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Pakistan: Several cities at risk of urban flooding as monsoon rains likely
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi could be facing urban flooding, as monsoon rains are likely to begin in the country from Monday, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said.
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Pakistan: Passengers left stranded as parts of Karakoram Highway in Khyber
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Heavy monsoon rains, coupled with strong winds, lashed across areas such as Shangla's Bisham tehsil and Hazara's Kohistan, Battagram, and Torghar districts. The rains caused streams and rivers to overflow, bringing rubble along with them. This led to blockades and road closures, cutting off
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Stay away from electric installations during monsoon, don't play in waterl
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) on Sunday issued an advisory to ensure a safe and incident-free monsoon season for the consumers.
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Light rain, thunderstorms likely to occur in Delhi-NCR, UP, Haryana
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"Thunderstorm/Dust storm with light intensity rain and gusty winds with speed of 40-50 Km/h would occur over and adjoining areas of many places of Delhi, NCR (Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Chhapraula, Noida, Dadri, Greater Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad, Manesar, Ballabhgarh) Gohana, Sonipat, Rohtak,
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Vulnerability of agriculture to monsoon shock has reduced: India Ratings
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to India Ratings, at the all-India level, the area under irrigation was 54.32 per cent in 2018-19 (FY19) compared with 41.7 per cent in 1996-97. As a result, the correlation between the kharif foodgrain output and monsoon rains from June till September was 0.4 over FY13-FY21 compar
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Pakistan needs USD 16 Bn to build back as losses due to flash floods cross
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Losses due to devastating floods in Pakistan have surpassed USD 30 Billion in the country as the monsoon rains have washed away roads, crops, infrastructure and bridges, killing over 1,000 people and affecting more than 33 million
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Monsoon rains induce floods, landslides in Nepal, claims 35 lives
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], October 12 (ANI): At least 35 people have lost their lives while dozen are still missing as monsoon rainfall-induced floods and landslides in various parts of Nepal.
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UN chief to pay two-day visit to flood-hit Pakistan from tomorrow
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres will visit Pakistan on September 9-10 to express solidarity with the country's people drenched by extreme monsoon rains that have led to the country's worst flooding in a decade.
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Study reveals climate change-related incidents pose negative effects on ps
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): As the heavy monsoon rains and floods continue to play havoc with people's lives and resources in Pakistan, analysts have climate change produces negative effects on the psychological and reproductive health of women who bear the major brunt of disast
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About 8 lakh livestock lost in Pakistan floods
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 2 (ANI): Over the past few weeks, torrential monsoon rains have broken a century-long record and dumped more than five times the 30-year average for rainfall in some provinces, killing more than 1200 people, including about 400 children.
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Floods killed over 900 including 326 children in Pakistan since June: Sher
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 24 (ANI): Pakistani Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman on Wednesday revealed that over 900 people were killed during monsoon rains across Pakistan since June this year, while 1,293 were left injured, media reports said.
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Nepal: Joys of rafting on Bagmati reduced by garbage, debris on shores
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Lalitpur [Nepal], August 20 (ANI): A dozen rafts took part in a rafting trip organised on the Bagmati river but the joy was reduced by the garbage and debris which had been washed off and accumulated on the shores after the monsoon rains.
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