West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren to monitor the water release from Jharkhand dams causing floods in southern Bengal.
In the aftermath of devastating floods and heavy rainfall, Himachal Pradesh is reeling under a colossal estimated loss exceeding Rs 700 crore. The disaster has left a trail of destruction, claiming lives and sweeping away infrastructure across the state.
The Chief Minister further said that some bodies have been recovered and 55 people are still missing, adding that the state government is closely monitoring the situation.
Owing to heavy rain, multiple cloudbursts, flash floods, and landslides have hit several states of the country including Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Kerala during the last few days.
47 people are still missing in various parts of the state including 36 missing in the Samej area In the Rampur Region of Shimla district. Rescue and search operations are continued in the region.
As the search and rescue operation continued in the landslide-affected areas in Rudraprayag to rescue the pilgrims stranded in Kedarnath and adjoining areas, the National Disaster Response Force said on Saturday that they have evacuated around 7,000 people from different places.
A total of six people have lost their lives and 47 are still missing after a cloudburst and following flash floods in the Kullu, Mandi and Shimla regions of Himachal Pradesh.
A total of 880 casualties have been reported as a result of devastating floods in Assam from 2019 to July 25 this year, said the Ministry of Home Affairs.
A severe flood-like situation in the Chilmishdas area of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan has unearthed the administration's ignorance towards infrastructural issues of the local people. A seasonal river that flows in the region is on the brink of destroying the local electricity supply li