Afghan air forces have rescued 158 people stranded by flooding in the eastern province of Nangarhar, the provincial government office said in a statement on Wednesday.

A series of severe natural disasters has been recorded across different parts of the world within a single day, highlighting the growing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events.

Heavy rainfall triggered flooding and mudslides across Azerbaijan in early April 2026, marking the second severe weather event to strike the country within just one week.

Severe thunderstorms sweeping across Australia's Melbourne city have brought intense rainfall and heightened the risk of flash flooding across large parts of central Victoria.

Tanzania's meteorological authority on Thursday released its climate outlook for the March-May 2026 rainy season, warning of potential floods