Arambagh sub-division suffers, temporary houses flattened
Cyclone Dana in Hooghly district, accompanied by incessant rains, has made a remarkable impact. Arambagh sub-division, which lies adjacent to Midnapore has been badly affected.
Cyclone Dana in Hooghly district, accompanied by incessant rains, has made a remarkable impact. Arambagh sub-division, which lies adjacent to Midnapore has been badly affected.
The death toll from the week-long heavy rains and floods in western Yemen has risen to 45, Yemen's state TV reported Friday, citing a statement from the Yemen Red Crescent Society.
With incessant rains continuing to batter different districts raising the spectre of widespread flooding, a concerned state government today talked tough to the chairman of the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) over its alleged unilateral practice of releasing water from the upstream dams without informing the state government.
In the aftermath of the devastating incident near Bhushi Dam, where five individuals were swept away by a waterfall on Sunday
Himachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and help the rain-ravaged hill state.
Parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry has witnessed heavy rainfall over the next few days due to depression over the Bay of Bengal, leading to waterlogging in parts of the state.
"We have faith in the earth, faith in religion, faith in our labour and faith in our leaders. We have faith in what the leaders say and when huge advertisements tell us that development has arrived, we begin to wonder," she said.
"The civic body has readied four pumps to drain out water in case of requirement. We have alerted the borough officers and asked them to keep monitoring the situation. The control room has been activated and we are monitoring the entire situation"
A rescue team each has been sent to Mallapuram, Alappuzha, Pathanamtritta, Kottayam, Palakkad and Kannur and two teams are carrying out rescue operations in Idukki, NDRF officials said.
Travancore Devaswom Board requested Lord Ayyappa devotees to refrain from visiting Sabarimala Temple on 17 and 18 October in view of the continuing heavy rainfall in the state, especially in Pathanamthitta district and the dangerously high water level in Pamba river.
