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September 16, 2024 3:32 PM

Floods in Andhra & Telangana: 21 trains cancelled, PM Modi speaks to CMs, assures Centre’s help

Amid heavy rainfall in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, the South Central Railway (SCR) has cancelled 21 more rains and diverted 10 others due to damages and waterlogging over tracks at several locations. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and Telangana CM Revanth Reddy and enquired about the situation in both states in the wake of heavy rains and floods. Among 21 rains cancelled included 12669 MGR Chennai Central to Chhapra, 12670 Chhapra-MGR Che...

August 23, 2024 3:06 PM

Floods, landslides in Tripura displace tens of thousands

Soldiers in lifeboats ferried people to safety on Friday in Tripura after heavy rain triggered floods and landslides, forcing more than 65,000 people from their homes, authorities said. Army personnel manned rescue craft as cars and buses were stranded in knee-deep water on the streets. Disaster management officials said that four days of incessant rain had swollen rivers, worsening the situation. As part of operation 'Jal Rahat', two columns from the 18 Assam Rifles, operating under the comma...

September 16, 2024 4:29 PM

Landslide in Nepal kills 12, leaves 10 seriously injured

In Nepal, Floods and landslides caused by heavy monsoon rains continued to wreak chaos across Nepal, resulting in 12 deaths over the past 24 hours in Baglung and Gumli. Four people went missing while 10 others were injured in Tuesday landslide incidents. The locals have taken the injured in Baglung to the Burtibang Primary Health Center for treatment. The rescue operation for the four missing people in the landslide started early Wednesday morning. A Nepali Army helicopter reached the distric...

September 16, 2024 6:10 PM

India expects above-average July rainfall after weak June

India is likely to receive above-average rainfall in July after receiving 11% below average in June, the weather department said on Monday, keeping alive the possibility of higher farm output and economic growth in Asia's third-biggest economy. All regions except northeastern states are likely to receive rainfall equating to more than 106% of the 50-year average in July, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director-general of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), told a virtual news conference. Summer ...

September 16, 2024 6:14 PM

Thousands displaced in floods in north-eastern India, rain abates

Thousands of people have been displaced in India's north-eastern state of Assam and at least 37 people have died in heavy rain, floods and landslides in the last two months, officials said on Monday. Although rains have abated in the last two days and improved the flood situation marginally, at least 200,000 people were affected in 11 districts of the state due rain-related incidents, a release from the state's disaster management authority said. More than 12,000 people have been displaced fro...

May 4, 2024 10:22 AM

Floods in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi kill 14

Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain have killed 14 people in South Sulawesi, while 115 people were evacuated, the country's disaster management agency said on Saturday. The early morning floods in Luwuk Regency affected more than 1,300 families and damaged more than 1,800 houses, though water leves have since started to recede in some areas, the agency said. (Reuters)...