain Bangkok ahead of IMF meeting
• Many Nepalis swept away in the floods aren't officially dead, leaving families in limbo
• Bangkok braces for fresh chaos as possible floods threaten IMF-World Bank summit
• As AI floods China’s screens with microdramas, viewers are getting picky
• Sinking city, rising rage: Bangkok’s floods fuel fury over government inaction
• Floods in Nepal and China have left over 2,400 people missing as of the latest count.
• raising risks of severe weather such as droughts, floods and heatwaves
• in the massive floods in southern China, it has been all rescue vehicle

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