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Assam flood woes: Vegetable prices skyrocket in Guwahati amid flood situat
Updated : 2 years, 11 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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4 million children living near contaminated floodwater in Pakistan: UNICEF
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Many families in Jacobabad have little more than mere cloth to cover their temporary shelters by stagnant flood waters while temperatures have dropped to seven-degree celsius at night.
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A first in India, Ganga Floodwater becomes available for drinking in Bihar
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], November 23 (ANI/PRNewswire): The hub of spiritual tourism Bodh Gaya, Gaya, and Rajgir, blessed by nature, are set to get clean, pure, and treated Ganga water for drinking. The initiative was taken by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to convert floodwater into drinking wate
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Pakistan farmers stuck in vicious cycle of debt as crops destroyed in floo
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 3 (ANI): As floodwaters in Pakistan recede, the story of those in the worst affected regions comes to the surface with many farmers sharing their woes of being stuck in a vicious cycle of sinking into debt and not being able to pay back the landlords, media repo
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Pakistan's Sindh province remains under eight-foot deep floodwaters
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], September 24 (ANI): Several talukas of Dadu district of Pakistan's Sindh province are still under eight-foot deep water though floodwaters have receded by four feet over the last few days in the province.
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At least three months required to drain out floodwater in Sindh: CM
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 11 (ANI): Three to six months will be required to drain out rain and floodwater from submerged areas of Sindh province of Pakistan, Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said on Sunday.
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Heavy floods pose drowning threat to Dadu, other cities in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], September 5 (ANI): Floodwater in Main Nara Valley (MNV) drain in Pakistan has surged to pose threat to Dadu and other cities and towns in the district, ARY News reported on Monday.
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Life comes to standstill in Odisha's Bhadrak due to flood situation
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhadrak (Odisha) [India], August 17 (ANI): The normal life of people came to a standstill as floodwater from the Baitarani river inundated residential areas in parts of Bhadrak district.
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Water-borne diseases loom large as floodwaters recede in Assam
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 9 (ANI): As the flood situation in Assam has been improving, the authorities are now worried about rising cases of water and vector-borne diseases in the flood-affected areas.
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Tamil Nadu rains: Several areas submerge in floodwater in Chennai
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 27 (ANI): Several areas in Chennai have been partially submerged in floodwater after torrential rains over the past few days on Saturday.
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Will provide funds for work to ensure smooth flow of floodwaters: Karnatak
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 24 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday visited rain-affected BDS Nagar and other places in the city's Horamvu ward stating that the government would provide necessary funds for the work that would ensure smooth flow of floodwa
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West Bengal: Overflowing Silaboti river inundates villages, farming lands
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
West Midnapur (West Bengal) [India], September 20 (ANI): With the overflowing of the Silaboti river, the Ghatal subdivision of West Bengal was inundated as more than 20 villages and thousands of acres of farming land in the area were affected by the floodwater.
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