‘Stand shoulder-to-shoulder with affected,’ says PM Modi before leaving for flood-hit Himachal, Punjab

September 9, 2025 12:00 PM

‘Stand shoulder-to-shoulder with affected,’ says PM Modi before leaving for flood-hit Himachal, Punjab

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reaffirmed that his government stands “shoulder-to-shoulder” with those affected by the recent floods and landslides, as he departed for Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to assess the ground situation in the disaster-hit states. In a post on X, the Prime Minister said, “Leaving for Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to review the situation in the wake of floods and landslides. The Government of India stands shoulder to shoulder with those affected in this tragi...

Landslide hits Haridwar’s Mansa Devi hill, railway traffic disrupted

September 8, 2025 10:20 AM

Landslide hits Haridwar’s Mansa Devi hill, railway traffic disrupted

A major landslide struck the Mansa Devi hill in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar on Monday, blocking railway traffic and bringing train services on the busy Dehradun–Haridwar route to a complete halt. The incident occurred near the Bhimgoda railway tunnel and Kali Mata temple when a large section of the hill suddenly collapsed. Huge volumes of soil and rocks rolled down at high speed, burying the railway track close to the Bhimgoda tunnel. The force of the slide was so intense that the iron safety n...

Five dead, several injured in landslide near Vaishno Devi Shrine in Katra

August 26, 2025 7:57 PM

Five dead, several injured in landslide near Vaishno Devi Shrine in Katra

At least five people were killed and 10 others injured after heavy rains triggered a landslide near the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra on Tuesday, officials said. Rescue teams rushed to the spot soon after the incident. The bodies and the injured were shifted to the Community Health Centre (CHC) in Katra. “Rescue operation is underway. Five bodies have been brought to CHC Katra. Ten to eleven people are reportedly injured. We will share further information as it comes,”...

Landslide blocks Nandprayag route in Uttarakhand days after Uttarkashi cloudburst

August 11, 2025 12:19 PM

Landslide blocks Nandprayag route in Uttarakhand days after Uttarkashi cloudburst

Work is underway to clear the road blocked by a landslide in Nandprayag, Chamoli district, following heavy rainfall just days after a cloudburst in Uttarkashi left behind a trail of destruction. Speaking to ANI, District Magistrate of Chamoli district, Sandeep Tiwari said that work is going on to open the road blocked due to the landslide in Nandprayag due to rain. He added that apart from this, all the roads in the district are smooth. Meanwhile, the bridge connecting Uttarkashi to Harsil has...

Bridges washed away in Himachal Pradesh, 413 pilgrims rescued from Kinnaur Kailash trek by ITBP, NDRF

August 6, 2025 12:36 PM

Bridges washed away in Himachal Pradesh, 413 pilgrims rescued from Kinnaur Kailash trek by ITBP, NDRF

In a major rescue operation, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), in coordination with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), evacuated 413 stranded pilgrims from the Kinnaur Kailash trek route in Himachal Pradesh after two makeshift bridges on the trail were washed away following torrential rains and cloudbursts. Heavy rainfall in the region triggered multiple cloudbursts and caused a bridge over the Tangling drain to collapse on Wednesday morning, leaving scores of tourists and devote...

Monsoon peaks in south China, unleashing landslides, disease

August 6, 2025 2:13 PM

Monsoon peaks in south China, unleashing landslides, disease

Rescue crews raced on Wednesday to clear debris and flooded roads as southern China braced for more extreme rainfall and spreading infection after some of the worst downpours this century, brought by a peak in East Asian monsoon rains. Forecasters warned of more thunderstorms after the century's second-heaviest August rains pounded Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, forcing its Baiyun airport, one of the world's busiest, to cancel 363 flights and delay 311. The day before, the skies...

SDRF rescues 40 devotees stranded due to landslide in Uttarakhand’s Sonprayag

July 3, 2025 12:05 PM

SDRF rescues 40 devotees stranded due to landslide in Uttarakhand’s Sonprayag

Amid relentless rainfall and worsening weather conditions in Uttarakhand, around 40 devotees returning from Kedarnath Dham were rescued by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Thursday after being stranded near the Sonprayag landslide zone. The pilgrims were stranded following a sudden landslide around 10 p.m. on Wednesday, which blocked the route with debris, making further movement impossible. The landslide struck near Sonprayag, a key transit point along the Kedarnath Yatra route. Re...

Landslide kills 16 in Indonesia’s central Java, official says

January 21, 2025 8:09 PM

Landslide kills 16 in Indonesia’s central Java, official says

A landslide in Indonesia's Central Java city of Pekalongan killed 16 people and injured 10, an official at the country's disaster mitigation agency said on Tuesday. The landslide was triggered by heavy rains in the area since Monday, agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari said. Authorities are now searching for three missing people, he added. Kompas TV footage showed that houses were heavily damaged and buried by the landslide, with cars also seen buried by the mud. The landslide damaged roads, leav...

Kanti Highway blocked by landslide as monsoon rains persist across Nepal

September 26, 2024 3:02 PM

Kanti Highway blocked by landslide as monsoon rains persist across Nepal

The Kanti Highway, a key route linking Hetauda to Kathmandu in Bagmati Province, has been blocked by landslides following heavy rainfall overnight. The landslide occurred in the Bakaiya rural municipality of Makwanpur, leading to a complete halt in traffic. Authorities are working to clear the debris and reopen the highway as soon as possible. Nepal’s Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has reported that the ongoing monsoon is likely to bring light to moderate rainfall, accompanied by thu...

Sonprayag landslide claims five lives; three injured

September 10, 2024 3:01 PM

Sonprayag landslide claims five lives; three injured

The death toll in the landslide that occurred near Sonprayag area on Monday night increased to five people. The incident was triggered by heavy rains in the region, which led to debris falling onto the National Highway. Rescue and relief operations are in full swing, with teams from the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), police, and local authorities on site. Rudraprayag’s Additional District Magistrate, Shyam Singh Rana, confirmed that the landslide led to the tragic deaths of five indivi...