Heavy Rains
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Landslides, heavy rains claim 27 lives in Sikkim, Assam
India | Sep 23, 2012, 07:55 PM ISTGangtok/Guwahati, Sep 23: Landslides triggered by heavy rains claimed 27 lives, including those of ITBP and BRO personnel in Sikkim, even as flood situation in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh deteriorated with vast areas reeling under
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Heavy rains lash Mumbai
India | Sep 11, 2012, 09:56 PM ISTMumbai, Sep 11: After a week's lull, heavy rains lashed Mumbai and surrounding areas again since early Tuesday, disrupting normal vehicular movement during the peak hours, officials said.The downpour, which started midnight, resulted in several
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Heavy rains continue in Mumbai, Maharashtra
India | Sep 04, 2012, 12:43 PM ISTMumbai, Sep 4 : Torrential rain continued to lash Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra for the second day Tuesday, disrupting road and rail traffic.Mumbai's lifeline, the suburban trains, were hit badly due to waterlogging
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Heavy rains lash Delhi; waterlogging and traffic jams
India | Aug 25, 2012, 09:41 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 25: Heavy rains lashed the city today, leading to waterlogging and traffic jams and inconvenience to office goers and commuters. Between 8.30 AM and 5.30 PM, the city received 24.6 mm of
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Heavy rains in North India; 12 killed in Rajasthan
India | Aug 22, 2012, 10:17 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 22: Twelve persons were today killed in Rajasthan as North India received widespread and heavy rains which brought normal life to a standstill at many places.The capital Delhi recorded a maximum temperature
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Four children killed in house collapses due to heavy rains
India | Aug 19, 2012, 10:34 PM ISTKathua, Aug 19: Four children of a family were killed when their house collapsed following heavy rainfall in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir this morning.The house collapsed due to heavy rains in Makwal hamlet
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Question after floods: Did China build too fast
World | Jul 24, 2012, 07:45 AM ISTBeijing , Jul 24 : Recent heavy rains across much of China have left nearly 100 people dead, state media said Tuesday. More than a third of the fatalities were in the flood-ravaged capital, where
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One killed, nine feared washed away in flash floods in HP
India | Jul 08, 2012, 09:45 AM ISTShimla, Jul 8: One person was killed while nine others were feared washed away in flash floods triggered by heavy rains at a village in Paonta Sahib area of Sirmaur District.Four vehicles, carrying members of
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Rains cause waterlogging in Mumbai
India | Jul 04, 2012, 07:49 AM ISTMumbai, Jul 4: Several suburban areas of Mumbai faced problems of waterlogging due to intermittent rains throughout Tuesday night.Dadar Hindmata, Parel, Andhreri, Mahim, Matunga, Ghatkopar, Sion, were the areas badly affected by waterlogging.BMC staff used
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Heavy rains lash Mumbai, CR trains running late
India | Jun 28, 2012, 08:52 PM ISTMumbai, Jun 28: In the first major downpour of this monsoon season, heavy rains lashed Mumbai since last night, disrupting vehicular and rail traffic. The maximum rainfall was observed in suburbs, the Met department sources
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Heavy rains, landslides kill 83 in southwestern Bangladesh
World | Jun 27, 2012, 04:03 PM ISTDhaka, Jun 27: At least 83 people have been killed in massive landslides triggered by torrential rains that lashed southwestern Bangladesh affecting thousands of residents, officials said today.A total of 76 people were killed overnight
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KKR-DC IPL match abandoned due to heavy rains
Cricket | Apr 25, 2012, 01:29 PM ISTKolkata, Apr 24: The Indian Premier League match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Deccan Chargers at the Eden Gardens here was today abandoned without a ball being bowled after heavy rains, accompanied by thunderstorm, rendered
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At Least 84 Dead Due to Heavy Rains, Landslide In Central America
World | Oct 18, 2011, 10:34 AM ISTSan Salvador, El Salvador,Oct 18 : A week of heavy rains across Central America have caused landslides, floods and bridge collapses that have left at least 84 people dead, authorities said Monday. Nine others are
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Heavy Rains Lash Flood-Hit Orissa, More Shower To Follow
India | Sep 21, 2011, 06:30 PM ISTBhubaneswar, Sept 21: Heavy rains triggered by a fresh low pressure system compounded the plight of the flood-affected people in coastal Orissa on Wednesday though flood waters receded from most of the deluged areas.Fresh rainfall
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Heavy Rains Force 4 Flights To Go-Around, One Diversion At IGI
India | Sep 15, 2011, 09:53 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 15: A cloudburst followed by heavy rains hit air traffic movement at the Delhi airport this afternoon with at least one flight diverted and four others asked to make a ‘go-around'.The MeT
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Heavy Rains Cripple Normal Life In Mumbai
India | Aug 30, 2011, 11:04 AM ISTMumbai, Aug 29 : Heavy downpour since Sunday evening crippled life in this metropolis on Monday disrupting rail and road traffic. Several localities in Mumbai - Sion, Kurla, Matunga, Hind Mata - have been waterlogged
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Heavy Rains Lash Mumbai, Thane, 4 Dead
India | Jul 31, 2011, 10:41 AM ISTMumbai, July 31: At least four people were killed as heavy rains lashed various parts of Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane district Thursday and Friday, officials said here Saturday.Low-lying areas of northern Mumbai, including Santacruz,
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Heavy Rains Cause Floods In China
World | Jul 08, 2011, 02:42 PM ISTBeijing, Jul 8 : Chinese state media say heavy rains across the country have killed at least 25 people in less than a week.The deaths add to more than 260 people who were killed or
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2,500 Pilgrims Trapped In Uttarakhand After Heavy Rains, Landslides
India | Jul 01, 2011, 12:00 PM ISTDehra Dun, Jul 1 : Over 2,500 pilgrims to Gangotri, Yamunotri and Badrinath have been trapped due to continuous heavy rains and landslides in different places of Uttarakhand, officials said. The Rishikesh-Gangotri highway and Rishikesh-Yamunotri
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Heavy Rains Cause Waterlogging In Mumbai Suburbs
India | Jun 11, 2011, 04:09 PM ISTMumbai, Jun 11: Heavy rains continued to lash the city for the third consecutive day today, causing water logging in several parts of the metropolis.According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) Disaster Management Cell, the city