Floods
- India
Thackeray to tour flood-hit areas of Aurangabad on Oct 23
Mumbai: Amid the Opposition clamour to declare a ‘wet drought’ in Maharashtra, former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will go on a tour of the flood-hit regions of Aurangabad on Sunday for a…
- Bangalore
Heavy rain batters Bengaluru, yellow alert issued for 3 days
Bengaluru: Bengaluru woke up to a rainy day on Thursday with several areas getting flooded and life thrown out of gear. Heavy rain has been pounding the city since Wednesday night, resulting…
- Pakistan
Pakistan seeks billions of dollars in new loans after floods
Islamabad: Pakistan will ask international lenders for billions of dollars in loans after devastating floods exacerbated the South Asian nation’s economic crisis, the media reported on Wednesday. “We are not asking for…
- India
Karnataka: CM Bommai pulls up DCs on flood relief measures
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday took the Deputy Commissioners to task in connection with the lack of efficiency in providing relief measures to flood-affected victims. Presiding over a meeting of…
- World
Thousands of houses may be inundated as flood continues in Aus state
Melbourne: Thousands of houses may be inundated, and tens of thousands of residences might be either inundated or isolated as flood continues to wreak havoc in Australia’s state of Victoria. According to…
- Pakistan
Pakistan at critical moment of recovery following floods: PM
Islamabad: Pakistan currently stands at a critical moment as it is embarking on a road to recovery in the aftermath of climate change-induced devastating floods, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on…
- India
Ground realities not visible from aerial surveys: Varun Gandhi’s swipe at Yogi govt
New Delhi: BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Saturday took a swipe at the Uttar Pradesh government for neither postponing the Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET) nor making “adequate transport arrangements” for students to…
- India
13 killed in Karnataka due to heavy rain
Bengaluru: At least 13 people have died due to heavy rain in Karnataka, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting more downpours in the state on Friday and Saturday. Besides the casualties,…
- World
Malala Yousafzai arrives in Pakistan to meet flood-hit victims
Karachi: Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday, her first visit to her home country in more than four years, to inspect regions hit by the cataclysmic floods and meet…
- Pakistan
UNGA adopts resolution on solidarity with flood-hit Pakistan
United Nations: The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution on solidarity with and support for Pakistan in the wake of the recent devastating floods that has so far killed at least…
- Pakistan
Death toll from floods in Pakistan reaches 1,700
Islamabad: The death toll from this season’s devastating monsoon rain and floods in Pakistan since mid-June has increased to 1,700 along with 12,867 injured, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said in…
- India
West Bengal flash flood: Death toll rises to 8, PM condoles
Kolkata: The death toll in the flash flood in the Mal river at Malbazar in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district has risen to eight. Several are still feared missing. According to sources, the…
- Pakistan
Pakistan: Nearly 1,700 people killed in monsoon rain, flood
Islamabad: The death toll from this season’s monsoon rain and flood since mid-June has risen to around 1,695 along with 12,865 others injured in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.…
- Pakistan
Death toll from devastating Pakistan floods reaches 1,693
Islamabad: The overall death toll in Pakistan from the devastating floods has increased to 1,693 after 15 new fatalities were reported in the last 24 hours, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)…
- World
South Australians warned of flood threat from failing dam
Adelaide: Residents of a small town in the state of South Australia (SA) were on Wednesday warned of flooding threat from a failing dam. The State Emergency Service (SES) issued an emergency…
