The floods, which have become more frequent, disrupt the city's rhythm, suspending Vaporetto boat lines that connect stops on the Grand Canal to outlying sites like Murano and Burano
The rainfall anomaly in the Kaveri basin is part of a larger trend where climate change results in spells of torrential rain interspersed with unusually dry periods
A flood alert was sounded in parts of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, with the Yamuna and other rivers flowing above the danger mark. Listen to this podcast for more
The pressure to live in the most vulnerable parts of the village, further marginalise farm labourers during disaster relief
Modi spoke to Nitish Kumar and Sarbananda Sonowal and assured them of all support
Group of scientists studying China's Yellow river devise formula to predict floods
Heavy rainfall also trapped around 200 people in their housing complex, who had to be air evacuated by police, marines and the army
River Ganga and Yamuna are flowing above the danger mark
Chief Ministers briefed him about the flood situation and the steps taken for rescue and relief of marooned people
Till yesterday, 10,000 people in 9 panchayats of three blocks of Nalanda district were affected due to spate in Falgu river
It also established medical camps at various areas of Assam and Bihar and provided medical care to 1,233 persons
Many areas of the states come to a standstill, house collapse in Maharashtra kills 9
River breached a two km stretch of an embankment and took just an hour to destroy the area in which those houses were standing
Seven persons died due to floods in different parts of Madhya Pradesh in the last 24 hours
Meanwhile in Assam, more than 57 thousand people have been affected by floods
Delhi's Deputy CM also underlined the need of adopting various methods of water harvesting
The latest flooding victim identified by authorities was a woman who died when the car she was riding in was swept away
Tripura was cut-off from the rest of the country as the Assam-Agartala National highway, considered to be the life line of the state, was blocked due to flood