Rwanda: Atleast 109 killed in flash floods, landslides
World | May 03, 2023 18:53 ISTThe western and northern provinces and Kigali, the capital, are particularly hilly, making them vulnerable to landslides during the rainy season.
The western and northern provinces and Kigali, the capital, are particularly hilly, making them vulnerable to landslides during the rainy season.
Rain today: The pilgrimage to Hemkunt Sahib in Uttarakhand's Chamoli has stopped just a day before the closing of its doors due to heavy snowfall.
Dharamshala flash floods:The MeT department has predicted a wet spell till Monday next week with a yellow alert for heavy rains, thunderstorms and lightning from September 3 to 5.
Vaishno Devi flash floods: The upward movement of devotees in Mata Vaishno Devi temple has been stopped, in view of the heavy rains and flash floods.
Jammu and Kashmir: People are forced to cross the rivulet in waist-deep water for commuting. The rain has also damaged the crops of the local farmers.
The highway was blocked due to landslides, mudslides and shooting stones at 33 places in Ramban and Udhampur districts apart from washing away of a 150-feet long road stretch and under construction bridge.
Railway authorities announced the cancellation of 42 trains on the Chennai-Vijayawada grand trunk route. While several other trains were partially cancelled or diverted.
Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy conducted an aerial survey in Kadapa, Anantapuramu and Chittoor districts to assess the damage.
Many roads in various other parts of the state have been blocked due to landslides. A car was damaged in a landslide in Vikas Nagar in Shimla city
IMD on Friday predicted heavy rainfall in twelve districts of Telangana.
The weather warning has included moderate to high risk of flash flood, temporary disruption of surface traffic, landslides and shooting stones at vulnerable places, water logging in low lying areas, suspension of agricultural and horticultural operations etc as probable impacts of the inclement weather forecast.
A day after the flash floods, Dharamshala and surrounding areas are trying to limp back to normalcy. While the officials have sounded alert for the next five days, efforts are on to clear up the blocked roadways and clogged streets after the mud gushed into the town following the non-stop Monsoon rains.
A video has surfaced that shows people trying to cross Dehradun district's Amlawa River amid gushing waves.
Heavy rainfall triggered flash floods in parts of Sehore on July 23.
A cloudburst triggered the flash flood at around 4.30 am, damaging over 50 houses, some vehicles and motorcycles in various parts of the state capital.
Researchers noted that smartphones can be harnessed to forecast flash floods as well as other natural disasters.
The hikers were walking in the Raganello Gorge in Pollino National Park in the region when they were hit by a torrent swollen by heavy rain.
North India witnesses nature's fury; floods, landslides, cloudbursts wreak havoc
Two days back, vehicular traffic along the Imphal-Jiribam national highway 37 was hampered due to landslides in the mountainous road.
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