Heavy rain across TN, Chennai suburbs flood
Close on the heels of cyclone Fengal, which devastated northern Tamil Nadu, heavy rains under the influence of a low pressure in the Bay of Bengal continues to lash the state and neighbouring Puducherry.
Close on the heels of cyclone Fengal, which devastated northern Tamil Nadu, heavy rains under the influence of a low pressure in the Bay of Bengal continues to lash the state and neighbouring Puducherry.
South Korea will provide $500,000 in humanitarian aid to Nepal to help its relief efforts following devastating floods and landslides, Seoul's foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
The newly-assigned DM, East Burdwan, Ayesha Rani A today visited flood hit areas of Jamalpur block and extended food packets, garments ahead of the Durga Puja festival.
Noting that the flood situation in Bihar is ''becoming terrible'', Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday asked the Centre to provide adequate compensation to every flood victim and help the state government.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to inaugurate Durga Puja at Sreebhumi in Lake Town on Tuesday.
Most of the roads leading to the city were flooded with water. There was up to five-foot deep water on the Lucknow-Delhi Highway on Friday morning due to which traffic remained paralyzed for the second day today.
The State Disaster Management Department reports that landslips triggered by incessant rains have severely disrupted several districts, isolating communities and blocking roads, which has hampered relief efforts and access to essential services.
Floods and geological disasters triggered by recent heavy rainfall in east China's Jiangxi Province had impacted over 1.56 million people by Thursday evening, according to statistics revealed by local authorities.
Reports indicate that 95 out of 233 forest camps within Kaziranga have been inundated, forcing animals to seek refuge on higher ground or stray onto roads, posing risks to both wildlife and humans.
Yamuna breached the danger level of 205.33m on July 10, flooding low-lying pockets on its banks and forcing the evacuation of thousands
