A total of 880 casualties have been reported as a result of devastating floods in Assam from 2019 to July 25 this year, the Ministry of Home Affairs has said.
The Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Karsog in Himachal Pradesh announced that due to ongoing and forecasted heavy rainfall on Wednesday, August 7, all schools, colleges, Anganwadi centers, and vocational institutes in the Karsog Sub-Division will be closed for the day.
Amid the orange alert in Himachal Pradesh, the India Meteorological Department on Wednesday predicted light to moderate rainfall likely to continue in the state.
Several people have died in rain-related incidents since August 4 evening as heavy rains lashed different parts of Uttarakhand, while many pilgrims and tourists are trapped on the Sonprayag-Kedarnath road.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah visited Mysuru, Kodagu, and Hassan in the wake of heavy rains in the districts. Addressing a gathering at Belagavi, CM Siddaramaiah said that as more rain is expected in another ten days, disaster management, forest, and irrigation departments have been
The Public Works Department (PWD) of Himachal Pradesh remains sincere in its efforts to restore normalcy and conduct search operations in the flood-affected regions of the state.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde held a meeting with all senior officials of the Pune district administration to take stock of the situation after heavy rains lashed the city in the past few days.
Meanwhile, heavy rainfall has caused severe flooding in Gujarat's Valsad with rising water levels in the Auranga River. People from low-lying areas of the region have shifted to safe places.
With La Nina getting precedence going ahead, excess rainfalls could result in crop loss and thus a negative impact on food prices, SBI Research report, authored by Soumya Kanti Ghosh, Group Chief Economic Advisor, said.
At least 22 people were killed and several others were injured in the last 24 hours as torrential rains wreaked havoc across Pakistan on Sunday, reported ARY News.
Heavy rainfall has caused flooding in Gujarat's Valsad with rising water levels in the Auranga River. People from low-lying areas of the region have shifted to safe places.
An incident occurred due to heavy rain in the Kot-Murtaza area of Pakistan's Tank on Sunday, resulting in the loss of three lives and leaving four others injured.