Flood
- India
Bihar flood situation grim as over 46 lakh people affected
Patna: More than 46 lakh people across 15 districts of Bihar have been affected by floods, with the situation remaining grim on Friday, September 11, as water levels continued to flow above…
- World
Nepal Police warns against ‘false’ claims over flood relief
Kathmandu: Nepal Police has warned the public against circulating “false and baseless” claims on social media alleging that security agencies took relief materials meant for flash flood victims but failed to distribute…
- India
Over 34 lakh affected by Bihar floods as Ganga rises
Patna: The Bihar flood situation worsened as over 34 lakh people across 13 districts have been affected, with the authorities sounding an alert in downstream areas after the water level of the…
- World
Nepal issues media safety protocol covering flood-hit areas
Kathmandu: Nepal has issued a media safety and operational protocol for journalists visiting areas affected by the August 26 floods, while foreign journalists seeking to report from flood-affected areas will have to…
- World
‘Disaster took away my sisters’: 16-yr-old Nepal flood survivor
Kathmandu: When a 16-year-old Sameer Tamang reached his school in Nepal’s flood-hit Rasuwa district, the Bhotekoshi River was already a roaring wave of destruction that washed away his home and took away…
- India
Assam facing fresh spell of flooding, more than 25,000 affected
Guwahati: As a fresh spell of floods is hitting Assam, more than 25,000 people have been affected by the deluge and with a fresh flood-related death of a woman in the West…
- India
Ganga river crosses warning mark in Varanasi
Varanasi: The water level of the Ganga river has crossed the warning mark here, prompting the district administration to suspend all boat operations and step up monitoring of flood-affected areas, officials said…
- World
Grand Canyon flood: 20 missing, 60 rescued; videos show damage
Flagstaff: A major flash flood at the Grand Canyon forced the evacuation of dozens of people and swept large boulders, metal structures and other debris into the Colorado River that runs through…
- India
Odisha flood situation eases as water level falls in rivers
Bhubaneswar: The flood situation in six districts of Odisha eased on Friday, August 21, as water levels in all major rivers, including Subarnarekha in worst-hit Balasore district, remained below the danger mark…
- India
Heavy rains batter Odisha, 95k people moved to safer locations
Bhubaneswar: The flood situation in six districts of Odisha remained grim on Saturday, August 15, as heavy rains triggered by a depression battered the state over the past 24 hours, prompting the…
- India
Assam flood situation remains grim, toll rises to 97
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam remained critical as the toll rose to 97 with two more fatalities and over 1.68 lakh people across 15 districts were still affected by the deluge,…
- Telangana
Wedding bus stranded in Kamareddy floods, 45 passengers rescued
Hyderabad: A private bus carrying a wedding party in Kamareddy district was stranded due to flooding on Monday, August 3. All 45 passengers on board were rescued. The bus was stranded as…
- India
Assam flood situation improves as number of affected dips
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam improved slightly, with the number of affected people coming down to 1.78 lakh even though the count of districts hit by the deluge increased to seven,…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra: Godavari river flood recedes at Bhadrachalam
Amaravati: The APSDMA on Sunday, August 2, said flood flow in the Godavari river has begun receding at Bhadrachalam, where the second warning level has been withdrawn, though heavy discharge continues at…
- Telangana
Telangana woman swept away in floodwater after taking pension
Hyderabad: A 45-year-old tribal woman was swept away in floodwaters in Telangana’s Nirmal district on Wednesday, July 29, while returning home after collecting her pension from a neighbouring village, the police said. The…
