Floods
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IAF helicopter gets stranded in floodwaters after emergency landing in Muzaffarpur | WATCH
Bihar | Oct 04, 2024, 01:52 PM ISTThe flood crisis in Muzaffarpur intensified, with an Indian Air Force helicopter stranded in waterlogged areas and residents struggling for basic evacuation amid rising waters and inadequate infrastructure.
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Bihar flood situation worsens as embankments of Kosi, Bagmati breached, 12 NDRF teams deployed
Bihar | Sep 30, 2024, 12:36 PM ISTThe Bihar water resources and disaster management departments have been working on a war footing to ensure rescuing people from the flood-affected areas.
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Nepal floods havoc: Multiple bridges collapse and sweep away in floodwater, horrific visual surfaces
World | Sep 29, 2024, 07:09 PM ISTNepal floods: Television images showed police rescuers in knee-high rubber boots using picks and shovels to clear away mud and retrieve 16 bodies of passengers from two buses swept away by a massive landslide at a site on the key route into Kathmandu.
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Bangladesh to 'soon' hold negotiations with India over sharing of river water: Interim govt advisor
World | Sep 25, 2024, 04:55 PM ISTBangladesh Water Resources Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan said the country would soon take steps to hold negotiations with India over the sharing of water from transboundary rivers. However, she did not mention accurate dates for the negotiations.
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Nearly 10 lakh people hit as flood-like situation engulfs Bihar, CM Nitish visits affected areas
Bihar | Sep 21, 2024, 09:11 PM ISTThe water level in all the five major rivers in Bihar is rising due to which flood-like situations have developed in almost 12 districts. CM Nitish Kumar has directed officials to remain alert. He also visited relief camps and assured the affected people of all possible assistance.
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Central Europe hit by severe floods: 24 killed in Romania, Poland and Czech, EU promises aid | WATCH
World | Sep 20, 2024, 12:52 PM ISTA low-pressure system named "Boris" caused the worst flooding in more than two decades from Romania to Poland over the past week, and also affected Italy's Emilia-Romagna region. Seven people were killed each in Poland and Romania, and five in Austria and Czech Republic each.
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Mamata Banerjee visits flood-affected areas, accuses Jharkhand of deliberately releasing extra water
Kolkata | Sep 18, 2024, 08:20 PM ISTThe flood-like situation was apprehended in at least seven districts of West Bengal after the release of water from dams in neighbouring Jharkhand. Earlier, Mamata had said "I have called the Jharkhand CM three times and urged him to regulate the release of water."
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Myanmar: Death count from deadly Typhoon Yagi reaches 74, more than 89 still missing | PICS
World | Sep 15, 2024, 01:14 PM ISTMyanmar's flooding death toll rose to 74 as of Friday evening, according to a state media report on Sunday, after heavy rains triggered widespread floods across the war-torn country.
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Vietnam: Death count climbs to 127 in typhoon, horrific visuals of cars plunging into river surfaces
World | Sep 10, 2024, 06:50 PM ISTTyphoon Yagi and the landslides and floods it triggered have killed at least 127 people, and 54 others are missing in northern Vietnam, the disaster management agency said on Tuesday. Most of the victims were killed in landslides and flash floods, the agency said in a report.
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Andhra: Visweswara Raju, MLA of Paderu, saves youth stranded in floodwaters | WATCH
India | Sep 09, 2024, 09:14 PM ISTAndhra Pradesh has been grappling with flash floods for the last few weeks. Several videos surfaced on social media in which homes and vehicles were seen being swept away in flash floods. The procedure of estimating flood losses in Vijayawada began on Monday.
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Andhra Pradesh floods: Shivraj Singh Chouhan to visit affected areas in Vijayawada today
India | Sep 05, 2024, 01:44 PM ISTAndhra Pradesh floods: Rainfall in Telangana's Nalgonda and Khammam districts resulted in the deluge in the downstream Vijayawada area via Budameru and other rivulets.
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un executes 30 govt officials for 'unacceptable deaths' after floods: Report
World | Sep 05, 2024, 11:19 AM ISTKim Jong Un had reportedly warned of "strict punishment" for the "unacceptable casualties" caused by the floods and had executed the government officials late last month. The officials were also charged with corruption and dereliction of duty.
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Andhra Pradesh floods: Death count rises to 32, NDMA-led central team to visit affected regions
India | Sep 05, 2024, 08:24 AM ISTChief Minister Chandrababu Naidu said 32 senior IAS officers have been appointed for 32 divisions and 179 officials assigned to an equal number of villages and ward secretariats in flood-affected areas to oversee relief operations.
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Tripura floods: CM Manik Saha announces additional Rs 10 crore for affected people
Tripura | Sep 04, 2024, 07:57 AM ISTTripura floods: PM Modi has also sanctioned an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of each of those who lost their lives in the recent flood in the northeastern state. The PM also approved Rs 50,000 each for those who were injured in the flood that wreaked havoc in Tripura.
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PM Modi speaks to Andhra and Telangana CMs, assures all help to flood-affected southern states
India | Sep 02, 2024, 07:33 AM ISTThe Prime Minister said departments have also been instructed to immediately dispatch necessary equipment in floods affected regions of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The IMD has forecast thunderstorms accompanied by lightning in parts of Andhra Pradesh for four days from September 2 to 5.
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'Factually incorrect, misleading': MEA on reports suggesting India's role in Bangladesh floods
World | Aug 30, 2024, 06:29 PM ISTIndia had earlier described similar reports as "factually incorrect" that blamed India for the devastating floods in Bangladesh. The South Asian country, along with India's Tripura, is witnessing heavy rainfall that have killed at least 30 people in the neighbouring nation.
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Typhoon Shanshan brings heavy rain and floods in Japan; six killed, services hit | VIDEO
World | Aug 30, 2024, 03:45 PM ISTTyphoon Shanshan is moving slowly towards the Shikoku island, bringing heavy rain and floods that have killed six people so far and cut off power to 250,000 households. Travel services have been suspended and factories also shut down operations on Friday.
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Gujarat floods: Extremely heavy rains likely in Saurashtra region today, death count rises to 26
Gujarat | Aug 29, 2024, 10:33 AM ISTAccording to the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC), Gujarat has, so far, received 105 per cent of its average annual rainfall. Out of 206 dams, 122 were put on high alert due to a sharp rise in their water levels in the state.
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'Bangladesh wants good ties with both India and Pakistan, but...': Jamaat-e-Islami chief Rahman
World | Aug 28, 2024, 06:21 PM ISTRehman stated that Jamaat-e-Islami desires India to be a “friend and play a responsible role in bilateral ties,” while also emphasising that his party acknowledges its responsibility to improve relations but insists that these ties must remain “non-interfering in each other’s internal issues.”
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Bangladesh: Jatiya Party denounces blaming India for floods, calls New Delhi to hand over Hasina
World | Aug 26, 2024, 05:03 PM ISTJatiya Party chairman has criticised those who attribute Bangladesh's flood situation to India, calling it a misleading narrative. He argues that this perspective unfairly leverages existing anti-India sentiments to place unjust blame on New Delhi for a natural disaster.