Small rivers have been getting depleted and sometimes simply vanishing in many parts of the country. This has aggravated the problem of floods as well as droughts, as people are denied access to their water in drought years and during floods, rain water which would have flowed into these rivers instead turns towards human habitations.
Over 22,000 Sri Lankans have been displaced due to recent rain-related incidents such as floods, strong winds, trees falling and lightning, according to the country's Disaster Management Center (DMC).
The traditional dhakis (drummers) of Beldiha 2 block in Goghat are under financial distress as recent floods here have ruined their life completely.
Fifteen people have been killed in a flash flood in the southeastern Iranian province of Kerman
A total of 148 people have been confirmed dead in monsoon rain-induced landslides and floods in Nepal by Sunday afternoon, police said.
Jawans of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Saturday retrieved the bodies of three people from the Nunia and Garui rivulets, who drowned yesterday evening due to floods in Asansol after heavy rainfall in the past forty-eight hours in the region.
According to the officials, over 4 lakh people remain affected by the floods as of Tuesday in 16 of the state's 35 districts.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee today hit out at the Centre for doing nothing to address the threat of floods in vast areas of north Bengal, which is facing a flood scare due to continuous rains there.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Monday, claimed that the renewal of the Indo-Bangladesh Farakka Treaty (1996) - which is set to expire in 2026 - will not only impact West Bengal but also the neighbouring statement of Bihar.
According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) officials, over 24.20 lakh people in 30 districts had been affected till Friday.
