Floods
- India
Assam flood situation improves, 1.7 lakh still affected
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam improved on Tuesday as the water level of major rivers receded with declining rainfall and the number of people reeling under the deluge decreased to 1.7…
- India
Amit Shah reviews flood preparedness
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday reviewed the preparedness to deal with floods that affect various parts of the country during the monsoon. Every year, large areas of Bihar,…
- India
Flood situation remains grim in Assam, over 1.17 lakh people affected
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim on Sunday with over 1.17 lakh people still reeling under the deluge across 10 districts of the state, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa…
- India
Over 3.9 lakh continue to reel under flood in Assam
Guwahati: More than 3.90 lakh people continued to reel under floodwater in Assam as the overall situation remained grim, officials said on Saturday. Even though there was a marginal improvement in the…
- World
Many extreme events of 2023 in line with predictions of warmer world: Study
New Delhi: Multiple regions across the world simultaneously experiencing heat extremes could become an “emerging feature” of a warmer planet, according to a new study. The new research that reviewed the weather…
- Middle East
Dubai floods ground over 30 flights, airlines scramble amid chaos
New Delhi: Over 30 flights, including those operated by Air India Express, Air India, IndiGo, Emirates and SpiceJet airlines, to and from India have been cancelled due to severe flooding in Dubai,…
- World
71 killed, 67 injured in rain-related accidents in Pakistan
Islamabad: Heavy rains and lightning caused havoc in different areas of Pakistan causing 71 deaths and injuries to 67 others since four days, an official told the media on Wednesday. An official…
- Chennai
Muslims open mosques to shelter flood-hit victims in Tamil Nadu
Chennai: During the recent rains in Tamil Nadu from December 17-19, members of the Muslim community converted around 50 mosques in the Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts into relief camps to shelter flood-hit…
- India
31 people lost their lives in rain related incidents in TN: Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi: As many as 31 people have lost their lives in the four districts in Tamil Nadu due to heavy rainfall, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday. The Centre…
- India
Stalin seeks Modi’s appointment to discuss rain, floods in TN
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his appointment on December 19 to discuss rain and the flood situation in southern parts…
- India
After flash flood damages, Sevoke-Sikkim road to reopen on Thursday
Kolkata: The Sevoke-Sikkim road, an important road link between Siliguri in North Bengal and Gangtok in Sikkim, that got devastated by the recent flash flood there, is reopening on Thursday. The state…
- India
160 Assam students stranded in flood-hit Sikkim evacuated
Guwahati: At least 160 students from Assam who were stranded in the flood-ravaged Sikkim, were successfully evacuated and have returned to the state, officials said on Monday. Six buses from the Assam…
- Telangana
Sikkim floods: Body of Army jawan from Nizamabad found
Hyderabad: Amid a massive search operation conducted by the Army and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in flood-hit Sikkim, the body of Army jawan, a native of Kummanpally village of Nizamabad district,…
- India
Shah approves release of Rs 44.8 Cr to Sikkim to provide relief to flood-hit people
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has approved the release of Rs 44.8 crore as an advance amount from the central share of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to Sikkim…
- India
Sikkim: Atleast 22 dead, 103 missing as flash food cause destruction
Gangtok: Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, better known as PS Golay, on Friday said that the Himalayan state has incurred damages worth thousands of crores of rupees in the flash flood.…
