Clashes between police and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activists continued at Islamabad's D-Chowk on Saturday. Heavy rainfall diminished the impact of police tear gas, allowing a surge of protesters to advance towards D-Chowk, according to a report by the Express Tribune.
The Ministry of National Health Services and Regulations of Pakistan has issued an urgent advisory, warning of increased risk of dengue transmission due to heavy rainfall in the country.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority has issued warnings of possible heavy rainfall across various locations in Bagmati and Koshi urging people to exercise caution while travelling.
The heavy rainfall over the past three days has resulted in season's first snowfall in Thangu (3900 metres) and Gurudongmar Lake (5425 m) in the tundra belt of North Sikkim. The snowfall is much before the onset of the winter season.
The devastating series of floods, landslides and inundations has pushed the death toll to 112 in Nepal so far in the last 24 hours, as per data received from the Armed Police Force (APF) and the Nepal Police on Sunday.
Nepal's Department of Flood Forecasting Division said that the main affected areas include the rivers towards west of Arun Basin (Sankhuwasabha District) to Banganga (Kapilvastu District) (also including Arun, Dudhkoshi, Sunkoshi, Bagmati, Narayani, Tinau, Banganga and their tributaries).
After continuous heavy rainfall in Gujarat, caused significant damage to crops in the state, Agriculture Minister Raghavji Patel announced that the government will soon announce assistance for the loss suffered by the farmers due to heavy rains.
After continuous rise in water levels of Ganga for past few days due to heavy rainfall, finally the water level has begun to decline leaving silt on Varanasi ghats, causing significant difficulties for tourist in Varanasi.
Experts in Austria have raised alarms about the growing impact of climate change on storms and floods, linking recent heavy rainfall to global warming and urging for stronger adaptation measures.