Floods
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In Pics: Rains in Guwahati
Guwahati: Flooded campus of the Gauhati Commerce College following heavy rains, in Guwahati, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (PTI Photo) Guwahati: Rickshaw-pullers wade through a flooded street after rains, in Guwahati, Tuesday, June…
- India
Assam flood situation improves
Guwahati: The overall flood situation in Assam has improved in the last six days even as over 5 lakh people remained affected in the state’s 10 districts with Nagaon, Cachar and Morigaon being…
- India
Assam flood situation continues to improve but toll rises to 27
Guwahati: The situation in Assam, where the pre-monsoon floods have affected large parts of the state for the past 12 days, continue to improve for the third day on Tuesday but still…
- India
Assam floods: 14 people dead, over 8 lakh affected
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam further worsened on Friday, while the death of four more persons, including two children, took the toll to 14 in the current pre-monsoon floods and landslides and…
- India
Centre asks states to be better prepared in view of monsoon
New Delhi: Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Wednesday said that the central and state governments should be better prepared in view of the South West Monsoon so that the losses…
- World
Over 600 families in Sri Lanka affected by floods, landslides
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Centre (DMC) announced that over 600 families have been affected by floods and landslides as heavy rain prevails in the island nation. A total of 2,290 people…
- India
Heat waves, floods, rain: India battling climate change and it is getting worse
New Delhi: The spectre of climate change is here to stay and even worsen, say climate scientists as searing winds blow across swathes of north India, including New Delhi where temperatures have…
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Photos: Landslide in Dima Hasao
Dima Hasao: In this photo taken between May 12 and May 14, a train stranded due to flood in the railway tracks due to heavy rainfall in the Dima Hasao district. At…
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50,000 people affected by heavy rain in China
Beijing; Some 50,000 residents of China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have been affected by floods caused by extensive heavy rain that began on May 8, the regional emergency management department said on…
- Hyderabad
Watch: Hyderabadis use inflated boats to tackle flooded streets
Hyderabad: Heavy rain, accompanied by strong winds and lightning, began to fall in the early hours of Wednesday. The rains have swamped several low-lying parts of the city, despite relief from the…
- World
South Africa’s flood death toll continues to rise
Johannesburg: A total of 443 people died as a result of rains in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal Province last week while 63 persons were missing, a local official said. “The past days have…
- Hyderabad
Osman Nagar: Two years after floods, houses still submerged
Hyderabad: Ever since the October 2020 heavy rains caused floods in the city, Osman Nagar is one area that has not gotten any reprieve. Even now, 200 houses continue to be submerged…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad, as we know, will end if GO 111 is repealed: Activists
Hyderabad: Activists and concerned citizens of the city came together at an awareness meeting organized by the ‘Long Live Lakes’ campaign on Sunday and expressed alarm on Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s…
- Hyderabad
Not even half paise aid from centre for 2020 Hyderabad floods: KTR
Hyderabad: Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) KT Rama Rao said that no aid has been provided by the centre for the mitigation and relief post the Musi river floods…
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Death toll from rainfall in Brazil rises to 185
Brasilia: The death toll rose to 185 from record rainfalls and subsequent landslides and floods in the Brazilian city of Petropolis, north of Rio de Janeiro, authorities said. Over 400 rescue workers…
