Flood death toll in India's Assam state rises to 95 as more than 1.1 million people remain affected across 25 districts

China maintains Level-IV flood emergency response for Shaanxi, Heilongjiang. Five ministry working groups dispatched to guide on-site flood prevention in Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia, and Hainan as rainfall pushes 15 rivers above warning levels.

China's Ministry of Water Resources has kept a Level-IV emergency flood response in place for Shaanxi Province in northwest China and Heilongjiang Province in the northeast, the ministry said Thursday. Five working groups have been dispatched to assist on-site flood prevention in Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia and Hainan. Rainfall from Wednesday to Thursday morning pushed 15 rivers in Shaanxi and Yunnan above warning levels.

Evacuation order issued within 1 km of sulfur fire at industrial site in Port Adelaide, South Australia, as authorities warn of toxic smoke. One person hospitalized.

South Australian authorities issued an evacuation order on Thursday within a 1 km radius of a sulfur fire burning at an industrial storage facility in Port Adelaide, warning of toxic smoke. Emergency services said the fire was contained within the building, and one person was taken to hospital.

Five killed in fiery head-on crash on Australia's Stuart Highway, Northern Territory police say. A utility crossed onto the wrong side and struck a van, engulfing both vehicles in flames; no survivors.

Five people died after two vehicles collided head-on and burst into flames on the Stuart Highway in Australia's Northern Territory on Wednesday, police said. A utility traveling north crossed onto the incorrect side of the highway and struck a van, and a fifth body was located during Thursday's scene examination.

Zhejiang Province activates coastal emergency response as Typhoon Dolphin, the 13th typhoon of 2026, approaches the East China Sea, with fishing boats sheltering at ports

Zhejiang Province in eastern China activated an emergency response along its coastal areas starting 6 p.m. Wednesday as Typhoon Dolphin — the 13th typhoon of 2026 — approaches the East China Sea, with fishing boats sheltering at ports in Zhoushan, Wenzhou and Wenling.