Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) MP Indra Hang Subba held a meeting with officials of General Reserve Engineer Force GREF) and Border Road Organisation to access the damages caused by landslides and rains in the state.
Incessant rains since June 11 have wreaked havoc in North Sikkim. The unprecedented heavy rains have caused multiple landslides and breaches on roads leading to North Sikkim, such as Dikchu-Sanklang-Toong, Mangan-Sanklang, Singtham-Rangrang, and Rangrang-Toong, severing connectivity to the r
At least six people have been killed and 19 others are injured in Equador after heavy rain-storms have triggered a landslide in the South-American nation, reported Al Jazeera.
The met body has also said that occasional intense spells of rainfall accompanied with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds are also very likely in the region.
Despite the prolonged traffic halt due to the landslide, there was a notable absence of officials from the Public Works Department and the NH Division, sparking widespread discontent among the public.
"Arunachal Pradesh is likely to get heavy (64.5-115.5 mm) to very heavy rainfall (115.5-204.4 mm) on 17th & 18th June, 2024," the met office said in a post on 'X'.
"I, Sri Balasubramanian T, IAS, District Magistrate. Kalimpong in exercise of the power conferred upon me U/S 115, U/S 116 (1) (a), U/S 122 and U/S 126 of Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 direct to restrict and divert the movement of all types of vehicles along NH 10 from this day the 13th day of Jun
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for heavy rain in Mumbai, Thane, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Latur, and Nanded in Maharashtra for the next 24 hours.
As heavy rains lashed Mumbai on Saturday night, several parts of the city faced waterlogging causing traffic snarls. The IMD has issued a yellow alert for the city for today, adding that conditions are favourable for monsoon arrival in Mumbai within the next two days.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier on Sunday reviewed the impact of Cyclone Remal which claimed three dozen lives and affected more than two lakh people across the northeastern states due to flash floods, heavy rains, and landslides.