Rapid loss of coral reefs around the world would double the annually expected damages from flooding, and triple the costs from frequent storms, a study has found.

IMD indicates that 'heavy to very heavy rainfall' is likely at a few places and at isolated places over Konkan, Goa from June 7-12

Heavy rain killed at least two people in Nyal, a county in Southern Unity state, while hundreds have also been left homeless.

Kenya has set aside $50 million in the next financial year, starting July, to mitigate the effects of drought and floods that are now considered national disasters.

What should be a welcome change to the weather in Kenya — rain — has instead turned the country into a life-threatening disaster zone.

Nyeri — Four hundred and fifty pupils from Nyeri Good Shepherd Academy were forced to stay away from their classrooms after the school was flooded due to heavy rains Tuesday evening.

When heavy rains hit Kenya's capital in March, Penina Mueni's three sewing machines went underwater.

Flooding caused by heavy rainfall has killed three people and destroyed 20 houses in Gombe State.

Eight other persons were injured from the effects of the rainfall, an official said.