According to a flood notification issued by Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), "medium to high flood level is expected in River Sutlej at Ganda Singh Wala (Punjab district) and all the others major rivers will remain in low to medium flood level", within the next 48 hours, The Express Tribune reported.
A note by Pakistan's Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that has been accessed by IANS shows the extent of the scare in the Pakistani establishment after India opened outlets of the Alchi Dam. Alchi which is touted to be the world's highest dam, is a village in the Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir.
While the Meteorological Department said no heavy rainfall was reported in most parts of the two states on Monday morning, the two states had received heavy rains during the past three days.
A red alert warning was issued for Jodhpur, Nagaur and Pali for the next 24 hours, according to the MeT department.
At least eight people were killed due to the heavy rain and floods in Odisha, a relief official said on Tuesday
Noushad did not think twice while opening the sealed bundles of new clothes, kept in his godown for Eid sale, and donate it to the distressed people, who are living in relief camps after losing everything in the floods and massive landslides in north Kerala.
Rescue and relief operations continued to shift 2 lakh displaced people to 370 relief camps and 55,000 livestock from 245 villages in the worst-affected region. Union Home Minister Amit Shah undertook an aerial survey of the northwest districts along with Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and central ministers from the state Pralhad Joshi and Suresh Angadi and reviewed the situation, including rescue and relief work in the region.
Amid heavy downpour in Gujarat, leading flood-like situation in which several lives have been lost, a heart-warming video of a heroic rescue operation has emerged. The video is of a policeman risked his own life to save two children from gushing floodwaters in Gujarat.
Incessant rains have once again created havoc in Kerala, which left more than 40 people dead.
Tapti lake begins to overflow after heavy rainfall in Madhya Pradesh. People enjoy taking dip in flooded lake.
Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) B P Sethi said that torrential rainfall submerged vast areas in Malkangiri, Rayagada, Koraput, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, Gajapati and Ganjam districts.
The IMD also declared an Orange alert in various districts from August 6 to 9, including in Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kasargod, Alapuzha, Idukki, Ernakulam, Kannur and Thrissur districts.
Floods and landslides triggered by incessant monsoon rains across Nepal have claimed at least 113 lives while 38 people are still missing, officials said on Sunday. Parts of central and southern Nepal including some areas of Kathmandu valley have been inundated due to incessant rains since last two weeks.
Several busy roads and low-lying areas were flooded after Agra witnessed heavy rainfall on Saturday. The city had been reeling under scorching heat, for which the rains came as a relief. However, an hour-long downpour in Agra led to traffic snarls along with several other challenges for the locals.
The flood situation in Assam remained grim with the toll touching 66 on Monday following the death of two more persons, as 30.55 lakh people are 18 of the state's 33 districts were affected by the deluge.
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Kaziranga National Park in Assam is home to the world's largest population of Indian one-horned rhinoceroses. Other animals like tigers and elephants are also found in the forest. The excessive rainfall in the state has also led to flooding on the National Highway-37, throwing the normal life out of gear. This highway starts from Sutarakandi near Karimganj in Assam and terminates at Bhali in Manipur.
Though the system was downgraded to a tropical depression Sunday afternoon and its winds were steadily weakening since it made landfall Saturday in Louisiana, Barry’s rain bands created a flooding and tornado threat stretching from central Louisiana to eastern Mississippi and beyond. Several Louisiana parishes were under flash-flood warnings Sunday night.
Floods, as much as droughts, are a common occurrence in India, more prominently during the southwest monsoon season -- from June to September -- and the northeast monsoon season -- from October to November.
Four school children were swept off in floodwaters in Maharashtra's Washim district on Tuesday afternoon and two of them were still missing, police aid.
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