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Excess rainfall in south Gujarat damages paddy crop, farmers incur huge lo
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], September 9 (ANI): The framers of south Gujarat are facing huge losses as excess rainfall in the region this year led to accumulation of floodwaters in the fields in several districts, which in turn is damaging the paddy crop.
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Newborn, 5 others rescued in flooded Odisha village
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Jajpur (Odisha) [India], Aug 28 (ANI): A total of six people including a newborn baby were rescued from a village in Odisha's Jajpur district by a Bari Fire Service rescue team on Friday after the village was inundated by floodwaters from the Brahmani and Kharasrota rivers.
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Hirakud Dam in Odisha opens 24 Sluice gates to release excess water
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 28 (ANI): Twenty four of the 64 sluice gates of Hirakud Dam were opened on Friday by authorities to discharge the floodwaters, following incessant rain that caused Mahanadi river water level to rise.
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Carcass of elephant washed away by floodwaters in Kerala
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Ernakulam (Kerala) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Carcass of an elephant was seen washed away by floodwaters through the Periyar river at Neriamangalam in Ernakulam district on Thursday.
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Bihar: Villagers of flood-affected Muraul block to file case against admin
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], Aug 3 (ANI): The residents of Muzaffarpur's Muraul block area have expressed anguish and decided to file a case against the district administration for the breakdown of the ring dam of Budhi Gandak River, the president of Muraul Block said.
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Bihar floods: People set camps at Muzaffarpur- Sheohar road
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], July 28 (ANI): People were forced to set up camps along the Muzaffarpur- Sheohar road after their homes got partially submerged in floodwaters.
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Embankments under pressure from floodwaters should be monitored by enginee
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 27 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that engineers of Water Resources Department in the state should be alert in the regions where embankments are under pressure from floodwaters.
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Assam floods: Schools, govt buildings submerge in Nagaon district
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Nagaon (Assam) [India], July 25 (ANI): As the floods continue to wreak havoc in Nagaon district's Raha area, several schools, water supply project and other government buildings have been submerged in the floodwaters here.
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Villagers await help from admn while battling floods in Bihar's Samastitpu
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Samastipur (Bihar) [India], July 24 (ANI): As rivers swell up due to heavy rains in Bihar, the rural areas in the Samastipur district of the state are battling floods yet again this monsoon season. The locals of the area are waiting for administrative help while shifting to safer places as t
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Assam floods: Over 95 families living in temporary shelters in Dibrugarh
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], July 23 (ANI): Around 95 families are currently living in temporary shelters after the Rangmola and Miri villages in Assam's Dibrugarh were washed away by floodwaters.
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People camped at NH-27 after houses submerge in Bihar floods
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], July 22 (ANI): People were forced to set up camps at NH-27 after their homes got partially submerged in floodwaters in Muzaffarpur's Kanti area.
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Patna: Rajendra Nagar residents fear vector-borne diseases outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Oct 7 (ANI): Fear of an outbreak of vector-borne diseases are looming large over Rajendra Nagar area in Patna as floodwaters drained after it remained submerged for a week.
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