Worst floods in last two decades ravage Kuttanad
43,675 people in relief camps; holiday for educational institutions today District administration entrusts deputy collector with coordination of relief operations Sea erosion also reported in battered
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At 107,487, India accounts for 1/5th of global deaths from floods in 64 yrs
India is one of the world's most vulnerable regions to climate change India accounts for one-fifth of global deaths due to floods, according to government data that lend perspective to a new World Bank
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Climate change warning: One-fifth of global deaths due to flooding in India
As many as 107,487 people died due to heavy rains and floods across India over 64 years between 1953 and 2017 India accounts for one-fifth of global deaths due to floods, according to government data
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3 villages cut off as culvert washes away in flood
Due to heavy rain and flood in Mendhar area of district Poonch during early hours today, a culvert was washed away snapping road connectivity to three villages while water supply was also affected as
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Landslides in Kozhikode man-made, rain added to woes: Report
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: An interim report submitted by a team of scientists to study landslides in Kozhikode revealed that the landslides were man-made though intense rains added to the woes. The scientists
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Japan struggles to restore water to flood-hit towns
Municipal workers in western Japan struggled on Friday to restore water supplies a week after floods caused by a record downpour killed more than 200 people in the worst such disaster in 36 years. Communities
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Sichuan, Gansu bear brunt of deadly floods
Rain-induced floods have killed three people and affected 932,000 in 62 cities, districts and counties in Sichuan province, with direct economic losses amounting to 2.4 billion yuan ($360 million).
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State officials protecting Solai Dam owners, Senate committee alleges
A Senate committee probing the Solai Dam tragedy has accused the government of covering up owners of the dam which killed 48 people. The committee chaired by Makueni Senator Mutula Kilonzo expressed
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Kenya: Garsen Residents Seek Compensation From KenGen Over Floods
Nairobi — Residents of Garsen Constituency have called on the government to intervene and ensure the Kenya Electricity Generating Company Limited (KENGEN) compensates them for the death of seven people
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Japan faces 'frequent' disasters as flood toll reaches 200
Japan risks more severe weather and must find ways to alleviate disasters, a government spokesman said on Thursday, as intense heat and water shortages raised fear of disease among survivors of last week’s
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Heavy rainfall, landslide wreak havoc in Bageshwar
Bageshwar: Heavy rainfall followed by landslide wreaked havoc in Bageshwar. Several parked vehicles were buried under rubble near Saryu river on Tuesday. Following heavy rainfall of 277 mm in Kapkot tehsil
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2015 Chennai floods a man-made disaster: CAG
Auditor’s report says indiscriminate discharge of water from Chembarambakkam lake burdened the Adyar river The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has been scathing in its criticism of the
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Heavy downpour causes flash flood in Jorhat
After heavy shower in Jorhat city, rain inundated roads, government office campuses, schools and colleges on Saturday. Due to illegal encroachment of narrow culverts in several public and private areas,
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Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Performance Audit of Flood Management and Response in Chennai and its Suburban Areas
In a scathing report the Comptroller and Auditor General Of India (CAG) held the state government responsible for the 2015 Chennai floods and called it a "man-made disaster." The report tabled in Tamil
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Rain causes flood in seven districts bordering Nepal
PATNA: Incessant heavy rain in the Nepal catchment areas of the five rivers of north Bihar over the last two days and also in the northern plains of the state have caused flood in seven districts of West
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South Africa: Thousands Affected By Heavy Rains in Western Cape, While Some Roads Snowed Over
About 4 000 homes were affected by flooding in informal settlements around Cape Town after heavy rain, while at least two mountain passes in Witzenberg near Ceres have snowed over and are unsafe for travel.
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Over 40 acres of rice farm destroyed by flood
Heavy downpour over the weekend caused flooding in several parts of the region with the worse hit being the Akyemansa district. According to the farmers, the destruction of their farms has the potential
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Water's crisis is ours to change
Each drop must bring more crop and more of everything By the time you read this, the crisis will be over. It will be business as usual. Instead of acute and crippling water shortage, the worry will
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AMC's West Zone is flood-prone: Study
AHMEDABAD: For the last seven monsoons, the West Zone of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation — Navrangpura, Gandhigram, Naranpura, Wadaj, Sabarmati, Paldi, Stadium, Vasna wards — has been most prone to
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Flood threat looms large over these 10 Indian states
NEW DELHI: Monsoon has just set in and more than 30 people have already died in floods in North East, 20 of them in Assam alone with over half a million marooned. But an assessment by the Union home ministry,