Page 49 - Floods

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

Railways joins relief operations, sends special trains to flood-hit areas

Gujarat, Rajasthan, Assam & parts of West Bengal were hit by floods that have claimed several lives

PM Narendra Modi announces Rs 2 lakh compensation for kin of flood victims

Floods in Assam have claimed the lives of over 50 people while more than 15 have died in Rajasthan

Floods: Indians among 130 mn at risk of being displaced, says report

Report was produced by Asian Development Bank and Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact

NDRF continues rescue, relief ops as flood situation in Bihar, UP remains critical

Schools in Allahabad and Varanasi have been closed as a precautionary measure

PM Modi reviews flood situation in north

Rain, flooding hit large tracts in UP, MP & Bihar but not much impact expected on paddy; detailed assessment still to come