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  Heavy rains wash away vital bridge on way to Kedarnath

  India | June 25, 2015 23:38 IST

  Dehradun: Heavy rains washed away a vital bridge over Mandakini river between Sonprayag and Gaurikund on way to Kedarnath in Uttrakhand this evening, official said.Heavy rains have sent the Mandakini river into spate as a

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  Rains halt Mumbai, 2 killed, rail commuters hit hard

  India | June 19, 2015 20:44 IST

  Mumbai:  Heavy rains pummelled Mumbai and its suburbs in which two persons died of electrocution and bringing normal life to a grinding halt today with several areas waterlogged and local train services cancelled leaving thousands

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  Jammu and Kashmir government says no threat of floods any more

  India | April 02, 2015 21:52 IST

  Srinagar: The fear about floods in Kashmir as witnessed in last September ended on Thursday with the state government declaring that there is no threat now and tourists should visit the Valley.Water level in the

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  2014: 11 lakh tourists visited Kashmir despite floods, elections

  India | December 29, 2014 20:28 IST

  Srinagar: Despite the devastating floods and two elections in the state this year, about 11 lakh tourists thronged Kashmir, even as efforts are on to attract more visitors to the Valley during the winters."We had

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  Misleading data by India aggravated floods: Pakistan

  World | December 07, 2014 12:26 IST

  Islamabad: India aggravated monsoon-triggered floods in Pakistan by providing faulty information, a post-flood report by the government has claimed.  Under the Indus Waters Treaty, India is bound to provide information about water level in Ravi,

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  Meghalaya flood toll rises to 24

  India | September 24, 2014 10:24 IST

  Shillong: Twenty-four people have lost their lives and another 24 are feared dead after being reported missing in the flood-affected areas of the Garo Hills region in Meghalaya, according to state government officials.Triggered by incessant

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  Omar reviews rescue, relief and rehabilitation efforts in Kashmir

  India | September 16, 2014 6:53 IST

  Jammu: Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir yesterday held a high-level meeting of officers of the civil and police administration to review the rescue, relief and rehabilitation efforts in Kashmir region caused due

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  280 killed in Pakistan rain, floods

  World | September 13, 2014 17:20 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Saturday said that at least 280 people have been killed due to the heavy rain and floods in various parts of the country.NDMA spokesman Ahmad Kamal said that

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  Pak army rescues 22,000 trapped in floods

  World | September 11, 2014 16:57 IST

  New Delhi: Pakistan's army said today that it has saved at least 22,000 people who were marooned due to devastating floods which hit the country after last week's heavy monsoon showers and have caused 257

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  Five injured in Bihar as flood victims' attack on block office

  India | September 10, 2014 22:52 IST

  Patna: Five people, among them four policemen, were injured when hundreds of flood victims attacked a block office in Bihar Wednesday, officials said.Seven people were detained for the attack that took place in Patna district's

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  Rainstorms, floods kill 27 in China

  World | August 17, 2014 7:01 IST

  Beijing: Rainstorms and ensuing floods have affected seven provincial-level regions in China, causing 27 deaths and relocation of over 84,000 people as of Saturday, Xinhua reported.From Monday to Thursday, heavy rains battered the provinces of

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  Assam CM refuses to take blame for floods

  India | June 28, 2014 18:39 IST

  Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday refused to take the blame for the recent flash floods and landslides that killed eight people here, saying his government has "taken it seriously" and implemented many

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  A year after Kedarnath tragedy, survivors still in trauma

  India | June 16, 2014 17:30 IST

  New Delhi: One year ago, flash floods rocked Kedarnath, in which thousands of people lost their lives and left the state infrastructure in tatters.As Uttarakhand marks the first anniversary of the devastating floods, thousands of

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  Floods kill nine in Brazil

  World | June 10, 2014 8:03 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: Heavy rains and flooding in Brazil's southern state of Parana have claimed the lives of nine people and affected more then 51,418 residents across 74 towns, authorities said on Monday.Torrential downpours that

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  Floods displace over 100,000 in Sri Lanka

  World | June 06, 2014 13:42 IST

  Colombo: Floods caused by days of torrential rain have displaced over 100,000 people in Sri Lanka, latest government data showed on Friday.The Disaster Management Centre said that 26,688 families comprising 109,075 people have been affected

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  Floods in Bolivia leaves 42 dead

  World | February 11, 2014 11:18 IST

  LA Paz: The number of people killed by landslides and flooding in Bolivia has climbed to 42, a top official said Monday.Fifteen people went missing and 47,466 families were left homeless after torrential rains struck

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  Odisha govt sets deadline for assessment of houses damaged in floods

  India | October 30, 2013 8:53 IST

  Bhubaneswar: With flood waters receding in the affected areas, Odisha government yesterday asked district authorities to complete relief distribution works by today and enumeration of house damage by November 10 except the worst-hit Ganjam and

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  PM praises tackling of cyclone Phailin, not Uttarakhand floods

  India | October 28, 2013 23:23 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday praised the tackling of Cyclone Phailin by the Odisha and Andhra Pradesh governments and disaster management agencies but said there were "important lessons to be learnt" from the

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  Floods follow Phailin Ganjam, 50,000 evacuated

  India | October 24, 2013 23:40 IST

  Bhubaneshwar: About 50,000 people were evacuated today as flash flood claimed two lives and inundated 129 villages in five blocks of Odisha's cyclone-hit Ganjam district along with some areas in Gajapati."Following heavy rain for four

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  Bengal government blames price hike on floods, centre

  India | October 24, 2013 9:28 IST

  Kolkata: As the prices of vegetables, fish and onions touch the roof, the West Bengal government Wednesday blamed the centre and the recent floods, and announced a meeting Oct 30 of the special task force