State of the Climate in Asia 2024
<p>The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing
Floods
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Buddha to ministers: Visit areas hit by flood
Rattled by the growing anger among the flood-affected people over the relief and rescue operations in East and West Medinipur, chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Monday directed two ministers
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KAADC donates Rs 50 lakh for State's flood-hit
The Karbi Anglong Autonomous District Council donated a sum of Rs. 50 lakh to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund on Saturday to assist flood-affected people of the State, an official release said. Calling on Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi at his office chamber in Dispur, a delegation led by the Chief Executive Member of KAADC Mangal Singh Ingti handed over a cheque of the said amount. Veterinary Minister Kharsingh Ingti and MP Biren Singh Ingty were also present on the occasion. The Chief Minister lauded the gesture of the KAADC delegation
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Riaz for installing gauges at all canals
Complaint Cell of Irrigation and Power (I&P) Department has disposed of 1478 complaints out of the total 4761 complaints received by May 31st from farmers and other stakeholders. The cell also resolved 4330 other complaints within the stipulated period of time.
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Financial assistance for flood victims
Plans are afoot to grant financial assistance for flood victims in Kalutara District to renovate their houses which were damaged due to the recent territorial rains, Construction and Engineering Services Minister Rajitha Senaratne told the Daily News. He said Rs. 100,000 and technical guidance will be granted to each beneficiary family to carry out renovation activities.
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Nilphamari flooding still precarious
Flooding of Dimla and Jaldhaka upazilas in Nilphamari district with the rise of Teeta and its tributaries and other rivers in Nilphamari including Saniajan, Buri Teesta, Deunai, Burikhora, Charalkanta, Jamuneswari, Panga still remains at a precarious level. The rivers swelled as India opened all the gates of Gojaldoba barrage in the upstream to release the pressure of water from heavy rainfall in its territory and onrush of water from the hills.
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Get set for monsoon wading
The citizens of Greater Hyderabad can boast of having good healthcare services, international airport, world class research and educational institutions among other things. But when it comes to monsoon, the city roads turn into virtual swimming pools. Even 11 mm or 1.1 cm of rainfall in an hour inundates the main roads resulting in traffic chaos. Houses in the low-lying areas are marooned and the inhabitants have to shift to community halls or schools.
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Philippines ship sinks, over 700 missing
CEBU : More than 700 people were missing on Sunday after a Philippine passenger ship capsized in a typhoon that has killed scores and left a trail of destruction across the archipelago. Only four people are so far known to have survived the ferry disaster and they said many passengers did not make it off the Princess of Stars in time. Crowded life-rafts sank in the cold, storm-tossed seas.
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1,000 tourists stranded on Bengal-Orissa border
"I am falling ill in this bus. There are elderly people, women and children. It is getting dark and we are insecure in the middle of this jungle. My cellphone battery is running out. Soon I will lose all contact. Please help us,' Maya Roy (53) tells The Indian Express over her cellphone. A resident of Entally and a patient of hypertension, she is undergoing a nightmare since Saturday night. Without food and water, huddled inside a private bus, she is stuck up near the Lodhasuli forests in West Midnapore on the Orissa-Bengal border.