Among the deceased in Oman were some schoolchildren who were swept away in a vehicle with an adult. Meanwhile, the Royal Oman Police began airlifting people and taking them to safety after heavy downpour paralysed operations in the country.
Several buildings, luxury cars and malls in Dubai were submerged in water as the desert nation of UAE reeled from a "historic weather event" - receiving one of its highest rainfalls in seven decades. Some social media users were quick to compare the Dubai floods with Mumbai.
Heavy thunderstorms lashed the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, dumping the heaviest rain ever recorded in the country in the span of hours as it flooded out portions of major highways and Dubai's international airport.
Adverse weather hit locations in the Gulf Peninsula, including Dubai, Oman, where at least 18 people have been killed due to heavy rains in recent days. Several flights have been cancelled, while employees were asked to work remotely.
Russia declared a 'federal emergency' in the flood-hit areas of Orenburg, where more than 10,000 homes are submerged and 4,000 people have been evacuated. The water levels are expected to rise due to swiftly melting snow across swathes of the Ural Mountains and Siberia.
Yearender 2023: The worst disasters of this year fell across the spectrum, from cyclones in India, floods in Libya, to earthquakes in Nepal and China. As the year 2023 draws to a close, here's a quick roundup of the top 10 natural calamities of this year.
The blast in Seychelles' Providence area caused "massive damage" by partly or completely destroying several buildings and injuring at least 125 people, according to President Wavel Ramkalawan. However, no casualties were reported in the incident and an investigation has been launched.
The cyclone-triggered heavy rainfall had led to inundation in localities including Velachery and Tambaram. People were seen leaving their homes in the areas surrounded with water to safer zones, carrying their children and wading through stagnant water.
Earlier at least eight people were killed in Chennai in rain-related incidents triggered by cyclone Michaung and the storm also created a flood-like situation in neighboring states as well.
As heavy rains and thunderstorms lashed Dubai, civilians were asked to avoid going to beaches and other flood-prone areas. The floods were so extensive that one man was seen rowing a boat on a waterlogged road connected to a highway.
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned that floods of such magnitude are statistically likely to occur once in 100 years. Heavy rainfall and floods have displaced almost half a million people in Somalia and caused extensive damage to the infrastructure.
The flash floods in Sikkim has so far claimed 21 lives and over 100 people are missing. Several bridges have also been washed away impacting connectivity within the state.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a State of Emergency and advised people to avoid travelling on flooded roads. This comes in less than three months after a deadly storm in the city's Hudson Valley.
The UN has revised its death count from the Libya floods to 3958 which was earlier reported 11,300 citing the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. According to the latest report, over 9000 people are still missing.
The health authorities confirmed 61 people as dead as on late Monday, however, the numbers did not include those from Derna which had become inaccessible with several thousands who were reported missing were believed to have been swept away by waters.
As many as 60 cities have been impacted by the recent storm in Brazil, rendering 2,300 people homeless. The death toll is likely to increase due to prolonged effect of the storms.
Organisers of the nine-day festival said that man's death was unrelated to bad weather. The worsening weather conditions forced people to travel several kilometres in the mud.
Rail transport and ferry services have also been cancelled in Taiwan in preparations to brace for Typhoon Haikui, along with a hot air balloon festival and concerts.
President Joe Biden spoke to DeSantis and promised whatever federal aid is available. Biden also announced that he will go to Florida on Saturday to see the damage himself.
Kim called the recent flooding a man-made disaster, citing a botched construction project that was supposed to improve drainage in the area.
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