Page 48 - Floods

Severe flooding forces thousands to flee in New Zealand, tourists stranded

The Southland region declared a state of emergency after being deluged with more than 1,000 mm of rainfall in 60 hours, triggering landslides on major roads and causing rivers to burst their banks

Centre approves Rs 5,908 crore to seven states for calamity damage relief

The Home Ministry said the decision was taken at a meeting of a high-level committee, chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah

Households after a natural disaster

The CMIE's CPHS data breaks the preconception of devastation and impoverished households being pushed to spending less

Floods in north India displaced over 3 mn, killed 1,900 in 2019: Report

The report also said that in north India, rainstorms have become 50 per cent more common and 80 per cent longer.

From cyclones to floods, 2019 was a year of record extreme weather events

As this year draws to a close, we take a look at the extreme weather events that hit India in 2019 and their impacts.

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

Oil firms need 40% more ethanol than sugar mills' installed capacity

The gap is expected to be met by non-sugarcane sources like wheat and corn

State of emergency declared in Venice after floods sweep UNESCO city

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said the cabinet had approved the state of emergency and ordered the immediate release of $22 mn in funds for 'the most urgent interventions'

Manmade crisis in God's Own Country

Book review of Flood and Fury: Ecological Devastation In the Western Ghats

Floods in some parts, state polls delay sugarcane crushing by over 2 weeks

Crushing operations now expected to start only after November 15 in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh

110 dead in four days due to heavy rains across country; Patna worst hit

As many as 13 deaths were also reported on Saturday from Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in incidents triggered by heavy rains

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

Death toll rises to 241 in five flood-hit states; red alert in Rajasthan

A red alert warning has been issued for Jodhpur, Nagaur and Pali in Rajasthan for the next 24 hours

43 dead, 3 missing in Pune division as rain continues to batter Maharashtra

Eighty-five teams of National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force, Territorial Army, Indian Navy and Indian Army are currently deployed in Sangli and Kolhapur districts

Flood situation grim in southern, western states, 85 dead; rescue ops on

Nearly 1.25 lakh people have been displaced in Kerala including nearly 25,000 each in worst-hit Wayanad and Kozhikode

These pictures reveal the horrific flood situation in Kerala, Maharashtra

Incessant rains in several parts across these state have resulted in massive waterlogging and flood-like situation

Floods affect 7 million in Bihar and northeast; death toll mounts to 44

The national capital's long wait for monsoon rains also en­ded Monday as it received 28.8 mm precipitation, the maximum in July this year

Nepal floods: Police say death toll climbs to 21

At least 50 people have been rescued from various places across the country so far,

Your car's windshield wipers may help predict, avoid flooding: Study

Community armed with that real-time data could move more quickly to prevent flash-flooding or sewage overflows

Floods in Nepal, India and Bangladesh affected 16 mn, says Red Cross

The humanitarian crisis could get worse in the days and weeks ahead: Red Cross Society