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5 killed in rain-related incidents in Karnataka
Karnataka : Five people were killed in rain-related incidents in Karnataka on Tuesday as downpour continued to batter parts of the state.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for three more days in 12 districts…
5 dead as heavy rain lashes Kerala
Kerala : At least five people were killed due to the heavy rain in Kerala.While two deaths were reported on Sunday, a car while overtaking a bus on Monday, lost control and fell into a overflowing canal in Pathanamthitta district and moved…
1 killed in Kerala waterfall due to flash flood caused by rains
Kerala : One person died and another got injured, both hailing from Tamil Nadu, after being swept away in a flash flood at a popular tourist attraction Kumbhavurutty Falls in Kollam district of Kerala due to heavy rainfall in the…
7 dead in UAE floods after heavy rains
Dubai : Seven persons were killed due to floods in northern and eastern United Arab Emirates (UAE) triggered by two days of heavy rains.The toll reached to 7 due to the floods on Friday in the Arab nation, Xinhua news agency reported.…
3 dead, 4 missing as flash floods hit Indonesia
Jakarta : Three people have died killed and four others were reported missing as flash floods struck Indonesia's province of Central Sulawesi, a disaster agency official said on Friday.
Heavy downpours triggered the flash floods that…
‘Historic’ floods in Kentucky kill 8
Washington : At least eight people were killed in Kentucky after heavy rain caused "historic" flooding in the eastern part of the US state.The flooding also left more than 25,000 homes and businesses without power as of Thursday, Xinhua…
Rains trigger flash floods in Amarnath shrine area
Pahalgam : Heavy rains in the Amarnath shrine area triggered flash floods on Tuesday and security forces evacuated 4,000 Yatris to safety, officials said.Police sources said heavy rains occurred in Amarnath shrine area in the afternoon.…
Many trains cancelled, schools closed : Jodhpur flooded
Jaipur : Heavy rain wreaked havoc in Jodhpur as water was seen gushing through the streets making parked cars float in some areas. The traffic came to a standstill due to waterlogging reported at many places and schools were closed.
In…
China renews orange alert for high temperatures
Beijing : China on Monday renewed an orange alert, the second highest, for high temperatures as intense heat waves were sweeping across many regions of the country.
According to the National Meteorological Centre, Zhejiang, Fujian,…
21 dead, 3 missing in Iran flash floods
Tehran : At least 21 people have died and three others were reported missing after flash floods triggered by heavy rain hit Iran's Fars province, rescue officials told state media on Saturday.
Mehdi Valipour, head of the Iranian Red…