The health authorities and the state administration of Maharastra who have been under severe criticism for their inadequate handling of the Mumbai floods are now under defensive and are ...

led to an increase in water-borne diseases. "This can happen when there is a flood or when water is stagnant," said infectious diseases expert Dr Subramanian Swaminathan. In 2024, the city ...

The UN has raised concern over the outbreak of vector-borne and water-borne diseases in flood-hit Pakistan, especially in Sindh and Balochistan provinces. As Pakistan grapples with the worst flood ...

He says Bwaise being a wetland and slum floods whenever it rains, which exposes its residents to waterborne diseases such as cholera and typhoid. Sharifa Kizza, a mother of six, has lived in ...

The latest development comes a day after Pakistan and the World Health Organization raised concern over the spread of waterborne diseases among flood victims. Pakistan blames climate change for ...

Many villages were surrounded by flood water. To tackle water-borne diseases and other health related issues including snake bites during this situation, public health director Nilakantha Mishra ...

At the time, Easwary did not realise that her daughter, like many others in their flood-stricken community, had unknowingly been exposed to a waterborne disease. It was the monsoon season in the ...