These days, torrents and floods are sweeping several Asian, European and Arab countries, causing massive destruction and causing hundreds of deaths, while the authorities and relief agencies continue to work to reach the stranded and search for the missing.

In North Korea,

torrential rains and floods in recent days have raised concerns about possible damage to crops and food supplies in the isolated country.

Anthony Balmain, spokesman for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, said that they will send 43,000 volunteers to provide assistance in all nine North Korean provinces, to avoid the spread of the Corona virus and to protect people from floods and landslides.

South Korea


In its southern neighbor, at least 30 people were killed, 12 missing and 8 injured, due to massive floods and landslides caused by torrential rains.

South Korea's Interior Ministry said nearly 6,000 people in the capital, Seoul, and other flood-affected provinces had to leave their homes.

More heavy rains are expected in the southern regions of the country due to the approach of the typhoon.

Since early August, torrential rains have caused chaos across the country.

Pakistan


In Pakistan, at least 57 people were killed in floods caused by monsoon rains.

The National Emergency Management Agency said in a statement on Sunday that 19 people died in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 12 in Sindh, 8 in Punjab, and 10 in Gilgit-Baltistan, in the northeast.

Eight people were killed in the floods in the western province of Balochistan.

The floods also resulted in significant losses and damages to many homes in Sindh and Balochistan, according to the same statement.

Meteorologists warned that monsoon rains could continue throughout this week.

Bangladesh


As for Bangladesh, the number of flood victims has risen to 184, after the country recorded 10 new deaths on Sunday.

The South Asian country is facing one of the worst floods in history since June 30.

According to the Health Emergency Operations Center, more than 33,000 people have fallen ill due to water pollution.

The center added that 155 people died by drowning, 16 by snakebites, and 13 during thunderstorms.

In addition to about 11,375 people, suffering from diarrhea in the flood-affected areas.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies estimates that nearly half of Bangladesh's 161 million people have been affected by these disasters.

Monsoon floods in India killed more than 40 people and inflicted heavy losses on the villagers (Anatolia)

India


In India, a landslide in the southern state of Kerala killed 43 people, while 20 others are still missing.

Many areas in India experience floods due to the annual monsoon rains, interspersed with floods and landslides.

Panama


In Panama City, the civil protection authorities announced that 11 members of one family were killed by the floods on Sunday.

Authorities added that the Bijoko River overflowed after heavy rains and washed away the family's home in the coastal town of Kalofibora.

Among the victims were nine minors who were suddenly struck by the flood in their sleep.

The authorities continued to search for more people as there were initial reports that 13 people were missing.

Greece


In Greece, officials said at least seven people died when torrential rains and thunderstorms caused torrential floods on the Greek island of Evia over the weekend.

The fire department said that the bodies of three victims, including a baby, were found in the village of Politeka, while four other bodies were found in the village of Amphithia and in another area of ​​central Evia.

Rescuers are still searching for another missing person.

The fire department has received hundreds of calls to withdraw water from homes and cars.

The authorities evacuated dozens of people and rescued 43 others by helicopter, while a river overflowed in an area, roads were flooded, and transportation was paralyzed.

"We have faced a phenomenon that we have not seen before," said Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias.

Yemen


In the Yemeni governorate of Ma'rib, 21 people died as a result of torrential rains.

The homes of more than 1,300 families in the camps for the displaced were damaged, especially with the high water level in the Ma’rib Dam, amid calls for urgent aid to those affected.

Sudan And


the Civil Defense in Sudan announced on Sunday the death of 20 people, which raises the death toll from the floods to at least 30.

The floods destroyed 66 public facilities.

The official Sudan News Agency reported that the Civil Defense sent aid by helicopter to two thousand gold miners who were trapped by torrential waters in eastern Sudan.

The United Nations Office for Humanitarian Affairs in Sudan said Wednesday that 50,000 people were affected by the rains.

"The heavy rains that fell in recent days in Sudan caused floods and landslides, as well as damage to homes and infrastructure in 14 of the country's total 18 states," he said.

In addition, the "Butt" dam collapsed in the state of Blue Nile, which led to the destruction of hundreds of homes, according to the local authorities.