Rain continued to delay the start of the second one-day international between England and Pakistan at Lord’s on Saturday. Officials had hoped to get the match underway 30 minutes later than scheduled at 11:30 am local time (1030 GMT). But drizzle, which at one stage became a light shower, kept the teams in the pavilion. […]
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Rescuers struggle to locate dozens in landslide-hit Japan town
Authorities in a landslide-hit Japanese holiday town were trying to locate 80 residents on Monday as rescue teams trawled through the muddy debris looking for survivors. Soldiers and emergency workers used hand-held poles and mechanical diggers in the desperate search, two days after a torrent of earth slammed down a mountainside and through part of […]
19 missing in Japan landslide after heavy rain: official
A landslide engulfed houses and left 19 people missing in Japan’s central Shizuoka region on Saturday, local officials said, following days of heavy rain. Television footage showed a torrent of mud obliterating some buildings and burying others in Atami city, with people running away as it crashed over a hillside road. “The safety of 19 […]
Rain delays World Test Championship final again
Rain once more interrupted the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand, with a heavy downpour delaying the scheduled 10:30 am local time (0930 GMT) start of the fourth day’s play at Southampton on Monday. Overnight and early morning rain meant the pitch and square at Hampshire’s headquarters remained fully covered. In a […]
Eastern Canada battles flooding after days of rain
Several days of heavy rains have swollen rivers and reservoirs in eastern Canada, driving thousands of people from their homes. The worst situation is in the town of Ste-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, west of Montreal. It was inundated Saturday night after the Lake of Two Mountains burst through a natural dike. More than 6,500 people there have been […]
Torrential rain triggers flooding, evacuations in Indonesia’s capital
Torrential rain triggered flooding in parts of the Indonesian capital Jakarta overnight, the disaster agency said Friday, forcing the evacuation of residents. Heavy rain pounded the greater Jakarta area, causing the Ciliwung river to burst its banks, and prompting flash flooding in at least 17 communities. Dozens of residents in parts of the capital’s east, […]
Rain kills 39 across the country
National Disaster Management Authority confirmed on Wednesday that the rains in Punjab, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa took lives of at least 39 people and injured 153 people. The authority further stated that around 80 houses have been damaged across the country due to the torrential rain. The heavy rain interrupted the power supply in Faisalabad. […]
More widespread rain/thunderstorm expected across country
LAHORE: Widespread rain/thunderstorm (with scattered heavy falls) with snowfall over hills is expected in Balochistan (Quetta, Zhob, Kalat, Makran, Sibbi, Nasirabad divisions), Khuber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Islamabad, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, while at scattered places in Sindh Including Karachi. Heavy falls may trigger landslides in Malakand, Hazara divisions, Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir may cause flash flooding in […]
Play resumes in N. Zealand as Sri Lanka aim to bat out draw
Play began after a rain delay on the final day of the first Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka Wednesday, with the tourists hoping to bat out a draw. Sri Lanka had been facing an innings defeat before Angelo Mathews and Kusal Mendis batted the whole of day four in a record stand that […]
Rain continues to paralyze routine life in Lahore
Heavy rain has lashed the provincial capital intermittently since Monday night. More than 252 millimetres of rain has been recorded in the city in the last 24 hours. https://www.facebook.com/DailyTimesPak/videos/2201832823178239/?t=0 https://www.facebook.com/DailyTimesPak/videos/2201798666514988/?t=14