By a widely accepted definition, a cloudburst means more than 100 mm of rainfall in one hour, over a small area.

Sudden and intense bursts of extreme rainfall are causing devastation across mountainous parts of South Asia, triggering ...

Cloudbursts have caused devastation in Pakistan and India during the monsoon. These intense rain events led to flash floods ...

Massive, sudden downpours of rain known as cloudbursts have struck India and Pakistan during this monsoon season, killing ...

State governments have adopted a fragmented approach, with planning based on local political pressures and haphazard bureaucratic decision-making ...

By Saeed Shah, Rajendra Jadhav and Shilpa Jamkhandikar ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Massive, sudden downpours of rain known ...

Dozens die each year, and 21 remain missing after the August 5 flooding in Uttarakhand state. Families get little or no compensation as most migrants work informally without contracts.

Ganga crosses warning level in Haridwar after heavy rains; rescue teams on standby as officials warn villagers near ...