Nepal President thanks India for ‘generous support’ after deadly flash floods

August 29, 2026 2:34 PM

Nepal President thanks India for ‘generous support’ after deadly flash floods

Nepal President Ramchandra Paudel on Saturday thanked his Indian counterpart Droupadi Murmu for expressing concern and for the support extended by the Indian government following devastating flash floods in Nepal that have claimed hundreds of lives and caused widespread destruction. "On behalf of the Government and the people of Nepal, I extend our deepest gratitude to Your Excellency Smt Droupadi Murmu for your kind concern and also for the generous support and solidarity extended by your gove...

Himachal Pradesh: Flash floods disrupt road connectivity in Lahaul-Spiti’s Miyar Valley, Chowkhang Naingar

August 19, 2026 10:39 AM

Himachal Pradesh: Flash floods disrupt road connectivity in Lahaul-Spiti’s Miyar Valley, Chowkhang Naingar

Flash floods in the Karpat Nallah in Miyar Valley and the Gawadi Nallah in the Chowkhang Naingar area of tribal Lahaul-Spiti district have disrupted road connectivity, officials said. Lahaul-Spiti MLA Anuradha Rana said the road in Karpat village was blocked following the flooding. However, flood-control measures undertaken earlier in Miyar Valley helped protect the village to a large extent. "The administration and concerned departments have been directed to conduct an on-site inspection and ...

Uttarakhand: Army leads relief ops in Dharali; over 350 civilians rescued

August 8, 2025 11:52 AM

Uttarakhand: Army leads relief ops in Dharali; over 350 civilians rescued

The Indian Army, in close coordination with the Indian Air Force, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Border Roads Organisation (BRO), and the civil administration, continues to spearhead large-scale rescue and relief operations in the flood and landslide-hit areas of Dharali and Harsil, Uttarakhand, under Operation Dharali. Dharali remains completely cut off due to multiple landslides. Road clearance efforts have pro...

Uttarakhand cloudburst: 10 Gujarat pilgrims rescued by army, reunited with families

August 8, 2025 9:54 AM

Uttarakhand cloudburst: 10 Gujarat pilgrims rescued by army, reunited with families

Ten pilgrims from Banaskantha district in Gujarat, who were stranded near Dharali in Uttarakhand following a devastating cloudburst, have been successfully rescued by the Indian Army. The pilgrims - all residents of Chichodra village in Bhabhar taluka - had lost contact with their families on August 5, shortly after the cloudburst struck Dharali. The families of the 11-member group, who were on a religious tour, grew increasingly concerned when all attempts to reach them failed for two consecut...

Rains, floods and rising heat: South Asia’s growing climate crisis

July 23, 2025 10:56 AM

Rains, floods and rising heat: South Asia’s growing climate crisis

People in India and neighboring countries eagerly await the monsoon rains, which signal the end of the scorching summer heat and bring much-needed water for crops that sustain crores of people. However, the increasing frequency, intensity, unpredictability and eccentricity of extreme rainfall events are making things increasingly difficult for the people. In 2024 alone, hundreds of people died in India due to heavy rainfall. Across South Asia, hundreds more have already died this year. Experts w...

Are flash floods directly linked to climate change?

July 9, 2025 4:18 PM

Are flash floods directly linked to climate change?

The catastrophic flash floods in Texas a couple of days earlier, triggered by extremely heavy rainfall, which caused over 100 deaths and widespread destruction, have once again raised a pressing question- are flash floods directly linked to climate change? Successive research by environmental agencies corroborates this, saying climate change is a significant factor in the increased risk, frequency and intensity of floods in several parts of the world. Research suggests human-caused climate chan...

Flash floods in New Mexico resort town kills three, traps dozens in homes and vehicles

July 9, 2025 2:10 PM

Flash floods in New Mexico resort town kills three, traps dozens in homes and vehicles

Torrential rains triggered flash floods in New Mexico that killed at least three people on Tuesday, including two young children, and trapped dozens in homes and vehicles in the resort village of Ruidoso, a state emergency official and a village statement said. The children, aged four and seven years old, and a man were swept downstream and later found dead, the mountain resort village said late Tuesday on its website, adding that rescue operations were underway. Dramatic video footage on soci...

Heavy rains in Nepal kill 20 in two days amid landslides, lightning strikes

September 16, 2024 6:13 PM

Heavy rains in Nepal kill 20 in two days amid landslides, lightning strikes

Heavy rainfall triggered landslides and flash floods in Nepal, killing at least 11 people, with another nine killed by lightning strikes over the past two days, officials said on Wednesday. Landslides swept away three houses overnight in Lamjung district, about 125 km (80 miles) west of Kathmandu, killing four people including two children, district administrator Buddha Bahadur Gurung said. In Morang district about 500 km (310 miles) southeast of the Nepali capital, flooding has taken the live...