Flash flood
- India
10 die in flashfloods triggered by heavy rain in Meghalaya
Shillong: At least 10 people died, including seven of a family, in rain-induced flashfloods that ravaged Meghalaya’s South Garo Hills district in the past 24 hours, officials said. Incessant rainfall has triggered…
- India
Centre releases Rs 5,858 cr to 14 flood-hit states for relief, rehabilitation
New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry has released Rs 5,858.60 crore to 14 flood-affected states as a central share from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and an advance from the National…
- Pakistan
Pakistan: 187 killed, 333 injured in monsoon rains & flash floods
Islamabad: Torrential rains and flash floods starting in July have killed 187 people and injured 333 others in different parts of Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has reported. Ninety-six children…
- Telangana
Telangana girl washed away in Sarayu river in Ayodhya
Hyderabad: In a tragic incident, a 16-year-old from Jangaon district who went on a pilgrimage to Ayodhya got washed away in the Sarayu river while taking a dip at a bathing ghat,…
- India
Sikkim flood: Part of NH-10 restored for 4-wheeler movement
Gangtok: Over two weeks after parts of Sikkim were devastated by a flash flood, the authorities have opened the damaged National Highway 10 for one-way movement for four-wheelers, according to a government…
- India
Toll rises to 40 in Sikkim flash flood, 76 people still missing
Gangtok: The toll in the flash flood in Sikkim rose to 40 on Tuesday with two more bodies being found in the state, while 76 people are still missing about two weeks…
- India
CM announces housing schemes for those who lost homes in Sikkim flash flood
Gangtok: Sikkim Chief Minister PS Tamang on Monday announced two housing schemes for those who lost their homes in the flash flood that ravaged the northern part of the Himalayan state. The…
- India
Flash flood: Sikkim CS seeks relief, restoration reports from collectors of affected dist
Gangtok: Sikkim Chief Secretary V B Pathak on Saturday sought ground reports on relief and restoration work from collectors of four districts worst affected by the recent flash flood in the Himalayan…
- India
409 more people evacuated from flood-hit North Sikkim
Gangtok: The Indian Air Force on Friday evacuated 409 tourists and local people from flash flood-affected areas in North Sikkim, officials said. They said that 18 Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and two…
- India
Sikkim Floods: Army undertakes massive operation to reconnect isolated villages
New Delhi: In Sikkim, troops of Trishakti Corps of the Indian Army are undertaking operations at a massive scale to reconnect villages cut off post the flash floods on the night of…
- India
Toll rises to 33 in Sikkim flash flood, search on for those still missing
Gangtok: Thirty-three bodies, including those of nine Armymen, have been recovered so far from the slush and debris of the flash flood in Teesta river that devastated Sikkim, while the search continued…
- India
Sikkim flood: 62 missing people found alive as toll rises to 30
Gangtok: The toll in the flash flood in Sikkim rose to 30 as four more bodies were found on Saturday, while 62 people who were reported missing earlier were found alive in…
- India
Sikkim flash flood death toll rises to 27, search operations continue for 141 people missing
Gangtok: The toll in the flash flood in Sikkim rose to 27 on Saturday even as search operations continued for the 141 people who are still missing, an official report said. Twenty-seven…
- India
Toll in Sikkim flash flood rises to 26, search on for 142 people still missing
Gangtok: Twenty-six bodies, including those of seven Armymen, have been recovered so far from the slush and debris of the flash flood in the Teesta river that devastated Sikkim, while the search…
- India
Sikkim deluge: Army weapons, equipment swept away in Teesta River
Guwahati: The deluge in Sikkim led to a large amount of military equipment, including weapons and explosives, being carried away in the Teesta River, defence officials said on Friday, urging people to…
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