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A man uses a large plastic tube to wade through floodwaters in the Bang Bua district of Bangkok on September 26, 2026. (WIKUS DE WET/AFP)
September 26, 2026, 1:19 pm
Canals full, roads underwater as Bangkok declares flood disaster amid torrential rains
Authorities say they will focus on draining floodwaters and keeping roads and drainage systems clear, tell public not to panic about food shortages
By Yonradee THUVAVONG
A resident looks at the swollen Trishuli river in Galchhi, Dhading District, Nepal, August 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
August 30, 2026, 9:19 pm
Nepal warns of possible fresh flooding as communities grapple with devastation
Death toll passes 800 with 3,000 still missing, as rescuers scramble to find survivors of Wednesday’s flood; residents begin to return to ruined homes; mass burials begin
By Agencies
A member of the security forces and his sniffer dog search for survivors following flash floods at Trishuli in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on August 27, 2026. (Prakash MATHEMA/AFP)
August 27, 2026, 6:10 pm
Nepal flood death toll rises to 362 as rescuers dig through mud for more than 1,400 missing
Foreign Ministry says it’s providing assistance in search for Israeli man among the missing, is in contact with his family; survivors describe towns completely wiped out as rescuers race against fresh flood risk
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A boy looks at the devastation caused by flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, August 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
August 26, 2026, 10:01 pm
At least 160 dead, hundreds of tourists missing, including Israeli, after Nepal-Tibet mudslide
Homes, roads and villages swept away after possible quake triggers Himalayan landslide and flooding; authorities fear death toll will rise significantly
By Gopal Sharma, Liz Lee, Sahana Bajracharya and Navesh Chitrakar
People walk in the rain in Jerusalem, August 15, 2026. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
August 26, 2026, 9:39 pm
Israel braces for ‘unprecedented’ summer rain, potential flooding this weekend
Heavy showers, thunderstorms and hail expected overnight Saturday-Sunday during usually dry season, with some areas potentially receiving up to 1.5 inches
By ToI Staff
Rescue forces search for a missing man who was caught in the Nahal Modi'in stream during a storm near the settlement of Modi’in Illit, January 15, 2026. (Jonathan Shaul/Flash90)
January 16, 2026, 1:48 pm
After three days, rescuers find body of teen swept away by stream in downpour
Moshe Lodimer, 17, was pulled into the Nahal Modi’in stream during a heavy storm; deputy fire chief calls on citizens to stay away from flood sites, overflowing streams
By ToI Staff
People sit on top of a car awaiting rescue services in the Shiloh River, January 2, 2026. (X Screenshot used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 2, 2026, 6:05 pm
Four people and horse safe after getting caught in floods, rescuers say
Two adults and a child wait on roof of semi-submerged car as responders pull up in rubber dinghy; horse manages to get out as injured man clings to branches until aid crews arrive
By ToI Staff
A bus is stopped as a tree collapses onto a road due to heavy winds and rain in Jerusalem, December 29, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 29, 2025, 12:57 pm
Man seriously injured as balcony collapses in storm; heavy rain, high winds pummel Israel
Tel Aviv building damaged as 70-year-old taken to hospital; lanes closed on Route 4, several southern roads shut; fallen tree crushes car in Herzliya, driver narrowly avoids injury
By ToI Staff
A winter day in Acre, December 27, 2025. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
December 28, 2025, 4:03 am
Israel braces for floods as downpour forecast for Monday
Some 60-80 millimeters of rain expected within a few hours in central areas; after rainy weekend, Sunday set to see less precipitation and winds, which will pick up the next day
By ToI Staff
Cars in a flooded street in Yavne, December 11, 2025 (National Fire and Rescue Authority)
December 11, 2025, 12:10 pm
Man found dead, 14 rescued from trapped vehicles, 2 girls hurt by tree amid winter storm
Rescue services say 53-year-old found lifeless in Netanya home likely died of hypothermia; streets and supermarkets flooded; heavy snow falls on Mount Hermon; Byron hits Gaza hard
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Lightning illuminates the sky over the Upper Galilee during a rain storm on November 13, 2025. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
December 9, 2025, 1:16 am
Storm Byron bears down on Israel as torrent expected to hit in force Wednesday
After battering Greece and Cyprus, Byron brings with it severe warnings from Israel’s weather service, with forecasted downpours expected to cause widespread flooding
By ToI Staff
FILE: Authorities block Route90 in the Negev Desert, after it was flooded due to heavy rains, May 4, 2025. (David Cohen/Flash90)
December 6, 2025, 5:57 pm
Police close all roads in and out of Eilat as flooding intensifies
Several highways closed as storms batter Arava and Negev desert regions, effectively cutting off southern resort city from the rest of Israel; airbase damaged by the harsh weather
By ToI Staff
Local residents look at a car trapped in the mud after flash flooding on the outskirts of Pir Baba, Buner district, in Pakistan's northwest, August 16, 2025. (AP/Muhammad Sajjad)
August 16, 2025, 4:06 pm
220 killed in Pakistan floods as rescuers pull more bodies from landslides
Higher-than-normal monsoon rains devastate country’s northwest Buner district, sweeping away homes as rescuers race to find survivors
By AP
ZAKA team members analyze water patterns in the Hill Country in Texas following the flash flood that killed more than 135 people in July 2025. (ZAKA)
July 27, 2025, 4:58 pm
ZAKA volunteers help guide search for victims of Texas Hill Country flooding
After July 4 flash floods, Israeli search and rescue team is using AI-based model to identify most likely locations of bodies
By Zev Stub
A sheriff's deputy pauses while combing through the banks of the Guadalupe River near Camp Mystic after a flash flood swept through the area, in Hunt, Texas, July 5, 2025. (Julio Cortez/AP)
July 6, 2025, 9:31 am
Toll in Texas floods rises to at least 51 amid desperate search for missing campers
Rescuers use helicopters, boats and drones to look for victims and help people stranded by flash floods that inundated popular vacation area, with more rains threatening region
By JIM VERTUNO, JULIO CORTEZ and John Seewer
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