Flood

Telangana: Heavy rains wreak havoc in Sircilla, Warangal

Hyderabad: Parts of north Telangana on Tuesday were flooded thanks to intermittent rainfall which lashed districts like Waranga and Sircilla, where flood water even entered the district collector’s office. The Sircilla police…

Constructions on lakelands caused last year’s flooding in twin cities

Hyderabad: The committee formed to find out the reasons for flooding in twin cities during the rain last October submitted its report. The main reason, according to the report, for the flooding…

Hyderabad: Surplus water likely to be released into Musi river

Hyderabad: As a result of heavy rains recorded in the catchment areas of Himayatsagar which has almost reached its full level, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board(HMWS&SB)  has issued a…

Osman Sagar centenary celebrations

Hyderabad: Osman Sagar reservoir whose water caters to the needs of the residents of Hyderabad will complete 100 years on May 8. The reservoir which is popularly known as Gandipet is also…

Hyderabad flood victims wait in long queues at Meeseva centers for relief

Hyderabad: Hyderabad flood victims are seen waiting in long queues at Meeseva centers across the city in order to avail the financial assistance of Rs. 10, 000. At the centers, they were…

GHMC dumps flood waste into Hakimpet Kunta

Hyderabad: At a time when sanitation should be the topmost priority, given that the city has been  dealing with devastating floods, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) itself has been found dumping waste into…

Hyderabad: Central government team visits flood-affected areas

Hyderabad: An inter-ministerial from the Centre visited flood-affected areas of Hyderabad on Thursday to inspect areas which were flooded after incessant rains over the past weeks. GHMC rescuing people including infants and…

Hyderabad: Army relief teams on standby

Hyderabad: Indian Army flood relief teams have once again been put on standby in Hyderabad and Secunderabad for anticipated rescue operations of people due to heavy rains forecast for the next few days.…

Hyderabad: AIMIM supporters attack NGO office

Hyderabad: Supporters of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) reportedly attacked an NGO office whose volunteers are engaged in relief work in the Towlichowki area. This incident allegedly took place after AIMIM President…

Hyderabad floods: Colonies under Barkas inundated due to rain

TS: Rivers Musi, Kagna flowing in extreme flood situation

Ranga Reddy: River Kagna at Jewangi in Ranga Reddy district and River Musi at Anantharam in Nalgonda district are flowing in “extreme flood situation”, the Central Water Commission declared on Wednesday. 15…

Rains wreak havoc in Hyderabad; 20 dead, more problems feared

By Yunus Y. Lasania and Sruthi Vibhavari Hyderabad: The city woke up to a trail of destruction on Wednesday morning,  after heavy downpours, which citizens haven’t seen in years, lacerated localities all across Hyderabad.…

Hyderabad rains: All 13 gates of Himayat Sagar opened by HMWSSB

Hyderabad: After nearly a decade, all 13 gates of the Himayat Sagar on Wednesday were opened as heavy inflows of water came gushing in due to torrential rains which lashed Hyderabad a day…

Flood alert sounded for Hyderabad’s Musi river

Hyderabad: Authorities have sounded flood alert in Musi river here as the water levels in the two reservoirs upstream have reached to the brim following heavy rains in catchment areas. With huge inflows…

Bridge washed away before inauguration in Madhya Pradesh

Seoni: A part of a bridge built at a cost of Rs 9 crore over the Banganga in Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh was washed away in the floods caused by heavy…

148 villages inundated in AP’s East and West Godavari districts

Hyderabad: As many as 148 villages remain inundated in flood water of Godavari River, affecting 39,882 people in the districts of East Godavari and West Godavari. Over 19,000 people are evacuated to 120…

Krishna district collector inspects flood affected areas

Krishna: Krishna District Collector A. Md. Imtiaz and local MLA Samineni Udaya Bhanu on Monday inspected areas where floodwater of Munneru stream is overflowing near Lingala village in Vatsavai mandal of the…

Dalai Lama expresses solidarity with Assam flood victims

Dharamsala: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has written to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to express solidarity with the victims of the unprecedented floods in the state which have so far claimed…

Siasat Millat Fund catering to all community needs

Hyderabad: Siasat Millat Fund under the patronage of Siasat editor Mr Zahid Ali Khan has been helping the Muslims across the country. Siasat Millat Fund is especially playing an important role in…

9 dead as Indonesia hit by worst flooding since 2013

Jakarta: At least nine people were killed on Wednesday after heavy monsoon rains struck the Indonesian capital and nearby cities since New Year’s Eve, triggering the worst flooding in almost seven years,…

300 million face annual coastline flooding by 2050: study

Paris: Coastal areas currently home to 300 million people will be vulnerable by 2050 to flooding made worse by climate change, no matter how aggressively humanity curbs carbon emissions, scientists said Tuesday.…

Over 13 people, 150 animals killed in 6 days in K’taka floods

Bengaluru: The human death toll due to floods in Karnataka has reached 13 on Wednesday revealing the extent of devastation left by the relentless downpour and floods that lashed the state since…

Youth Congress holds protest against govt over K’taka flood

Bengaluru: Youth Congress workers on Wednesday staged a protest in Bengaluru’s Maurya circle against the central government and the state government over Karnataka flood situation. They are protesting against the increase in…

K’taka: 4 ADGPI teams deployed in flood-affected areas

Bengaluru: Four Additional Directorate General of Public Information Indian Army (ADGPI) teams have been pressed into action for relief and rescue operations in the flood-hit Raichur district. The state authorities are also…

Will visit rural areas to review situation:Ravi Shankar Prasad

Patna: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that he will tomorrow visit rural areas here to review the flood situation and will not attend Dussehra events. “During Dussehra, I used to visit…

Yediyurappa thanks Centre for aid of Rs 1,200 cr

Bengaluru: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday thanked the Central government for the financial assistance of Rs 1,200 crores to the flood-hit Karnataka while Congress slammed the move calling it a ‘humiliation’…

Centre to give flood-hit K’taka, Bihar Rs 1,813.75 cr more

New Delhi: The Centre has approved additional financial assistance of Rs 1,813.75 crore to flood-hit Karnataka and Bihar, a Home Ministry statement said on Friday. The amount has been given from the…

Pictorial exhibition of 1908 flood inaugurated

Hyderabad: Forum for Better Hyderabad organized a pictorial exhibition depicting the floods which occurred in Hyderabad in 1908 due to overflow of Musi River. Mr. M. Veda Kumar, Chairman, Forum for Better…

Flood like situation looms over Prayagraj, people take shelter

Prayagraj: Incessant rains have led to a flood-like situation in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj district with houses on the bank of Ganga river partially submerged in water. “Due to the flood, a lot…

Six bodies recovered after flash flood in Kenya national park

Kenya: Kenyan authorities said Monday they have recovered the bodies of six of seven members of a tour group who were killed in a flash flood at the Hell’s Gate national park.…