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282 killed, over 200 injured as heavy rains continue to wreak havoc in Pakistan
Islamabad : At least 282 people have been killed and 211 others injured in separate rain-related incidents in Pakistan since June 14 as heavy downpours continued to lash the country, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.…
Tornado leaves one dead, 25 injured in China
Beijing : A tornado struck Lianyungang City in east China's Jiangsu Province, resulting in one fatality and 25 injured, local emergency management bureau said Thursday.
The tornado swept through 11 villages in four townships of…
Heatwave kills 510 people in Spain
Spain : Spain's Health Ministry has said that 510 people died from heat-related causes in the first week of a heatwave when the mercury reached 45 degrees Celsius in some parts of the country.
The fatalities were reported by the Carlos…
Cloudburst in Himachal’s Kinnaur, houses submerged in flood water
Kinnaur : A cloudburst was reported at Shalakhar village under Pooh block of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh after which eight drains were flooded, creating panic in the area. Many vehicles and houses were submerged in water.
Chief…
China issues blue alert for rainstorms
Beijing : China's national observatory on Thursday issued a blue alert for rainstorms in some regions of the country.Heavy rainfall and rainstorms are expected in parts of northwest China and some areas of Jiangsu and Anhui provinces from 8…
Heavy rain, floods wreak havoc in Telangana
Hyderabad : Incessant rain and floods continued to wreak havoc in parts of Telangana on Wednesday as several villages and some towns were inundated by overflowing water bodies.The North Telangana region was reeling under the monsoon fury…
20 killed as torrential rains cause havoc in Pakistan’s Karachi
Karachi : The toll in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi from the latest spell of monsoon rains which started last week went up to around 20, rescue workers and local media reported.At least six people were killed in different…
Rain fury in Karnataka : Woman, daughter killed in wall collapse
Bengaluru : A woman and her daughter were killed in a wall collapse incident in Markawada village of Uttara Kannada district as heavy rain continued to lash Karnataka on Tuesday.Several incidents of landslides, school building and house…
Second heatwave grips Spain
Madrid : Spain is sweltering in its second heatwave, with scorching temperatures expected, risks of wildfires raised and low water levels recorded.All of Spain's 17 autonomous communities, except Asturias and Cantabria on the north coast…
IMD issues orange alert for three northern Kerala districts
Thiruvananthapuram : An orange alert has been issued in Kerala's Wayanad, Kasargod, and Kannur districts of Kerala for the next 24 hours as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast heavy showers there from Tuesday night.
The…