State’s dams await lots more rainfall
Though the state has seen moderate to heavy rains, especially in Telangana and north coastal Andhra, there are no significant flood inflows into major reservoirs in the state. There are no heavy rains
BBMP in action mode
A day after heavy rains and a hail-storm lashed Bengaluru, civic agencies BBMP and BESCOM are hard at work repairing the damage and doing what they can to avoid a repeat of the chaos that the city was
Rain plays havoc across city
Over 20 trees fell and water gushed into several homes across the city following heavy rains on Saturday evening. In majority of the areas, the flooding was due to incomplete desilting works in storm
Heavy rains lash flood hit Orissa, more shower to follow
Heavy rains triggered by a fresh low pressure system compounded the plight of the flood-affected people in coastal Orissa on Wednesday though flood waters receded from most of the deluged areas.
Heavy rains lash capital, traffic thrown out of gear
Heavy rains lashed the capital on Friday, leading to waterlogging in several parts of the city and throwing traffic out of gear besides leaving people stranded on the roads during the morning rush hou
Rains lash Delhi: girl killed in collapse; roads waterlogged
Heavy showers drenched Delhiites on Friday, leaving many of them on the roads as traffic went haywire due to water logging while a minor girl lost her life when the boundary wall of a hospital collapsed.
Chinese evacuate 50,000
Beijing, Aug. 21: Heavy rains sparked serious flooding along the China-North Korea border on Saturday, with more than 50,000 Chinese evacuated and Pyongyang’s state media warning of “devastating” cons
Villager washed away in flash floods, 19 rescued in Jammu
A villager was washed away in flash floods while 19 others were rescued from the swirling waters in Jammu and Poonch districts early on Friday morning. Heavy rains, which lashed the mountainous distri
Rains hamper rescue operations in Leh floods
Heavy rains and bad weather on Saturday morning forced authorities to suspend rescue and relief work in Jammu and Kashmir's Leh town where at least 115 people were killed and over 300 injured in massive flash floods triggered by a cloudburst.
130 people killed in flash floods in Leh, 600 missing
With the recovery of more bodies, the toll in the cloudburst here on Saturday climbed to 130 even as 600 more are feared washed away in the calamity that was followed by torrential rains and flash flo