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Assam: Local people in Bajali district take shelter on embankments amid he
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
One of the locals identified as Gagan Talukdar said that he with his four family members are now taking shelter on an embankment for the last five days after the devastating flood completely damaged his dream home and other household items, and stuff.
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Six dead, 10 injured in Himachal floods
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The Principal Secretary said that they have received reports of six deaths, ten injuries, and 303 animal deaths so far. He further added that the loss due to rain is expected to be Rs 3 crore.
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Flood situation in Assam gradually improving; 2.72 lakh people still affec
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 874 villages under 37 revenue circles in Bajali, Baksa, Barpeta, Darrang, Dhubri, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Golaghat, Jorhat, Kamrup, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Nalbari, and Tamulpur districts are currently underwater.
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Forest fire destroys acres of land in Afghanistan's Kunar
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The fire damaged 14 hectares and 80 acres of forest, according to Ehsanullah, a representative of Kunar's disaster management department.
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Assam: Water level of Brahmaputra in Guwahati goes down marginally, easing
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Water level of river Brahmaputra in Guwahati on Sunday marginally decreased, slightly easing the flood situation in Assam.
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One killed, three injured in lightning strike in Uttarkashi
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"Four persons were injured due to lightning in village Kandiyal village under Tehsil Purola of Uttarkashi. One of these persons died," District Disaster Management Officer Devendra Patwal said.
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Uttarakhand: Parts of Haridwar waterlogged due to heavy rain
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Subdivisional Magistrate Puran Singh Rana said that the district administration is taking stock of the damages caused by rainfall. Though no casualties has been reported, the district disaster management team has been alerted, he said.
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Mumbai Ghatkopar building collapse: 4 people rescued, 2 people still trap
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"A portion of a 3-storey building collapsed in Rajawadi Colony, Ghatkopar (East). Four people have been safely rescued and two people are still trapped inside. Rescue operation is underway," said Rashmee Lokhande, Chief Officer of Disaster Management Department, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corpor
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Around this time, flood situation in Assam not as bad as compared to last
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to the Assam government sources, last year around the state had over 100 lakh affected people while this year it is around 5 lakh
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Assam: Flood situation marginally improves, 4 lakh people still affected
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to the flood reports of ASDMA, one more person died in Nalabri district after drowning in flood water in the past 24 hours taking the death toll to 3 so far.
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Assam flood woes: Vegetable prices skyrocket in Guwahati amid flood situat
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
In Assam's flood-affected regions, 10782.80 hectares of cropland have been submerged by floodwaters, resulting in crop destruction. The flood has also disrupted the supply chain, which in turn has raised the price of vegetables for two consecutive weeks.
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Odisha CM Patnaik chairs State-Level Natural Calamity Committee meeting
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday chaired a State-Level Natural Calamity Committee meeting to review disaster preparedness.
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