Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday refused to take the blame for the recent flash floods and landslides that killed eight people here, saying his government has "taken it seriously" and implemented many
New Delhi: One year ago, flash floods rocked Kedarnath, in which thousands of people lost their lives and left the state infrastructure in tatters.As Uttarakhand marks the first anniversary of the devastating floods, thousands of
Rio de Janeiro: Heavy rains and flooding in Brazil's southern state of Parana have claimed the lives of nine people and affected more then 51,418 residents across 74 towns, authorities said on Monday.Torrential downpours that
Colombo: Floods caused by days of torrential rain have displaced over 100,000 people in Sri Lanka, latest government data showed on Friday.The Disaster Management Centre said that 26,688 families comprising 109,075 people have been affected
LA Paz: The number of people killed by landslides and flooding in Bolivia has climbed to 42, a top official said Monday.Fifteen people went missing and 47,466 families were left homeless after torrential rains struck
Bhubaneswar: With flood waters receding in the affected areas, Odisha government yesterday asked district authorities to complete relief distribution works by today and enumeration of house damage by November 10 except the worst-hit Ganjam and
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday praised the tackling of Cyclone Phailin by the Odisha and Andhra Pradesh governments and disaster management agencies but said there were "important lessons to be learnt" from the
Bhubaneshwar: About 50,000 people were evacuated today as flash flood claimed two lives and inundated 129 villages in five blocks of Odisha's cyclone-hit Ganjam district along with some areas in Gajapati."Following heavy rain for four
Kolkata: As the prices of vegetables, fish and onions touch the roof, the West Bengal government Wednesday blamed the centre and the recent floods, and announced a meeting Oct 30 of the special task force
Itanagar: With improvement in the weather, the water level of major rivers in Eastern Arunachal showed a receding trend even as West and Upper Siang districts in the state remained cut off due to massive
Beijing: The recent floods and storms in China's northeast regions have hit trade with Russia, Xinhua reported Wednesday.The floods, which have so far claimed 85 lives and left 105 missing, are the worst to hit
Islamabad: Over 300,000 people have been affected by floods triggered by heavy rains in the last two weeks and the death toll has touched 108, National Disaster Management Authority officials said on Sunday. Floods have
United Nations, Aug 6 : The UN said here Monday that it is ready to assist Pakistan and Afghanistan if required as monsoon rains and floods have reportedly killed at least 120 people in these
Mumbai, July 23: Heavy rains lashed coastal Konkan, Mumbai metropolis, Vidarbha and Marathwada region during the past 24 hours. Heavy rainfall was reported from Ratnagiri, Devgarh, Sindhudurg, and Chiplun of Konkan region. Train services in
Kathmandu, Jul 4: At least 50 people have been killed and 12,000 others displaced across Nepal due to landslides and floods triggered by incessant rain over the past three weeks, the government said today. “Landslides
Dehradun, July 3: Seventeen days after the Uttarakhand disaster, the mammoth multi-agency rescue operations to evacuate all stranded pilgrims and tourists concluded today with a group of 150 people being taken to safety from Badrinath.In
Guwahati/Morigaon, July 1: The first wave of floods in Assam has claimed one life, affected nearly 68,000 people, submerged rhino habitats at Kaziranga and Pobitora and overrun vast tracks of human habitation and farm land.A
Dehradun, June 30:With questions being raised whether large-scale deaths in Uttarkhand could have been averted, the MeT department today said it had issued “timely” warnings of heavy rains and landslides while the state government claimed
Lucknow, Jun 25: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said there should be no politics over the Uttarakhand floods and asserted that his government will continue to extend all possible support to the calamity-hit
Lucknow, Jun 25: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said there should be no politics over the Uttarakhand floods and asserted that his government will continue to extend all possible support to the calamity-hit
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