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Floods hit 1.79 lakh people in Assam, one dies
After over a month-and-a-half, fresh floods in five Assam districts have affected 1.79 lakh people besides killing one person, officials of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said on Saturday.The ASDMA official said that in…
Heavy rains lash Hyderabad, other areas in Telangana
Heavy rains continued to lash Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana for the second consecutive day on Saturday, inundating low-lying areas, disrupting vehicular movement, and throwing normal life out of gear.Rivulets, ponds, streams and…
2 killed, 20 injured in Jakarta floods
At least two people were killed, 20 others injured and one person reported as missing after flash floods and landslides lashed the Indonesian capital of Jakarta and its surrounding areas, disaster agency officials said on Tuesday.Due to…
Floods, landslides disrupt life in Arunachal, Assam, two dead
At least two people have lost their lives due to landslides and floods in Arunachal Pradesh, while 33,200 people were affected in three Assam districts, officials said on Friday.According to the officials, thousands of people were affected…
4 missing, 50 hurt as powerful typhoon lashes Japan
At least four people were reported missing and over 50 others injured after a powerful typhoon lashed Japan's Kyushu island, officials said on Monday.Typhoon Haishen, with its hurricane-like gusty winds and torrential downpours, caused…
644 villages in 16 UP districts affected by floods
At least 644 villages in 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh have been inundated with flood waters, according to official sources.In a statement, Relief Commissioner said that these villages are located in Ambedkar Nagar, Ayodhya, Azamgarh,…
16 dead, over 8 lakh people affected in Odisha floods
As many as 16 persons have died due to flood-related incidents in Odisha while over eight lakh people have been affected, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Kumar Jena said on Saturday.He said that 16 persons have died due to wall…
Heavy rains kill 24 in Pakistan
At least 24 people were killed as heavy rains lashed Pakistan's Punjab province on Thursday, officials said.Rescue officials told local media that several houses have been completely destroyed and the majority of the victims were killed due…
Heavy rain causes waterlogging at key stretches of Gurugram
Following the heavy rain in Delhi-NCR on Wednesday morning, some of the key roads of Gurugram submerged. The waterlogging also caused disruption of traffic in the millennium city.Traffic at main carriageway at Sector 15, 31 and Hero Honda…
China braces for heavy rain from typhoon Higos
Typhoon Higos is expected to bring torrential rain to regions in southern China in the following days, the Met Department said on Tuesday.A tropical depression in the northeast of the South China Sea intensified into a typhoon at around 8…