Floods
- India
Priyanka Gandhi to visit flood-hit areas in Mandi, Kullu
Shimla: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will visit the flood-affected areas of Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi and Kullu districts on Tuesday and oversee relief and restoration works. She would also interact with the…
- India
Assam floods: Nearly 1.22 lakh people hit in 7 districts
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam improved considerably on Sunday even though over 1.22 lakh people are still reeling under the deluge across seven districts, an official bulletin said. According to the…
- India
Fresh floods in Assam affect over 1.90 lakh people
Guwahati: More than 1.90 lakh people across 17 districts in Assam have been affected by floods triggered by a fresh spell of rain, officials said on Tuesday, adding that there was also…
- World
China activates emergency response to flooding in 13 regions
Beijing: China’s Ministry of Water Resources on Friday activated a level-IV emergency response to flooding in 13 provincial-level regions. The regions are Jiangsu, Anhui, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Chongqing, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan,…
- World
River flooding causes emergency in Russia’s Buryatia Republic
Moscow: A state of emergency was declared in Russia’s Buryatia Republic on Sunday after a dam collapsed, a river overflowed and railway tracks eroded, the regional head said. Alexey Tsydenov, head of…
- India
Army, NDRF teams rescue 300 people from flood-hit villages in Kapurthala
Kapurthala: Army and NDRF teams on Thursday rescued nearly 300 people from marooned villages in Punjab’s Kapurthala district. Kapurthala Deputy Commissioner Karnail Singh said six teams of the National Disaster Response Force…
- India
Punjab CM asks ministers to visit flood-hit areas
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday asked his ministers to visit the flood-hit areas in the state, even as rescue and relief operations are underway in Hoshiarpur, Rupnagar and Gurdaspur…
- Telangana
Telangana CM awards Jr Lineman Md Rahman for risking life to restore power
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on Tuesday felicitated a Junior Lineman from Jangaon district who risked his life for the restoration of power supply to villages hit by massive flood…
- World
Typhoon Khanun causes emergencies in Russia, 2000 evacuated
Moscow: Typhoon Khanun triggered severe floods in Primorsky Krai of Russia, prompting 21 municipalities to declare a state of emergency, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said on Sunday. The typhoon triggered…
- India
Yogi slams opposition for being unaware of farmers’ problems
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday slammed the opposition saying that those who eat with silver spoons are unaware of the problems of the poor, farmers, and the Dalits.…
- Telangana
Telangana: CPI(M) slams BRS for floods, demands compensation for victims
Hyderabad: The Telangana unit of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) slammed the ruling BRS government for the situation of floods in the state and demanded compensation of Rs 10 lakhs and…
- Telangana
Need long-term solutions for flood control: Telangana Guv to BRS govt
Hyderabad: Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Wednesday visited flood-affected areas of united Warangal district and advised the state government to find long-term solutions for flood control. She suggested to the government to…
- Telangana
Telangana: Man held for selling crocodile meat in Mulugu
Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, the vigilance and anti-poaching officials of Telangana forest department arrested a person for allegedly selling crocodile meat. The accused caught the reptile after it was washed away…
- Photos
Weather: Floodwater recedes in Delhi
New Delhi: A resident removes debris from a street after the floodwater of the swollen Yamuna river receded, in New Delhi, Sunday July 30, 2023. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav) New Delhi: Debris…
- Telangana
Telangana: Kishan Reddy visits flood-hit Bhupalpally
Hyderabad: Union Tourism Minister and Telangana BJP president G Kishan Reddy visited flood affected village of Moranchapalli in Bhupalpally on Sunday, July 30 and demanded the state government utilise State Disaster Relief…
