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Heavy rain in Kerala, Orange alert in 6 districts
Thiruvananthapuram : Heavy rains continue to lash the state on Sunday also with the state government declaring an Orange alert for six districts.The orange alert is for the districts of Kollam, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Idukki…
Rajasthan reels under heat wave, records above 47 degrees in 13 districts
Jaipur : Rajasthan is reeling under a severe heat wave as nearly all its districts have registered a temperature above 45 degrees in the last 24 hours. As many as 13 of the 33 districts have witnessed a temperature of 47 degrees and above…
Death toll in South Africa floods reaches 447, with 89 people missing
Johannesburg : A total of 447 people have lost their lives as a result of the floods in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province, while 89 others are still missing, the police said. National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola made the…
Hot, dry weather likely in J&K, Ladakh during next 24 hrs: Met Department
Srinagar : The India Meteorological Department on Saturday forecast hot and dry weather for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh during the next 24 hours. "Hot and dry weather is expected in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours", an official…
Dry weather likely in J&K during next 24 hours
Srinagar : Weather remained dry with light rain at isolated places in J&K during the last 24 hours and will remain dry during the next 24 hours, the Meteorological (MeT) department said on Friday. "Weather is likely to remain dry in…
Nigeria warns of potential floods in 32 states
Lagos : At least 32 states and 233 local government areas are at a high risk of flooding in Nigeria due to the ongoing heavy rain, the Ministry of Water Resources said. "The level of floods in the highly probable flood risk areas between…
50,000 people affected by heavy rain in China
Beijing : Some 50,000 residents of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have been affected by floods caused by extensive heavy rain that began on May 8, the regional emergency management department said on Friday. During the period,…
Monsoon onset early over Kerala this year, expected to be ‘normal’
New Delhi : Bringing cheer to a large part of the Indian sub-continent, the Southwest Monsoon is likely to hit the Kerala coast on May 27, much ahead of its scheduled arrival date of June 1, the India Meteorological Department (IMD)…
Weather to remain mainly dry in J&K during next 24 hrs
Srinagar : Weather remained mainly dry in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the MeT department forecast same weather to with light rain at isolated places on Thursday. "Weather is likely to remain mainly dry with rain at…
IMD predictions go wrong on ‘Asani’ as it fizzles out early
New Delhi : Right from the day a Low Pressure Area had formed near Andaman and Nicobar Islands last week, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had been predicting its track towards northwestwards and also intensity, which included its…