Page 42 - Floods

Rehabilitation only solution to hardships caused by floods: Maha CM

Urging the flood-affected people to sit together to decide about their rehabilitation, he also asked such villages to unanimously pass a resolution about it.

Maha rains: Bridge washed away, Mumbra bypass road damaged in Thane

A bridge on the Vaitarna river in Maharashtra's Thane district has got washed away due to heavy rains, disrupting traffic between Wada and Sahapur talukas, government officials said on Thursday. After the incident at Belwad village in Sahapur taluka on Wednesday, Thane Guardian Minister Eknath Shinde rushed to the spot and instructed officials to take up the repair of the bridge on war footing, they said. The Mumbra bypass road in the district also suffered severe damages in the wee hours of Thursday after rains, Thane Municipal Corporation's regional disaster management cell chief Santosh Kadam said. A four-five feet deep crater was formed on the road, following which it was closed for traffic as a precautionary measure, he added. Besides, a road in Dahigaon on Khardi-Temba-Wada route also suffered damages at various spots, affecting the movement of buses and commuters going towards Nashik, another official said. Thane and its neighbouring areas have been witnessing heavy rains

Maharashtra floods: US NGO to deploy medical teams to treat survivors

An American non-profit organisation will deploy medical teams to treat survivors in Maharashtra after heavy monsoon rains pummelled the region

Cloudburst hits Jammu and Kashmir village, over 30 reported missing

Over 30 people are reported missing after a cloudburst in a remote village in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir early Wednesday, officials said. Rescue teams have been rushed to Honzar village of Dacchan tehsil and further details are awaited, they said. Most parts of the Jammu region have been receiving heavy rains for the past few days. With the prediction of more rains till July-end, authorities in Kishtwar have asked people living along water bodies and slide-prone areas to remain vigilant. "The meteorological department has predicted heavy rains during the upcoming days and water levels in rivers and nallas are expected to rise, which can pose a threat to the inhabitants residing near rivers, nallas, water bodies and slide-prone areas," the district administration said in an advisory issued late on Tuesday night.

10 missing, 1 injured in flash floods due to cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh

Around 10 people are reported missing in flash floods triggered by a cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh's tribal district of Lahaul-Spiti, a senior disaster management official said on Wednesday. The incident took place at Udaipur in Lahaul at around 8 PM on Tuesday, state disaster management director Sudesh Kumar Mokhta said. Two tents of labourers and a private JCB have been washed away, he said, adding that a 19-year-old labourer, Mohammad Altaaf, was injured while around 10 people are reported missing. Altaaf, a resident of Jammu and Kashmir, has been referred to a nearby hospital. The state police and the ITBP teams were dispatched for searching the missing people but a heavy flow of water hampered the search operation on Tuesday night, the official said, adding that the search operation will resume on Wednesday morning, he added.

Maharashtra rains: Death toll rises to 207; 11 people still missing

The death toll in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra rose to 207 on Tuesday with the worst-hit Raigad district alone accounting for nearly 100 fatalities, while 11 persons are still missing

In world hurting from floods and fire, insurance firms won't offer bailout

If it becomes too expensive to cover losses for natural disasters, insurers will pull back toward areas that are more profitable.

Monsoon: 113 dead, 100 missing in Maharashtra; IMD issues alerts for MP

So far, 50 people have also been injured in these incidents, the government said in a statement

Maharashtra floods: 34 NDRF teams engaged in rescue ops; BMC sends teams

As heavy rains lashed many parts of Maharashtra, IMD issued a red alert for five districts, two teams of BMC have left for Raigad and Kolhapur.

Maharashtra floods: 34 NDRF teams engaged in rescue operations

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has enhanced the number of its teams from 26 to 34 for undertaking rescue operations in the coastal areas of Maharashtra

Maharashtra: Floods leave trail of destruction in Konkan towns

When heavy rains started pounding Ratnagiri district, little did Pragati Rane think that things could escalate to the level that she, her family would have to scale the sloped roofs of their houses

Death toll from rainstorms in China's Henan province reaches 56, 5 missing

The death toll from the torrential rainstorms in China's Henan province had increased to 56, with five people reported missing, local authorities said.

Modi assures Centre's full assistance to Goa amid floods due to heavy rains

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had called him to enquire about the prevailing flood situation in Goa due to incessant rains

Death toll in central China floods rises to 56, losses mount to $10 billion

Over 8,000 military personnel worked in 10 different danger zones around Zhengzhou city, Xinhua reported

Heavy rains unleash havoc in west, south India; IMD says more to come

A total of 129 people have died in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra in 48 hours, a senior state disaster management official said on Friday

Death toll in central China floods rises to 51, losses mount to $10 billion

The death toll from the rain-triggered unprecedented floods in central China has risen to 51 with the official estimate of losses totalling about $10 billion, the state media reported on Friday.

13 construction workers die in flooded tunnel in China's Guangdong province

At least 13 construction workers have died in a flooded highway tunnel in China's Guangdong province, local media reported

China's 'iPhone city' relocates over 100,000 as floods kill 25

Military blasts dam to divert water threatening heavily populated provinces

13 killed, over 100,000 evacuated as unprecedented floods hit central China

President Xi Jinping to deployed the Army to rescue those trapped in inundated subways, hotels and public places, amid fears of collapse of a dam posing flood risk to the provincial capital.

German Cabinet meets to approve financial aid for victims of flooding

Germany's Cabinet is meeting Wednesday to decide on a package of immediate aid for victims of last week's floods and consider longer-term plans to rebuild devastated areas.