The states of Sarawak and Sabah, top oil palm growing areas, were among the worst-affected areas by recent heavy rains and ...

A woman has died in Australia and thousands have been forced to flee their homes after torrential rainfall has caused ...

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Some areas have seen up to 600mm of rain in just 24 hours, with forecasts predicting more heavy downpours in coming days ...

Meanwhile, Ille-et-Vilaine's administrative centre Rennes experienced its worst flooding in 40 years, with rainfall around the city exceeding 178mm for January. The city of Rennes has already begun ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Monsoon rains unleashed flooding in Australia’s Queensland ... and blocked drinking water supplies to the worst-hit area. Queensland’s north coast is regularly ...

Hundreds of people are in evacuation centres while 1700 homes in north Queensland remain under threat of flooding.

Meanwhile, Mohd Azrul Lamada, 37, from Kampung Kuranji, said although this was not the worst flood the village had ever seen, it was among the most severe due to the speed of the rising waters.

Meteorologists say these could be the worst floods in the region in more than 60 years. Torrential rain has caused flooding in parts of northern Queensland [Reuters] Crisafulli said conditions ...