Floods
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Australia floods: Dozens of towns isolated in New South Wales
World | March 22, 2021 20:37 ISTAround 18,000 people had been evacuated from flooding in New South Wales by Monday and emergency services feared up to 54,000 people could be displaced with rain forecast to continue until Wednesday.
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Massive floods impact thousands in Indonesia's Jakarta | Photos
World | February 20, 2021 23:16 ISTFloods inundated several areas in Jakarta, Indonesia on Saturday, forcing thousands to leave their homes following heavy rains in the capital city in the past few days.
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Collapse of rock mass weakened due to freezing may have caused Uttarakhand flash floods: Scientists
India | February 09, 2021 16:54 ISTThe crashing rock mass also brought earth and mounds of snow with it. The friction may have resulted in heating, which could have caused the floods, the observations suggest.
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Operation to rescue 30-40 people trapped in Uttarakhand's Tapovan tunnel underway
News | February 08, 2021 12:59 ISTA multi-agency operation to rescue an estimated 34 people trapped inside a big tunnel at Tapovan was carried out overnight after a glacier burst-triggered deluge killed 10 people in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district while around 203 are missing.
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Experts can tell reason behind glacier outburst, saving lives current focus: Uttarakhand CM Rawat
India | February 07, 2021 20:43 ISTUttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, who visited Chamoli in wake of the deluge following a glacier burst on Sunday, said that over 125 people are missing and the number is likely to rise further.
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Uttarakhand Chamoli Glacier break: NTPC says avalanche damaged Tapovan hydro project
India | February 07, 2021 17:01 ISTAn avalanche near Tapovan in Uttarakhand has damaged a part of our under-construction hydropower project in the region, NTPC Limited informed on Sunday after part of Nanda Devi glacier burst earlier in the day in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district causing wide-spread devastation.
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Uttarakhand Glacier Burst: 7 dead, over 170 missing, rescue continues; PM monitoring situation
India | February 08, 2021 0:18 ISTA massive glacier breach in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district caused flash floods in the Dhauli Ganga river, causing large-scale devastation in the upper reaches of the ecological fragile Himalayas. As per reports, a part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off at Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli leading to wide-spread devastation. Rescue operations continue.
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Estimate damages worth Rs 8k crore in Andhra due to floods, heavy rains
India | November 12, 2020 7:02 ISTHeavy rains and floods have caused agricultural and infrastructural damages worth Rs 8,084 crore in Andhra Pradesh. On Wednesday, the Central government team which visited five districts to assess flood damages in the southern state called on Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.
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Durgapur barrage lock gate damaged, Bengal villages under fear of floods
India | October 31, 2020 11:18 ISTLow-lying areas in West Bengal's West Burdwan district have come under the fear of floods after a portion of lock gate of Durgapur barrage got severely damaged on Friday night.
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Bengal announces Rs 2 cr aid for flood-hit Telangana
India | October 21, 2020 8:26 ISTWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced Rs 2 crore financial assistance to Telangana for relief and rehabilitation works in flood-affected areas.
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Frightening scenes in Hyderabad: Cars float in flooded streets as overnight rains devastate city
India | October 18, 2020 9:45 ISTScary scenes were witnessed in Hyderabad and adjoining areas after overnight rains devastated the city. On Saturday evening, several areas in the metropolis received heavy showers, triggering traffic snarls and water-logging.
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Kashmir's low-lying areas to benefit from new drainage system
News | September 29, 2020 16:27 ISTJammu and Kashmir government has started water drainage project in Srinagar. The project is funded by the World Bank.
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‘Huge rainmaker’: Hurricane Sally threatens historic floods
World | September 16, 2020 7:39 ISTHeavy rain, pounding surf and flash floods hit parts of the Florida Panhandle and the Alabama coast on Tuesday as Hurricane Sally lumbered toward land at a painfully slow pace, threatening as much as 30 inches of rain and dangerous, historic flooding.
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Hurricane Sally’s threat: ‘Potentially historic’ floods, fierce winds
World | September 15, 2020 7:55 ISTHurricane Sally, one of four storms churning simultaneously in the Atlantic, closed in on the Gulf Coast on Monday with rapidly strengthening winds of at least 100 mph (161 kph) and heavy rain as forecasters warned of “potentially historic” flooding and governors declared states of emergency.
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Heavy rain triggers flood-like situation in Odisha; 3 dead so far
India | August 27, 2020 21:59 ISTMany districts in Odisha are facing a flood-like situation as incessant rainfall triggered by a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal battered the state.
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Heavy rains, flash floods in J&K's Rajouri; people in low-lying areas advised to stay alert
India | August 27, 2020 9:27 ISTPeople residing along with the river areas and in higher reaches in Rajouri district have been advised to stay alert following heavy rains in the region, said, Liaqat Choudhary, Additional Superintendent of Police, Rajouri.
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Shilabati River fury floods bridge in WB's Bankura
News | August 23, 2020 21:36 ISTLocals were forced to cross a flooded bridge as the water of Shilabati River flows over it in Pathardanga area of Bankura district.
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Bihar flood toll goes up to 25, over 81 lakh affected in 16 districts
News | August 21, 2020 9:03 ISTAbout 5.50 lakh people have been evacuated by 26 teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) till now
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Ghats in Varanasi submerged after water level of Ganga River increases
News | August 19, 2020 18:08 ISTHeavy downpour has increased the water level of Ganga River.
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Assam flood situation improves marginally; over 11,000 people affected in 3 districts
India | August 16, 2020 19:47 ISTFlood situation in Assam improved marginally as the number of people affected by the deluge reduced on Sunday, a disaster management bulletin said.
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