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.
The Japan Meteorological Agency on Saturday issued an emergency heavy rain warning for Kagoshima's Yoron Town, urging maximum caution due to the increased risk of landslides and flooding.
Heavy rains caused by a recent tropical depression have killed at least five people, including two minors, in Panama.
City is expected to get drenched under an impending cyclone in the Andaman Sea.
Forecasts for heavy rain due to cyclone Dana have prompted the upper dams of the Damodar Valley to scale up discharge after the Monday midnight hours, the senior hydrology officials stated today.
According to the officials, over 24.20 lakh people in 30 districts had been affected till Friday.
At least 12 persons lost their lives due to lightning strikes across seven districts in Bihar on Monday.
The ongoing Char Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand will remain suspended on Sunday due to the heavy rain alert issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for July 7-8.
Officials said that the movement of pilgrims from north Kashmir's Baltal base camp and from south Kashmir's Nunwan (Pahalgam) base camp has been temporarily halted due to heavy rain along the twin routes.
As heavy rains lashed many parts of Uttarakhand in the past 24 hours, the meteorological department on Wednesday sounded a red alert in the Garhwal region of the state. Department also warned of landslides and advised tourists not to travel to the hills.
