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  67 dead, Over 42 lakh hit by floods in Assam in 2014: Govt

  India | October 01, 2014 7:08 IST

  Guwahati: At least 67 people have lost their lives and over 42 lakh people across Assam were affected in three waves of floods this year, the government said yesterday."Assam has suffered huge losses in terms

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  Flood-hit cling to pets, refuse to leave them behind

  India | September 28, 2014 12:06 IST

  Srinagar: ”Take my wife, take my kids but I will come only when you first take my puppies on the boat.” These were the words of an eminent doctor to a rescue team that had

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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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  Assam floods claim eight lives

  India | September 23, 2014 15:04 IST

  Guwahati: Altogether eight people have died in heavy floods and landslides triggered by continuous rain for the last three days in Assam, where airforce helicopters, army, NDRF and SDRF have been pressed into service for

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  10-yr-old returns to marooned house to retrieve school bag

  India | September 20, 2014 13:55 IST

  Srinagar: Days after he was airlifted along with his family to safety, ten-year-old Taukeer Ahmed was today on a rescue boat returning to his marooned house in Raj Bagh locality to retrieve his most loved

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  Hostility meets NDRF initially in flood-hit Kashmir

  India | September 16, 2014 18:12 IST

  Srinagar: When NDRF personnel were rushed in here 12 days back, topmost on their minds was to rescue people marooned in flood waters but they had no idea that they will face hostility from those

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  Life slowly moving to normalcy in Kashmir

  India | September 16, 2014 12:07 IST

  Srinagar: After eleven days, life is slowly returning to normalcy in Kashmir but the extent of damage caused by devastating floods is still unfolding.Water has receded to a large extent in Jhelum river and the

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  Over 226,000 rescued in flood-hit Kashmir

  India | September 15, 2014 20:10 IST

  New Delhi: The armed forces and the NDRF have rescued over 226,000 flood-hit people in Jammu and Kashmir as relief efforts continued in the state Monday.The defence ministry, however, warned that water-borne diseases could break

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  IAF choppers the 'only hope' of survival for people in Jammu mountains

  India | September 14, 2014 18:00 IST

  Sungari (Rajouri): “Our house is gone, household goods have perished and all our animals killed. We did not have anything to eat,” said Chamail Singh of Rajouri district while showering praise on Indian Air Force

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  Kashmir floods: Receding waters reveal 43 bodies, mobile services partially restored

  India | September 13, 2014 23:33 IST

  Srinagar: Mobile services were partially restored Saturday in flood-hit Jammu and Kashmir as rescue and relief efforts continued on a war footing. The receding floodwaters revealed the death of 43 people, including 14 children in

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  Omar says rising water levels in north Kashmir still matter of concern

  India | September 13, 2014 21:21 IST

  Srinagar: Water levels in North Kashmir are rising which is a matter of concern, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah said while hoping that it would not be as bad as in the rest

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  Kedarnath yatra resumes, over 150 pilgrims pay obeisance

  India | September 12, 2014 19:43 IST

  Dehradun: More than 150 pilgrims paid obeisance to Lord Shiva at Kedarnath today as the yatra to the Himalayan shrine resumed after a five-day suspension.With the weather clearing up in the higher reaches of Kedar

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  Over 130,000 rescued in flood-ravaged Kashmir, PM appeals for donations

  India | September 12, 2014 23:07 IST

  Srinagar/Jammu: Rescuers, including from the army, distributed packets of cooked food, and pouches of drinking water to thousands of stranded people in flood-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir, especially in summer capital Srinagar, as over 130,000 people

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  Water supply, communication links partially restored in Valley

  India | September 11, 2014 17:36 IST

  Srinagar: Twenty per cent of the water supply has been restored in Kashmir and efforts are being made on war footing to restore communication links, both physical and telecom, in the Valley which is witnessing

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  Water recedes in Vadodara city

  India | September 11, 2014 15:30 IST

  Vadodara:  In a relief to people, water has receded in 80 per cent areas of the city which faced a flood-like situation after Vishwamitri river here swelled and inundated residential colonies.The Army which was called

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  Hundreds starve in Jammu and Kashmir's flood affected area

  India | September 11, 2014 12:42 IST

  Srinagar: Hundreds of people trapped in floods-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir with some left marooned on rooftops and others clinging to trees are in dire need of water and food."We want food and water urgently. Please

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  Narendra Modi reviews relief operations in flood-ravaged Kashmir

  India | September 11, 2014 10:49 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday asked the authorities to give top priority to providing food and water to the flood-affected people of Jammu and Kashmir and called for a massive effort to ensure

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  Water receding in Srinagar, lakhs still waiting for help

  India | September 10, 2014 17:30 IST

  Srinagar: Water levels have started receding in Srinagar city, one of the worst hit by the deluge, facilitating rescue workers to pluck out another 29,000 persons to safety but four lakh people were today still 

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  NDRF jawan injured in attack by angry locals

  India | September 10, 2014 11:22 IST

  Srinagar: An NDRF jawan was today attacked by angry locals here while few other personnel of the force were heckled while they were rendering relief and rescue operations in the flood-hit areas. Officials said a

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  Army chief to visit Kashmir to review flood situation

  India | September 10, 2014 11:07 IST

  Srinagar: Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag is scheduled to visit the city today to review the flood situation and take stock of the rescue and relief operations by the armed forces in the flood-ravaged