Portugal is fighting over 50 active wildfires on its mainland and has mobilised around 5,300 firefighters.

At least 33 people have died across Thailand since mid-August from a spate of rain-related incidents including landslides, with nine fatalities this week in two northern provinces.

Farmers grapple with invasive pests, shrinking pastures, and declining tourism, as climate change threatens agriculture and livelihoods in the highlands.

The Directorate General of Health Services said nearly 5,000 people had been hospitalised over the past 24 hours for cases of diarrhoea, skin infections and snake bites.

Authorities have issued flood and landslide warnings around the country since the storm’s arrival, halting air and rail services and shutting factories.

Experts and officials say Friday’s Everest region disaster came after two small bodies of water burst their banks.

More than 670 firefighters, 183 fire engines, 32 waterbombing planes and helicopters battled the latest wildfire that broke out at 3 pm on Sunday near Varnavas 35 km north of the capital.

More than 27,000 people in northeast China were evacuated and hundreds of factories suspended operations.

Wildfires burning uncontrolled across the region include 433 in British Columbia and 176 in Alberta.

At least 112 people died in incidents of landslide, flood and lightning, and 58 others have been missing since the start of the monsoon this year.

Red alerts for 43 districts and yellow for 34 districts including those in the Valley.

Beryl killed at least 11 in Mexico and the Caribbean before reaching Texas.

Beryl, the earliest category 5 hurricane on record, last week swept through Jamaica, Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Every month since June 2023 has ranked as the planet’s hottest since records began, compared with the corresponding month in previous years.

Heavy rains affect normal life across the country on Sunday as well.

The storm churned past the Cayman Islands earlier on Thursday after belting Jamaica with winds that tore apart buildings and uprooted trees.

With hot, windy conditions across much of the country, about 50 wildfires broke out on Saturday and authorities advised people to stay out of forest areas.

Disaster management body estimates that 1.81 million people and 412,000 households are at risk this year.

Past rain shadow regions of Manang and Mustang are seeing heavy rains, falling crop yields, and destruction of homes in recent years.

Meanwhile, heavy rain in the northeastern state of Assam has killed 14 people since Tuesday.