Flooding
- India
India dismisses claims linking opening of Farakka barrage to Bangladesh flooding
New Delhi: India on Monday trashed reports in Bangladesh that the opening of the Farakka barrage in West Bengal is causing floods in some areas in the neighbouring country. “We have seen…
- Telangana
Telangana: Breach in Nizamsagar canal floods Armoor town
Hyderabad: Armoor town faced a challenging situation on Monday as a breach occurred in the Nizamsagar canal, causing floodwaters to inundate several residential areas. The breach prompted officials to halt the release…
- India
Video of flooding at G20 venue goes viral, Oppn slams Centre
A video of flooding at the entrance of the Bharat Mandapam in Pragati Maidan, where the G20 conference is currently taking place went viral on social media. The national capital had moderate…
- Hyderabad
Rains hit businesses in Hyderabad, traders complain of low numbers
Hyderabad: The heavy rains in Telangana since July are casting its shadow on the businesses in the city with many traders complaining of low business if not losses. The state witnessed heavy…
- India
G20 summit: De-watering trucks to be used to prevent waterlogging
Delhi: Four heavy-duty mobile de-watering trucks, borrowed from Ahmedabad, have been deployed at ITPO and Raj Ghat areas to avert any waterlogging or flooding-related eventuality, arising out of heavy rains in the…
- 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
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…
- Andhra Pradesh
Watch: People wade in knee-deep water for floating milk packets in AP
Hyderabad: After heavy rains lashed the Krishna and NTR districts in Andhra Pradesh, a video of people jumping into water to get floating milk packets has surfaced from Machilipatnam. The video showed…
- Bangalore
Heavy rains wreak havoc in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Heavy overnight rains here led to flooding on Thursday and made people to experience again the nightmarish struggle they endured recently, caused by showers and inundation. Normal life was thrown out…
- Pakistan
Death toll in devastating Pakistan flooding reaches 1,596
Islamabad The overall death toll in Pakistan from the devastating floods has increased to 1,596, with 12,863 others injured, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said. In the last 24 hours, 20…
- Pakistan
Death toll in catastrophic Pakistan flooding reaches 1,559
Islamabad: The overall death toll in Pakistan from the devastating floods has increased to 1,559, with 12,850 others injured, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said. In the last 24 hours, 15…
- Pakistan
Climate change likely increased heavy rain that led to Pakistan flooding: Study
New Delhi: Human-caused climate change likely increased the intense rainfall that flooded swathes of land across Pakistan, according to rapid attribution analysis by an international team of leading climate scientists as part…
- Pakistan
Pakistan: Death toll in catastrophic flooding reaches 1,162
Islamabad: The death toll in Pakistan’s catastrophic flooding has increased to 1,162 as the cash-strapped country struggles to rescue and care for millions of people displaced by the surging waters. The National…
- World
Pakistan: Millions left without internet after deadly floods
Islamabad: Millions of internet users in Pakistan lost access after deadly flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rainfall caused extensive damage to a critical network. Services offered by all operators throughout the nation’s…
- Hyderabad
Can’t guarantee that Hyderabad won’t flood this year: KTR
Hyderabad: The Telangana minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Friday said that he cannot guarantee that the city of Hyderabad won’t flood the upcoming monsoon…
