Floods
- Pakistan
Pakistan to ensure transparent aid distribution to flood victims via e-platform
Islamabad: Pakistan has launched a “digital flood dashboard” to ensure transparency in the distribution of aid to the people affected by the catastrophic deluge across the country. Aiming to provide information to…
- Pakistan
Catastrophic floods leave millions at risk of diseases in Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan is going through one of the worst monsoon rains and flash floods, causing massive destruction, and damage to infrastructure, and directly affecting millions of people across the country. Till now,…
- Pakistan
Floods and economic crisis: A saga of Pakistan’s insensitivity
Islamabad: The worst floods in several decades have wrecked havoc in Pakistan, one of the most populous countries of South Asia. The floods have touched the countrys 220 million peoples lives directly…
- Pakistan
Pakistan digitizes flood relief assistance to bring transparency
Islamabad: Amid reports of corruption, Pakistan has digitized flood relief assistance and distribution activity in a bid to ensure transparency. It will now be operated digitally with the Digital Flood Dashboard as…
- Bangalore
Lakes remain thirsty even as Bengaluru drowned, say activists and experts
Bengaluru: The torrential rain in the city that flooded the houses and offices of tech honchos and turned roads into rivers of sorts could not fill most lakes, thanks to the land…
- Pakistan
Developed countries emitted maximum green house emissions through history: UN chief
Islamabad: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that developed economies are responsible for the vast majority of greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere throughout history. Guterres made the remarks on Saturday in…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh: Rivers Krishna, Penna continue to overflow
Amaravati: Rivers Krishna and Penna continued their full flow in Andhra Pradesh as rains have not stopped, keeping the official machinery on its toes. The flood touched 4.43-lakh cusecs mark at Prakasam…
- World
Pakistan’s largest lake dangerously overflowing putting thousands at risk
Islamabad: After weeks of torrential monsoon rain, Pakistan’s largest freshwater lake started overflowing in early September, putting thousands of people at risk of losing their homes, new satellite images showed. The images,…
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Pakistan floods caused USD 30 billion economic loss: Guterres
Islamabad: United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that floods are estimated to have caused about USD 30 billion in economic losses to Pakistan, which is facing its worst floods…
- India
Floods in Pakistan terrible tragedy; heartfelt sympathies to affected people: Rahul
Kanyakumari: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday expressed sympathies to all the people affected by the floods in Pakistan and condoled the loss of lives in the tragedy. The devastating floods in…
- Bangalore
Companies in Bengaluru won’t survive if shift to Naxal-prone Telangana: BJP leader
Bengaluru: Karnataka BJP leader N.R. Ramesh on Thursday held IT companies responsible for the floods and crisis situation that has arisen following heavy rains in Bengaluru. Bengaluru has received 899 mm of…
- Bangalore
Forecast of more rain worries flood-hit Bengalurians as they try to return to normal life
Bengaluru: Forecast of more rains and overcast skies since early Thursday morning with slight drizzle has caused worry among citizens of rain-battered Bengaluru, who were preparing to get back to routine, after some…
- Bangalore
Karnataka to seek special grants from Centre for rain havoc in Bengaluru: CM
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said his government will seek special grants from the Union government as compensation for the damages caused in rain-battered Bengaluru. He held a meeting…
- Bangalore
In rain-hit Bengaluru, tractors turn unlikely heroes on roads
Bengaluru: Tractor is the new buzz word trending in the high-tech circles of the city. The humble workhorse in farms and construction sites that were a rare sight on Bengaluru roads are…