Despite the Jal Shakti Department restoring most flood-damaged water projects in the region, the piped supply serving Ritti village has yet to be repaired. As a result, villagers are forced to walk one to two kilometres every day to fetch drinking water, significantly affecting daily life
The Irrigation Department in Nowshera has swiftly restored canals damaged by recent floods, ensuring the resumption of water supply to farmers across the Rajouri, Sunderbani, and Poonch areas.
Devastating floods have torn through parts of Colombo as Sri Lanka struggles with the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, with the death toll rising to 193 and another 228 people still missing, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC).
The death toll from devastating floods across southern Thailand rose to 145 as of Friday, with more than 100 people killed in the hard-hit Songkhla province alone, according to the government, as quoted by Al Jazeera.
Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha on Saturday laid the foundation stone for the reconstruction of 189 homes in Ramban district, announcing that the flood-damaged houses will be rebuilt using resilient prefabricated technology with support from HRDS-India.
Relentless rain and floods that have lashed across the central and Central Highlands regions of Vietnam since late October have caused exceptionally severe damage
Speaking at an event to launch the ministry's monthly development update and the preliminary flood damage assessment report on Friday, Iqbal said a detailed post-disaster needs assessment exercise is underway to determine the exact economic losses resulting from the calamity.
More rains are forecast in Punjab till October 7, with PDMA warning of intensified showers and rising Chenab river inflows. Over 4.7 million people have been affected, 134 killed, and a 27-district flood damage survey is underway with multi-layered verification for relief distribution.
Kartarpur [Pakistan], October 3: After floodwaters entered both the Ladies' and Gentlemen's Sarowar Sahib, as well as the basement of Gurdwara Sri Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur, Pakistan, the water filtration plant and control systems sustained extensive damage. The floodwater carried sand, mud, a
PM Shehbaz Sharif told IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva that Pakistan is meeting programme targets but urged factoring in flood damage in the upcoming review. He also met World Bank President Ajay Banga, praising support and welcoming a $40 billion partnership framework for reforms and climate
The Congress leader, who had written a letter to PM Modi earlier, said Punjab has suffered losses of "nearly Rs 20,000 crore" due to the floods, and the initial relief package of Rs 1600 crore announced by PM Modi is an "injustice" to the people of Punjab
J-K CM Omar Abdullah launched Real Kashmir FC's peace jersey in Srinagar, stressing government focus on sports infrastructure. He announced the Kashmir marathon's second phase for November 2 and assured highway restoration and flood damage compensation.