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Three killed in lightning strikes in Telangana
Hyderabad : Three people died after being struck by lightning in different parts of Telangana as heavy rain lashed parts of the state, including capital Hyderabad, throwing the normal life out of gear.Deaths due to lightning were reported…
10 killed due to flash floods in Italy
Italy : At least 10 people were killed and four others remain unaccounted for after flash floods hit the Marche region in Italy, creating what a local mayor described as an "apocalyptic situation".
Violent thunderstorms shook Marche and…
Nine killed in house collapse in Lucknow
Lucknow : Nine persons were killed and two seriously injured when a wall of a house collapsed due to heavy rain, said officials here.The incident took place in the early hours of Friday in Dilkusha locality in the cantonment area of the…
5 killed in floods in Pakistan in 24 hrs
Islamabad : At least five people were killed and one was injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods in the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.
Two children and a woman were among…
2 dead, 10 missing in South Korea after typhoon Hinnamnor moves away
Seoul : Two people were killed and 10 others remain unaccounted for after typhoon Hinnamnor moved away from South Korea, authorities said on Tuesday.The 11th typhoon of this year brushed mainly through the country's southeastern areas,…
Sri Lanka issues red alert for heavy rain
Colombo : Sri Lanka's Meteorological Department on Monday issued a red alert for several districts as heavy rain were expected to lash the island nation in the coming days.
The Department warned that some areas could experience rains of…
Floods kill 56 in north Nigerian state
Lagos : At least 56 people have been killed and more than 4,000 others displaced as a result of recent heavy floods which ravaged parts of Nigeria's northern state of Jigawa, an official told Xinhua.
According to Yusuf Sani Babura, Head…
33 million people in Pakistan affected by floods
Islamabad : The Pakistan government said that 33 million people have been affected by the devastating floods and warned that the number may increase as the length and breadth of the country continued to reel from the destruction caused by…
Floods inflict $10bn loss on Pakistan
Islamabad : The devastating flash floods in Pakistan have inflicted a loss of at least $10 billion on different sectors of the countrys struggling economy, according to Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail.
Miftah said these were the…
Death toll rises to 1,000 as torrential rains wreak havoc in Pakistan
Islamabad : The death toll in separate accidents caused by heavy rains across Pakistan has surged to 1,000 since the start of monsoon season on June 14, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Saturday night.
The…