Flash floods
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Nepal: 11 days on, search for dead continues, hopes for life dwindle
Kathmandu: Rescuers in Nepal continued searching for those missing, as authorities faced continuing difficulties in identifying the dead, 11 days after devastating floods struck large parts of the country. The death toll…
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Death toll due to flash floods in Nepal rises to 1344
Kathmandu: The death toll due to the devastating flash floods in Nepal rose to 1,344 on Saturday, September 5, as more bodies were recovered from the affected areas while thousands remain missing,…
- World
Over 100 Nepalese stranded in China return home, says Kathmandu
Kathmandu: Over 100 Nepalese nationals, who were stranded in China following the massive flash floods, returned to their home country on Thursday, according to an official statement. The flash floods, triggered by…
- World
Death toll rises to 1,252 in Nepal amid threats of fresh floods
Kathmandu: The death toll due to the devastating flash floods in Nepal rose to 1,252 on Thursday, September 3, as more bodies were recovered from the affected areas, while risks of fresh…
- World
Bodies pile up as over 1,000 deaths confirmed in Nepal floods
Kathmandu: Over 1000 people have now been confirmed dead following last week’s devastating floods in Nepal, even as bodies swept away continue to pile up along riverbanks in different districts on Tuesday,…
- World
Nepal flash floods death toll surges to 939; over 4,000 missing
Kathmandu: The death toll from flash floods in Nepal rose to 939 on Monday, August 31, with more bodies being recovered and nearly 4,250 people still missing following the disaster, authorities said.…
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Ex-DRDO chief back from pilgrimage ‘disturbed’ by Nepal floods
Hyderabad: Former Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chairman and Andhra Pradesh government advisor G Satheesh Reddy, who returned to India on Sunday, August 30, after completing the Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage, said…
- Telangana
25 from Telangana missing in Nepal floods as count rises
Hyderabad: The number of Telangana-linked travellers reported missing in the Nepal flash flood disaster rose to 25 on Saturday, August 29, up from 23 a day earlier, as fresh distress calls from families…
- World
Gold earnings stolen from Nepal flash flood victim, two men held
Kathmandu: Nepal Police on Thursday, August 27, arrested two men accused of stealing gold earrings from the body of a flood victim, a day after catastrophic flash floods and landslides along the Bhotekoshi…
- Hyderabad
Ex-DRDO chief among 31 Hyderabad pilgrims stranded in Nepal
Hyderabad: Former Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chairman Dr G Satheesh Reddy is among the 31 pilgrims from Hyderabad who remain stranded in Nepal-Tibet due to flash floods that hit the…
- Bangalore
Heavy rains trigger landslides, flooding in Dakshina Kannada
Mangaluru (Karnataka): Torrential monsoon rains and strong winds battered the Dakshina Kannada district in the coastal Karnataka region overnight, triggering landslides, inundating roads and low-lying areas, and swelling major rivers, officials said…
- Middle East
Watch: Cars swept away as flash floods hit Saudi Arabia’s Asir
Riyadh: Heavy rains on Wednesday night, August 27, triggered flash floods in Muhayil, a city in Asir Province, Saudi Arabia, submerging streets, damaging property, and sweeping away several cars. Emergency teams were…
- India
Himachal rains: Govt buildings, bridges washed away by flash floods
Shimla: As rains wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, officials said flash floods in River Ravi have washed away several government buildings at the remote Bada Bangal village in Kangra district.…
- Kashmir
Torrential rains wreak havoc in Jammu, over 5,000 people evacuated
Jammu: More than 5,000 people were evacuated from the banks of various flooded rivers and inundated low-lying areas in the Jammu region as rescue agencies and the administration continued to reach out…
- India
Uttarakhand flash floods: Rescuers retrieve 1 body, 11 Army soldiers missing
Dehradun: Rescuers retrieved one body from the rubble in flood-ravaged Dharali village, as the search for the missing resumed on Wednesday, August 6, amid rain. Uttarkashi villages were hit by flash floods…
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