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 serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Gangtok: At least 21 bodies, including those of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) personnel, have so far been found while eight persons are still missing due to flash flood and landslides in remote areas of north Sikkim, official sources said today. The dead include …
Over two lakh people have been affected in the fresh wave of floods in five districts of Arunachal Pradesh with majority of the rivers and tributaries flowing over the danger mark today, official sources said. The affected districts are Lohit, Lower Dibang Valley, Changlang, East Siang and parts of Papum …
Floods and landslides caused by relentless rain in northeast India have killed at least 33 people and displaced more than a million over the past week, officials said on Monday. At least 21 people were killed in landslides and another eight were missing in the mountainous state of Sikkim, said …
The affected districts in the State included Lohit, Lower Dibang Valley, Changlang, East Siang and parts of Papum Pare district. Itanagar: The ferocity of flood showed no sign of abating even after five days as incessant downpour fuelled all major rivers and tributaries, inundating five districts in which more than …
Situation in Assam, Arunachal worsens; ITBP, BRO personnel among victims Landslips triggered by heavy rain claimed 27 lives, including those of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Border Roads Organisation (BRO) personnel, in Sikkim, even as the flood situation in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh deteriorated. Official sources said in Gangtok on …
Landslides triggered by heavy rain claimed 29 lives, including those of ITBP and BRO personnel in Sikkim, even as flood situation in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh deteriorated with vast areas reeling under its impact. Official sources on Sunday said in Gangtok at least 21 bodies, including those of the Indo-Tibetan …
ITANAGAR, Sept 19 – Incessant rains over the past week has thrown life out of gear in Arunachal Pradesh with flood and landslides reported in many parts of the State. Floods triggered by rain submerged paddy fields, causing erosion and landslides in many areas of Nari, Ruksin, Pasighat and adjacent …
Parts of North India received heavy rain which claimed 18 lives in Uttar Pradesh in the past 24 hours even as a cloudburst washed away many shops and vehicles in Himachal Pradesh. Ten persons died in Gorakhpur followed by three each in Lakhimpur and Amethi and two in Basti in …
Higher parts of Himachal Pradesh witnessed unseasonal snowfall on Tuesday while several other parts of the State received heavy rain as the monsoon remained active in the region. Lahaul and Spiti districts received snowfall during the month of September after 21 years, while Rohtang Pass (13,050 ft), the sprawling Dhauladhar …
Incessant rains over the past week has thrown life out of gear in Arunachal Pradesh with flood and landslides reported in many parts of the state. Floods triggered by rain submerged paddy fields, causing erosion and landslides in many areas of Nari, Ruksin, Pasighat and adjacent areas of East Siang …
JAMMU, Sep 17: As rains continue to lash the region, 300 kilometer long Jammu Srinagar National Highway remain closed due to landslides and sliding stones in Ramban, today. Another vital road link to valley Dhar Road was also blocked due to landslides at Darsoo area of Udhampur district. Due to …
Eight more persons, among them a sant, were killed and a sadhvi went missing after another bout of cloudbursts in three remote villages of Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand on Sunday. This took the number of those killed over the past few days in flash floods and landslips to 46. About …
Dehradun: Two days after a massive cloudburst in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district, seven more villagers were killed late on Saturday in two separate incidents of cloudburst. Rescue workers recovered three more bodies pushing the toll from Friday’s cloudburst to 39. The bodies were recovered from the debris of flattened homes in …
Thirty-three people are feared killed and at least 40 feared buried under debris and mud as flash floods and landslips hit villages at Ukhimath and Kapkot in Rudraprayag and Bageshwar districts respectively of Uttarakhand on Friday. Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna released Rs. 10 crore for Ukhimath and Rs. 1 crore …
A series of cloudbursts struck Uttarakhand since Thursday night triggering landslides and flash floods that left 26 dead, 40 missing and 15 injured in parts of the hill state. Ukhimath area in Rudraprayag district was the worst hit as a cloudburst in the wee hours flattened dozens of homes in …
The World Bank (WB) has expressed deep concern as deforestation is alarmingly increasing in the country. The country has only 17.8 per cent or 2.56 million hectares of forest at present and such rapid reduction of forests lead to soil erosion, serious landslides and loss of biodiversity. The issue has …
A £50,000 relief fund has been set up for householders worst affected by damaging flash floods which struck west Cumbria on Thursday. Hundreds of homes were flooded and a landslide derailed a train carrying staff to the Sellafield nuclear plant. It is thought many of those affected will not be …
Five people have been confirmed killed and three others injured in a landslide that hit Southwest China's Yunnan province early Wednesday, rescuers said. The landslide occurred at 5 am in Xinzhai village under the city of Xuanwei, trapping eight people. Three people were pulled out of the debris in the …
Climate change is expected to increase temperatures in Nepal by several degrees by 2060, but a new database set up by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) should help this geographically diverse country better prepare for the various climate change impacts. “The potential applications of this database are manifold: If a …
Landslides triggered by torrential rainfall damaged about two dozen houses and two school buildings at Hatiya VDC in the district on Saturday night. A landslide that erupted from the school premises damaged 25 houses. About 200 people have been displaced in the incident. The displaced families have been taking shelter …
