Tag: Monsoon
Beware of the monsoon diseases trifecta
The monsoon period is closely associated with a surge in waterborne, vector-borne, and airborne illnesses, forming a trifecta of health threats that require urgent public awareness and preventive action.
Pakistan monsoon death toll rises to 225 in 48 hours
The meteorological department has issued a heavy rain alert for Pakistan's northwest for the next few hours, urging people to take "precautionary measures".
Nepal surveys flood wreckage as death toll reaches 209
Climate expert Arun Bhakta Shrestha of ICIMOD told AFP that rainfall should be decreasing by late September with the end of the annual monsoon.
Monsoon floods in India’s Gujarat kill at least 28 people
The state government said late Wednesday that 13 people had died from drowning and the rest from houses or trees collapsing on them.
