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Flooding in Bihar, UP, Jharkhand could be resolved by making dam: Gadkari

The statement from the Union Minister came just days after the eighth meeting of the Nepal-India Oversight Mechanism

China faces severe food crisis amid massive floods after the pandemic

According to a report in The New York Times last month, heavy rains are normal in Southern China during the summer month, but this year's fell harder and longer than usual, inundating the crops

Water resources body issues flood alert for Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh

For Madhya Pradesh, the organisation stated river Shakkar at Gadarwara in Jabalpur continues to flow in extreme flood situation at 11 hrs today

People residing along river areas advised to stay alert in J-K's Rajouri

People residing along with the river areas and in higher reaches in Rajouri district have been advised to stay alert following heavy rains in the region

Flood situation worsens in Bihar; 2 more die, close to 5 million affected

Floods claimed two more lives in Bihar taking the death toll to 13, as the waters of overflowing rivers reach fresh areas of the state's northern part

Assam flood situation worsens; 1 more dead, over 253,000 people affected

Flood waters entered 16 districts of Assam on Friday, affecting over 253,000 people, while the death toll due to the deluge rose to 16 after one more person died

Tourists ruined Venice. Now floods are making the lagoon city inhabitable

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

Cycle of extremes: Erratic monsoon hits crops in Karnataka's Kaveri basin

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

Monsoon fury: Here're latest updates from the flood-ravaged states in India

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

Landless Dalits, hit hardest by disasters, are last to get relief: Study

The pressure to live in the most vulnerable parts of the village, further marginalise farm labourers during disaster relief

Flood situation worsens in Bihar, West Bengal, Assam; rail service snapped

Modi spoke to Nitish Kumar and Sarbananda Sonowal and assured them of all support

Now, a tool that can help prevent surging waters in flood plains

Group of scientists studying China's Yellow river devise formula to predict floods

Floods, landslides wreak havoc on Mexico's Acapulco resort

Heavy rainfall also trapped around 200 people in their housing complex, who had to be air evacuated by police, marines and the army

Water released from MP, Uttarakhand, Nepal worsens UP flood

River Ganga and Yamuna are flowing above the danger mark

Rajnath Singh speaks to CMs of UP, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Rajasthan on floods

Chief Ministers briefed him about the flood situation and the steps taken for rescue and relief of marooned people

Six rivers including Ganga flowing above red mark in Bihar

Till yesterday, 10,000 people in 9 panchayats of three blocks of Nalanda district were affected due to spate in Falgu river

Over ten thousand rescued from flood-hit areas: NDRF

It also established medical camps at various areas of Assam and Bihar and provided medical care to 1,233 persons

Floods wreak havoc in Assam, Bihar

Many areas of the states come to a standstill, house collapse in Maharashtra kills 9

31 villages hit by flood in Malda, 100 houses washed away due to erosion

River breached a two km stretch of an embankment and took just an hour to destroy the area in which those houses were standing

MP, Assam reel under floods; toll mounts to 17

Seven persons died due to floods in different parts of Madhya Pradesh in the last 24 hours