Landslides and heavy rain in India's Himalayan state of Uttarakhand killed at least 15 people on Tuesday, with 16 missing, Indian media reported on Wednesday.
Visuals showed muddy water gushing through the town of Sahastradhara in the district of Dehradun on Tuesday, leaving destroyed shops, roads and houses, as people cowered behind walls.
"My shop was washed away," an unidentified resident told the ANI news agency, adding that it was one of seven shops swept away in a market. "There is no sign of them."
On Tuesday, officials retrieved 13 bodies from Dehradun and one each from the districts of Pithoragarh and Nainital, the Indian Express newspaper said.
Uttarakhand is prone to floods and landslides, which some experts blame on climate change.
In August, surging floodwater and a torrent of mud swept through the state's village of Dharali, with authorities saying more than 60 people remain missing.
President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States was reinstating a naval blockade on Iran and would be reimbursed 20 per cent on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz.
Ukrainian lawmakers were getting ready to vote on another government this week after the president dismissed his prime minister in a move he said would bring fresh thinking, but critics warned could stoke disorder at a key point in the war.
An explosive fire at a pub in Thailand's capital Bangkok killed 27 people and injured dozens, officials said on Monday, with police investigating possible negligence including obstructed emergency exits as people scrambled to flee the burning venue.
The US has completed another round of strikes on Iran, its Central Command announced on Sunday, with Iran retaliating as Kuwait responds to attacks within its airspace while Bahrain activates its sirens.
Severe flooding in China's northern Hebei province and northeastern Liaoning province submerged roads and swept away cars, while people swam and paddle-boarded along neighbourhood streets, videos on social media showed.
More than 400 French firefighters worked through the night to contain a wildfire in the historic Fontainebleau forest south of Paris, and authorities sent two waterbombing planes on Monday to tackle the blaze as a heatwave gripped western Europe.
A multi-vehicle accident in Mexico caused by a tractor-trailer has left nine people dead and around 10 injured on a highway in the state of Jalisco, Civil Protection reported on Sunday.
Israeli attacks killed at least six people in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, including a 9-year-old girl, Palestinian health officials said, as mediators held more talks to safeguard the US-brokered ceasefire.
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Trump says US to reimpose naval blockade on Iran
Ukraine awaits new government after prime minister's shock dismissal
Bangkok pub fire kills 27, police investigating possible negligence
US completes another round of strikes on Iran as it targets Gulf states
Heavy floods submerge roads, vehicles in northern China
France sends water bombers to tackle wildfire outside Paris
Traffic accident in Mexico leaves 9 dead, 10 injured
Israeli attacks in Gaza kill six, medics say
