Flash floods inundated homes, shops and streets in Azilal, a neighbourhood in central Morocco, following heavy thunderstorms, according to Al Jazeera. Videos circulating online show floodwaters swamping the area, submerging roads and buildings. The report, published on 8 September 2026, did not provide figures on casualties or damage, and no official response or evacuation details were included in the initial coverage.

Torrential rain has caused flash floods and landslides in Arunachal Pradesh, a northeastern state of India, according to Al Jazeera.

A landslide hit a key starting point for climbers on Japan’s Mount Fuji after heavy rain, TimesLIVE reported. The slide affected a location used as an access point by people ascending the mountain. Authorities were not cited in the provided report, and no injuries, closures, or damage were specified beyond the impact to the climbing starting point.

Daily News reports on severe flooding in Tanzania, where relentless rain turned roads into rivers, destroyed bridges, severed railway lines and cut communities off from food and essential services. In Musoma, Standard Six pupil Fredrick Pundo saw classmates stop attending school as flooded paths became impassable. The report recalls the last time such a phenomenon struck the country, highlighting the disruption to daily life and education caused by the extreme weather.

TimesLIVE reports that Nepal’s flood disaster has sharpened concerns about climate change in high-mountain regions, with scientists warning that glaciers are retreating faster and posing growing risks to inhabited areas. The report links Himalayan flooding to wider alpine instability in Mont Blanc’s shadow, emphasising melting ice and the dangers facing vulnerable mountain communities.

More than 70,000 people entered Ceuta, the Spanish enclave on Morocco's northern coast, over a 48-hour period in July 2026, with an estimated 57 deaths, mostly from drowning while swimming around the border breakwater. According to The Conversation Africa, the surge followed misleading social media claims that arrivals by sea could not be returned to Morocco. The episode has exposed political tensions between Europe and Morocco, which the EU relies on to control migration flows.