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Water level in Mullaperiyar Dam will touch 142 feet on Nov 30
Kerala and Tamil Nadu have been at loggerheads over the dam, built under an 1886 accord between the then Maharaja of Travancore and the erstwhile British Raj.
Flood-affected Kerala to witness rains for 3-4 days more: IMD
Isolated very heavy falls are also very likely over Gangetic West Bengal on Monday and over sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on October 19 and 20, the IMD said.
671 Deaths, over 32K houses damaged in floods: MHA
The MHA allocates financial assistance to the states in case of loss incurred by natural calamities to state governments from the National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) through a well-laid procedure.
Dalai Lama offers prayers for Maharashtra flood victims
The death toll in Maharashtra floods soared to to 112, while 99 more are missing, the State Disaster Management Authority said on Saturday.
Rahul Gandhi asks Congress Workers to help people in Himachal, Uttarakhand
New Delhi, July 13 : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has appealed to party workers to help the people…
Jobs, floods, foreigners in Cong charge sheet against Assam govt
Guwahati: Weeks ahead of the first phase of Assam Assembly elections, the opposition Congress on Sunday released a…
Telangana employees donate one day’s salary for flood relief
Hyderabad: Telangana government employees have decided to donate their one day’s salary to support the relief measures launched…
Madhya Pradesh: 10 dead, 11,000 rescued as rains abate in state
Heavy rainfall is expected in Indore, Ujjain, Shajapur, Ratlam, Dewas, Jhabua, Alirajpur, Mandsaur and Neemuch in the next 24 hours.
Odisha floods: 17 dead, over 10,000 houses damaged, 14 lakh affected
Bhubaneswar: As many as 17 people have died and over 10000 houses damaged in flood-related incidents in the…
Rahul Gandhi concerned about Wayanad floods, urges for help
The IMD has announced a red alert in the districts of Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Idukki and Wayanad as heavy rains have submerged a few places in these districts.
Assam flood situation grim; death toll rises to 97, over 26 lakh in distress
Around 14 lakh domesticated animals and over 8 lakh poultry birds were affected.
Bihar rivers in spate, 30 blocks affected by floods
All major rivers in Bihar are in spate and are flowing above the danger mark, flooding 30 blocks…
Death toll from Brazil flooding reaches 54
Rio De Janerio, Jan 30 The death toll from the severe flooding in southeast Brazil’s Minas Gerais state…
11 killed in US storms
Washington, At least 11 people were killed as powerful storms swept across southern parts of the US, with winds,…
Jakarta flood death toll rises to 60
Jakarta, The death toll due to the floods in the Jakarta metropolitan area has increased to 60, Indonesian…
Typhoon Hagibis: Death Toll rises in Japan
Tokyo, Oct 1: Nine people were killed, and around 100 people injured as of Sunday as worst storm…
Rains trigger floods in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh: Red alert in 16 districts, Orange alert in 10
Lucknow/Patna, Sep 29: A heavy spell of retreating monsoon rains has flooded Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, killing seventy…
46,000 families affected by heavy rain in western Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal, Sep 16 : Over 46,000 people from Mandsaur and Neemuch districts were shifted to safer places by…
Congress slams Goa CM for visiting Russia
Panaji, Aug 12 Goa Congress President Girish Chodankar on Monday slammed Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for his visit…
Drain water floods housing societies in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad, Aug 10 Nearly 1,000 residents of two housing societies near Rajbagh metro station in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh,…
30 killed in Maharashtra floods, 2 lakh evacuated
Mumbai:At least 30 people have been killed in various flood-related incidents in Maharashtra in the past one week…
Rahul appeals Congress workers to help flood victims
"The flood situation in Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha, Assam and Bihar is grim, with lakhs of citizens stranded or displaced.
Two dead, 100 evacuated after rains batter Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 8 Two women were dead and more than 100 people evacuated after heavy rains battered several…
More areas flooded in Malda and S Dinajpur districts
Kolkata, July 17 With several rivers flowing above danger levels, more areas were inundated in the Malda and…
Bihar floods: Situation improves as water level recedes
Patna, July 17 (IANS) With the water level in major rivers receding, the situation in flood-hit Bihar showed…
Climate scientists in Kathmandu as Nepal hit by floods
Kathmandu:Amid devastating floods caused by torrential rain that have killed 67 people in Nepal, over 260 climate scientists…
Over 1 million people affected in Bangladesh floods
Dhaka:More than 1 million people have been affected across Bangladesh due to floods caused by torrential rain in…
Rahul asks Congress workers to help flood victims
New Delhi, July 16 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday raised concern over the flood situations in several…
Over 2.5 million affected due to floods in Bihar
Patna, July 16 The flood situation in Bihar continued to remain grim on Tuesday with over 2.5 million…
Floods affect 15,000 in Tripura and Mizoram; rail traffic hit
Agartala/Aizawl, July 14 Over 15,000 people have shifted to relief camps and other safer places in Tripura and…
Assam flood situation worsens, death toll rises to 7
"At least 15 trains have either been cancelled or terminated due to the suspension of the train movement on the stretch,"
Jordan floods toll increases to 21
Amman, Oct 27 (IANS) The Jordanian Department of Civil Defence on Friday said the number of victims of…
Floods renders 30,000 homeless in Nigeria
Lagos, Sep 16 : Local authorities in Nigeria’s southern state of Edo on Saturday said 30,000 people have…
After floods, most schools reopen in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 29: Most schools across Kerala reopened on Wednesday after a 10-day Onam break which coincided with the…
Flood fury: No rail network in northeast for 11 days
Agartala/Guwahati, Aug 22: With floods ravaging West Bengal and Bihar, train services between northeastern states and the rest of…
508 persons killed this year in disaster caused by rains
New Delhi, July 27 : As many as 508 persons were killed due to heavy rains, floods and…
Toll rises to 125 in Bangladesh landslides
Dhaka, June 14, 2017: The deaths in devastating landslides triggered by heavy rains in southeast Bangladesh rose to…
Floods hinder rescue in Australia post Debbie
Canberra, March 31: Heavy storms and floods caused by cyclone Debbie is hindering rescue works in Australia, as authorities…
Floods hit life in Vindhya, Bundelkhand regions
Bhopal, Aug 19: Vindhya and Bundelkhand regions of Madhya Pradesh has been severely affected by floods caused by heavy…
Sri Lanka on alert for floods, landslides
A flood alert was issued in Sri Lanka on Monday as water levels of two major rivers rose…
Declare floods in Tamil Nadu national calamity, says AIADMK
AIADMK member M. Thambidurai on Thursday demanded that floods in the wake of heavy rains in Tamil Nadu…