Heavy Rains
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Strong winds, heavy rains in coastal AP ahead of Hudhud strike
India | Oct 12, 2014, 09:36 AM ISTHyderabad: Strong winds and heavy rains led to large-scale disruption of power lines in three coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh as the state braced for Hudhud, a very severe cyclonic storm that is expected to
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Heavy rains, pest brew trouble for coffee planters
India | Sep 10, 2014, 11:38 AM ISTCoonoor (Tamil Nadu): Prolonged dry days, followed by heavy rains and pest attack during a belated monsoon are brewing production crisis for coffee planters in Karnataka, which accounts for 69 percent of the country's bean
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Heavy rains in Madhya Pradesh, six dead
India | Sep 08, 2014, 06:02 PM ISTKhandwa (MP): At least six persons have died due to heavy rains in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh, a senior official said here today.The administration has sounded a high alert in the district and declared
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7 dead, 20 missing in landslide in J-K
India | Sep 07, 2014, 11:14 PM ISTJammu: At least seven people were killed and about 20 went missing after a landslide, triggered by heavy rains, buried 24 houses in a remote mountainous hamlet in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir today.
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Rainstorms, floods kill 27 in China
World | Aug 17, 2014, 07:01 AM ISTBeijing: 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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Cloudburst and heavy rains kill 26 in Uttarakhand and Himachal, Chardham Yatra stopped midway
India | Aug 16, 2014, 03:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Twenty-six people were killed in rain-related incidents in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh as heavy showers wreaked havoc in the hill states even as humid conditions prevailed in most parts of north India on
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Heavy rains lash parts of Gujarat; flood-like situation in Valsad
India | Jul 30, 2014, 09:13 AM ISTAhmedabad: Heavy rains lashed many parts of Gujarat with Valsad district facing a flood-like situation due to continuous downpour."Valsad city has received 18 inches of rainfall during last 24 hours. Kaprada, Dharampur Pardi, Umergam and
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Heavy rains paralyse life in Mumbai; road, rail traffic hit
India | Jul 02, 2014, 02:47 PM ISTMumbai: Heavy rains today lashed the metropolis, severely disrupting road, rail and suburban train services and inconveniencing lakhs of commuters and office goers.“There is a traffic jam due to water logging in suburban Dadar, Parel,
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Heavy rains lash north-west Rajasthan, Churu records 43mm
India | May 13, 2014, 04:48 PM ISTJaipur: Dust storm accompanied with heavy rains lashed north-west Rajasthan affecting normal life as Churu received the maximum rainfall of 43 mm, the MeT department said on Tuesday. With the ongoing climatic disturbances due to
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Storm, heavy rains lash Lucknow
India | Mar 25, 2014, 09:52 AM ISTLucknow: A massive storm accompanied by lightning and heavy rains lashed the state capital early Tuesday leaving several trees uprooted.The Met Office recorded wind speed of around 30 km per hour here. No loss of
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Cyclone Helen makes landfall in coastal Andhra Pradesh, 7 dead
India | Nov 22, 2013, 05:08 PM ISTHyderabad: Cyclonic storm Helen Friday hit Andhra Pradesh coast near Machilipatnam, triggering heavy rains and strong gales, killing seven people and causing massive damage to the crops in the coastal region.Trees were uprooted disrupting traffic
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Heavy rains lash Andhra, damage crops
India | Oct 24, 2013, 09:28 AM ISTHyderabad: Heavy rains continued to lash several parts of Andhra Pradesh for the second day Wednesday, inundating low lying areas and damaging crops over thousands of acres.Rivulets, tanks and streams were overflowing in south coastal
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Heavy rains lash East Godavari district; alert sounded
India | Oct 23, 2013, 12:04 PM ISTRajahmudry: Following heavy rains in East Godavari district, the administration has issued an alert and taking necessary precautionary measures, an official said. “The district administration has issued an alert and taking all precautionary measures, including
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Heavy rains lash Delhi on Friday morning
India | Oct 11, 2013, 12:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhiites were greeted with heavy rain today morning. The rains started around early in the morning, and also brought along problems of water logging and slow movement of traffic. According o reports, the
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Heavy rains kill eight in Chinese province
World | Sep 19, 2013, 08:09 AM ISTBeijing: At least eight people died and three went missing following rain-triggered landslides in China's Sichuan province, authorities said Wednesday.Heavy downpour lashed the Yibin city from Tuesday night till Wednesday morning, with precipitation in some
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Heavy rains damage crops and houses in Andhra Pradesh
India | Aug 08, 2013, 06:42 AM ISTHyderabad, Aug 8: Standing crops in 73,098 hectares and about 1900 houses suffered damages due to heavy rains that lashed Andhra Pradesh during the current spell of monsoon in the state, officials said here yesterday.Horticulture
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Heavy rains lash Gujarat, 2,000 people evacuated in Bharuch
India | Aug 03, 2013, 06:51 AM ISTAhmedabad/Surat, Aug 3: Heavy rains lashed many parts of Gujarat today causing the rivers to overflow, following which close to 2,000 people from six villages in Bharuch district and city had to be evacuated to
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Heavy rains in Nashik, water released from overflowing dams
India | Aug 01, 2013, 04:39 PM ISTNashik, Aug 1: Incessant rains continued to lash the city and its adjoining areas for the third consecutive day today forcing the irrigation department to release water from Gangapur dam.There was flooding at several places
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Heavy rains lash Saurashtra
India | Jul 26, 2013, 07:50 AM ISTJunagadh, Gujarat, Jul 26: Heavy rains have been lashing Saurashtra for the past several days with most of the dams now overflowing, compared with the acute drought that the region faced last year. Heavy rains
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Mumbra bypass develops crater due to heavy rains; closed for traffic
India | Jul 24, 2013, 12:12 PM ISTThane (Maha), Jul 24: A nearly one km-long stretch of Mumbra bypass on the outskirts of the city caved in this morning due to incessant rains and has been closed for vehicular traffic, police said.“Due