Members of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly have demanded an investigation into alleged corruption and misuse of funds provided for the rehabilitation of flood-affected people in the region, reported Dawn.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday held a review meeting with the Chief Secretary and Additional Chief Secretaries along with the high officials of the government and all the district magistrates in the secretariat regarding the situation arising out of the disaster
Union Minister for State Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday informed Lok Sabha that due to all-out efforts, the flood situation in Delhi was brought under control.
The rivers quickly swelled and broke into homes, fields, and towns as a result of Friday's massive rains. A month's worth of rain, according to Slovenia's weather office, dropped in less than a day.
According to officials, the SDRF team was informed late at night by the Disaster Control Room, Dehradun, that some houses in the Bhopalpani village between Thana and Soda-Sarauli were flooded due to heavy rains.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Home Secretary and senior officers of the Ministry of Home Affairs and State Government attended the meeting.
Flooding, typhoons, geological disaster and drought were the main natural disasters in China in July. Other kinds of disasters including hailstorms, earthquakes, sand-dust storms and forest fires also occurred, according to the ministry.
Three people have died and seventeen are reportedly missing after a massive landslide occurred in the Rudraprayag district, officials said on Saturday.
Nearly 200 rain related-deaths were reported and 31 people went missing during the past 41 days since the onset of the monsoon in Himachal Pradesh, the state disaster management authority said.
Talking to the media, CM Sukhu said, "I met the Union Home Minister and Finance Minister in regard to the natural disaster that occurred in Himachal Pradesh and discussed interim relief for the state."
Both sides reviewed bilateral relations and discussed ways for cooperation in areas of development partnership, trade and economic relations, agriculture, health, infrastructure, consular and cultural issues among others
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday jointly assessed the aftermath of the recent disaster that ravaged Kullu district.