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2 killed as heavy rain inundates Hyderabad again
Two persons were killed in a fresh spell of overnight heavy rain, which left dozens of residential colonies inundated in the city and adjoining areas, adding to the woes of people who are yet to recover in the aftermath of last week's…
No respite from rain in Hyderabad
Signalling no respite even before Hyderabad could recover from the recent deluge, heavy rains pounded the city yet again on Saturday.Between 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., as many as 40 locations in the tech city received rainfall above 23…
Many colonies in rain battered Hyderabad remain underwater
Many colonies in Hyderabad and suburbs remained under water on Thursday while Army and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel continued rescue and relief work in the flood-hit areas.Clear skies provided respite to the city…
Heavy rains, flash floods claim 50 lives in Telangana
Heavy rains and flash floods in Telangana have claimed 50 lives, including 11 in Hyderabad, the government said on Thursday.Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao announced Rs 5 lakh compensation each to the families of the deceased.For those…
Death toll rises to 36 in Vietnam’s floods, landslides
Floods and landslides triggered by heavy downpours have killed 36 people and left 12 others missing in central Vietnam over the past days, the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said on Wednesday.The…
13 killed as heavy rains batter Hyderabad, areas submerged
Several residential areas in Hyderabad and suburbs remained inundated on Wednesday as unprecedented rainfall has left at least 13 people dead.Hyderabad has been lashed by rains since Tuesday evening.The rains abated early Wednesday, but…
Five die in rain related incidents in Andhra Pradesh
Five people died in Andhra Pradesh in rain related incidents, following heavy rainfall across the state due to a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal which crossed the Andhra coast near Kakinada on Tuesday morning.Two persons died in…
2.71 lakh people in 7 Assam districts still hit by flood
Even as the third wave of flood situation in Assam slightly improved, 2.71 lakh people in seven of the state's 33 districts were still suffering on Thursday, disaster management officials said.Assam State Disaster Management Authority…
Karnataka records 27% excess rainfall during southwest monsoon
The southwest monsoon from June to September has been overwhelming across Karnataka, with 27 per cent excess rainfall during the 4-month crucial season, an official said on Thursday."For the second consecutive year, the southwest monsoon…
2K families affected by Krishna river flood in AP’s Vijayawada
Even as the Krishna river in Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada has been in spate since Sunday afternoon in the wake of a downpour, officials monitoring the situation said on Monday that around 2,000 families living in the catchment area were…