Flash Flood
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Heavy rains continue in Himachal, rivers in spate
India | Jul 08, 2013, 05:08 PM ISTShimla, July 8: The hills of Himachal Pradesh continued to experience moderate to heavy rains Monday and all the rivers and their tributaries were in spate, officials said here.Heavy rain badly hit a village near
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Uttarakhand: Over 4,500 rescued on Sunday, says ITBP
India | Jun 23, 2013, 08:03 PM ISTNew Delhi, June 23: Over 4,500 people were rescued on Sunday from several areas of the flood-ravaged Uttarakhand, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) said here."A total of 4,613 pilgrims and tourists were rescued till 3
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Uttarakhand victims waiting for relief since 4 days, bodies lying unattended, death toll in thousands
India | Jun 20, 2013, 05:52 PM ISTRishikesh/Dehradun/Joshimath, Jun 20: Thousands of pilgrims and locals in the flood-hit ares of Uttarakhand have been waiting for food and relief for the last four days, giving a lie to government's claims about distributing relief.
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Know more about Kedarnath shrine, devastated by flash flood
India | Jun 20, 2013, 12:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: The killer flash floods triggered by torrential rains in Uttarakhand have damaged a portion of the famous Kedarnath temple but authorities said there have been no reports of damage to the structure itself.
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Five more bodies fished out, Bankura accident toll now 7
India | Sep 07, 2012, 10:37 PM ISTKolkata, Sep 7: Five more bodies were fished out of the Bhairabanki River Friday, raising the death toll in the bus accident in West Bengal's Bankura district to seven, police said.The accident occurred Thursday as
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2 dead, 3 missing after bus is washed away
India | Sep 06, 2012, 11:22 PM ISTBankura (WB), Sept 6: Two persons died and at least three went missing after an overloaded private bus was washed away today while crossing a flooded bridge over Bhairabbanki river in West Bengal's Bankura district.According
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Flash flood in north Afghanistan kills at least 27
World | May 12, 2012, 02:09 PM ISTKabul, May 12: A flash flood swept through villages in a mountainous area of northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 27 people, authorities said.It was the second major flood reported this week in the
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Pokhara flash flood death toll could rise to 64
World | May 06, 2012, 08:39 PM ISTKathmandu, May 6: Nearly 64 people are feared dead even as the death toll in the flash flood near the famous tourist spot of Pokhara in western Nepal reached 17 today with at least 47
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Philippine Floods Death Toll Jumps To Nearly 1,500
World | Dec 27, 2011, 08:28 AM ISTManila, Dec 27: The death toll from flash floods that swept away entire villages in the southern Philippines climbed to nearly 1,500 on Tuesday, as authorities widened their search for bodies.The Office of Civil Defense's
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Battle For Philippine Flood Rescuers As Bodies Rot
World | Dec 19, 2011, 04:11 PM ISTCagayan De Oro (Philippines), Dec 19: Rescuers struggled against mud, fatigue and the stench of death on Sunday to help survivors of devastating flash floods that have killed more than 650 people in the southern
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652 Dead, 808 Missing In Philippine Floods
World | Dec 18, 2011, 06:09 PM ISTIligan, Philippines, Dec 18: The Philippine Red Cross says the death toll from a storm that ravaged a wide swath of the south has risen to 652 with 808 others still missing.Red Cross Secretary-General Gwendolyn
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Flash Floods Kill At Least 450 In Philippines
World | Dec 18, 2011, 08:09 AM ISTManila, Philippines: Flash floods devastated a southern Philippines region unaccustomed to serious storms, killing at least 450 people while they slept, rousting hundreds of others to their rooftops and turning two coastal cities into muddy,