Floods
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Rajasthan weather update: Heavy rains lead to flood-like situation in Kota, nearby areas
India | Aug 22, 2022, 01:06 PM ISTRajasthan weather update: According to the IMD, extremely heavy rainfall was recorded in isolated areas in Kota and Jhalawar district during the 24-hour period ending 8.30 am on Monday.
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Himachal Pradesh: Orange alert for next 12 hours; National Highway 5 between Shimla-Kalka closed
India | Aug 20, 2022, 08:43 PM ISTHimachal, Uttarakhand rains: Mandi, Kangra and Chamba were the worst affected districts, officials said. The railway bridge over the Chakki river on the border of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh also collapsed in the calamity.
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Around 16 dead, 36 missing in flash flood in western China
World | Aug 18, 2022, 11:51 AM ISTChina floods news: A sudden rainstorm triggered a landslide that diverted a river on Wednesday (August 17) night, state broadcaster CCTV said on Thursday.
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Gujarat: Heavy rains leads to flood situation in Mithi Khadi, Surat; orange alerts issued
India | Aug 16, 2022, 04:48 PM ISTGujarat floods: Apart from this, an orange alert has also been issued in three districts of south Gujarat. Heavy rain inundated Ahmedabad since Monday due to which the city is facing water-logging in several areas.
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Himachal Pradesh weather update: Flash floods batter state, 2 drown in Manali's Solang Nala
India | Aug 16, 2022, 11:38 AM ISTHimachal Pradesh weather update: Efforts are being made to find out how many people have been affected by flash floods and if there is any survivor.
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Odisha on tenterhooks over threats of Mahanadi flood, depression
India | Aug 13, 2022, 09:17 PM ISTOdisha: Fourteen more gates of the Hirakud dam in western Odisha's Sambalpur district were opened in four phases during the day to release excess water into the Mahanadi's downstream areas in the state, which was pounded by heavy rain over the past few days due to depression.
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Telangana: Daring rescue of man on bike who was stuck on flooded Himayath Sagar bridge | WATCH
India | Jul 27, 2022, 04:10 PM ISTTelangana Floods: In a video shared by Cyberabad Police, a truck can be seen in the middle of the flooded bridge while rescue personnel onboard the lory are trying to save man who got stuck with his bike.
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Amarnath: Heavy rains in high mountains trigger flood scare; pilgrims moved to safer places
India | Jul 26, 2022, 05:04 PM ISTAmarnath Yatra 2022: Heavy rains in the high mountains around the Holy Cave during Amarnath Yatra 2022 have triggered floods in water body and surrounding springs.
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Monsoon Rains: Over 2000 shifted to safety; 300 families unable to cook for 4 days in Maha
India | Jul 13, 2022, 11:59 PM ISTMonsoon Rains Updates: Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been working round the clock for rescue and relief operations, evacuating thousands and taking them to shelter homes.
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Cloudburst, landslide hit Himachal Pradesh; Shimla woman dead, 4 feared washed away
India | Jul 06, 2022, 11:38 AM ISTState Disaster Management Director Sudesh Mokhta stated that four to six people have been missing after the incident at Chojh village in Challal panchayat of Kullu district at around 6 am.
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Australia: Around 50,000 on evacuation alert after floods hits Sydney
World | Jul 05, 2022, 12:35 PM ISTDays of torrential rain have caused dams to overflow and waterways to break their banks, bringing a fourth flood emergency in 16 months to parts of the city of 5 million people.
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Assam floods: Death toll reaches 82 as 11 more die, 47 lakh remain affected amid heavy rains
India | Jun 21, 2022, 06:09 AM ISTThree fresh fatalities were recorded in Darrang, two in Nagaon – police personnel who got washed away while trying to rescue marooned people – and one each in Cachar, Dibrugarh, Hailakandi, Hojai, Kamrup and Lakhimpur.
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Damage to vital National Highway-6 cuts off access to parts of northeastern states
India | Jun 19, 2022, 11:37 PM ISTMeghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma along with Home Minister Lahkmen Rymbui accompanied by district administration officials, PWD Engineers and NHAI officials on Sunday inspected the damaged portion of the NH-6 at Lum Shnong in East Jaintia Hills.
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Assam flood: Death toll rises to 24, more than 7.2 lakh hit
India | May 22, 2022, 11:55 PM ISTThe death toll due to the flood and landslides this year has now gone up to 24 across Assam.
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33 dead in Bihar after thunderstorms, lightning; floods grip 4 districts of Assam - Top points
India | May 21, 2022, 04:16 PM ISTAccording to the reports of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, nearly 7.12 lakh people in 29 districts of the state are reeling under the fury of floods.
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Assam: Nearly 1.97 lakh people affected by floods, landslides in 20 districts
India | May 17, 2022, 12:13 PM ISTAccording to the report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority, as many as 51,357 people have been affected alone in the Cachar district.
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Assam: Heavy rains, storms, lightning strikes kill 20 so far; over 3,000 houses fully damaged
India | Apr 18, 2022, 06:59 AM ISTAn ex-gratia payment to the next of kin of deceased persons has been initiated and it will be completed soon.
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Floods, droughts making India, Pak most vulnerable to climate change: IPCC report
India | Feb 28, 2022, 08:14 PM ISTThe second installment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II's report, titled "Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability", said climate-related risks to agriculture and food systems in Asia will progressively intensify with the changing climate, with differentiated impacts across the region.
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Yearender 2021: Natural calamities that hit the world hard | SEE PICS
World | Dec 30, 2021, 03:09 PM ISTAs coronavirus pandemic raged on for the second year, a number of countries around the world battled a wave of extreme weather events from wildfire in California to floods in Australia.
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Yearender: Natural disasters that shook India in 2021 | PICS
India | Dec 30, 2021, 01:47 PM ISTWith climate change becoming more and more evident, natural disasters like floods, cyclones, landslides and cloudbursts have also been making lives miserable and sometimes even threatening. Here, we bring you a glimpse of those natural calamities that shook the nation in 2021.