Odisha Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi on Wednesday asked Collectors of 11 districts to prepare for the impending flood in Mahanadi river. Due to heavy rainfall in the lower catchments of the Mahanadi, about 11.5 lakh cusec of floodwater is likely to be discharged at Mundali in Cuttack between 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Thursday.
According to government officials, a total of 28 people have died in the southern Sindh province since Saturday. At least 42 people have lost their lives in rain-related incidents since the monsoon rains started in the last week of July, they said.
An NDRF Boat deployed in rescue operations during Karnataka floods has overturned. IndiaTvNews.com has received reports that three men have been safely rescued while efforts were on to bring back remaining two safely.
After reviewing the situation in the affected districts, where rains continued unabated, the Chief Minister said floods and landslides claimed 24 lives, while 2,35,105 people were evacuated from the areas and moved to safety.
Naik, who held a review meeting with the North Goa district administration on Saturday, said that people who were shifted to shelter homes after their houses were flooded due to incessant rains over the last week have returned home.
The minister said more than 70 medical teams have been deployed in Kolhapur and Sangli areas. "In Kolhapur and Sangli areas, ten million Chlorine tablets for water purification, vaccination for snakebite and Lepto tablets are being distributed," said Shinde.
A total of 36 people working in the state power utility unit and general public caught in the rains in Kattukuppai have been rescued and steps have been taken to drop food packets to 40 persons in Avalanche.
Four members of a family in Karnataka's Madikeri lost their lives while they were searching for the fifth one. Efforts are still on to trace the fifth person. The family's house was hit by a landslide at Korangaala village in Kodagu district of Karnataka on Friday, police said.
Around 150 families had been evacuated to safer places in Pernem, Bicholim, Canacona and Bardez tehsils following heavy rains and release of water from Tillari dam on Goa- Maharashtra border, the state government had said on Thursday.
The current flood situation in different parts of the country and the preparedness of central ministries and agencies to deal with it was reviewed at a high-level meeting chaired by Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai.
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At least 20 people have died in different rain-related incidents in South India over the past few days. Flood-hit Kerala recorded 8 deaths, while 3 were reported from Tamil Nadu on Thursday.
At least 20 people have died in different rain-related incidents in South India over the past few days. Flood-hit Kerala recorded 8 deaths, while 3 were reported from Tamil Nadu on Thursday.
A 'red alert' has been sounded in Kerala's Idukki, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad, IMD sources said.
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Overall, 52,500 people were affected by the flood in Yatapaka, VR Puram, Kunavaram and Devipatnam mandals in the two districts but no casualty was reported so far, according to the State Disaster Management Authority.
Death toll in Bihar and Assam has mounted to 209. Indian Meteorological Department said that Maharashtra, Gujarat and Odisha will receive heavy rains on Monday.
In India, more than 10 million people have been affected across Assam, Bihar, parts of UP and other north-eastern states, including more than 4.3 million children.
Floods in Bihar and Assam claimed four more lives on Tuesday taking the toll to 174, while two persons were killed due to lightning in Uttar Pradesh, even as the northern states are expected to receive widespread rains in the next few days.
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