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Tata Motors' Gujarat plant hit by floods; Nexon, Sierra output disrupted

Flooding in Gujarat disrupts operations at Tata Motors' Sanand plant and supplier facilities, with production of key passenger vehicle models affected

Assam floods: Death toll rises to 68, over 524,000 remain affected

The flood situation in Assam further improved on Sunday, though over 5.24 lakh people remain affected across five districts, while two more fatalities pushed the toll in this year's deluge to 68, an official bulletin said. According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), more than 5,24,700 people have been impacted in Charaideo, Golaghat, Jorhat, Nagaon and Sivasagar districts. Two more persons lost their lives during the last 24 hours, as they drowned in the flood waters in Charaideo district, it said in the bulletin issued late on Sunday. Charaideo is the worst-hit district with nearly 1.9 lakh people affected, followed by Sivasagar (over 1.5 lakh) and Jorhat (around 1.4 lakh). The flood situation improved since Saturday, when nearly 6.55 lakh people were affected across six districts. The ASDMA said the administration has been operating 354 relief camps and aid distribution centres in four districts, taking care of 37,724 displaced people. Multiple agencies

Ahmedabad-Viramgam Highway shut as heavy rain triggers flooding in Gujarat

Police suspended traffic on the highway after excessive water flow made the Sanand-Viramgam stretch unsafe, while authorities said the overall situation in Ahmedabad district remained under control

Assam flood toll rises to 47, over 721,000 affected across 11 districts

The Assam flood toll rose to 47 with six more deaths reported on Thursday, while the number of people affected by the deluge increased to over 7.21 lakh in 11 districts, an official bulletin said. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said several major rivers continued to flow over the danger level with rains in most parts of the state threatening to aggravate the situation. Six more people died in the last 24 hours, taking the toll to 47 in this year's floods so far, the bulletin said. Four deaths were reported from Sivasagar, and two from Charaideo, it said. Over 7.21 lakh people remained affected by the floods in 37 revenue circles and 883 villages across Golaghat, Hojai, Kamrup, Charaideo, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Nagaon, Kamrup (M), Karbi Anglong and Tinsukia districts, the ASDMA said. Sivasagar was the worst-hit district with 3.75 lakh people hit by the deluge, followed by Charaideo with 1.86 lakh and Jorhat with 1.15 lakh, it said. Till Wednesday, 6.4

Delhi wakes up to rain, cloudy skies, IMD forecasts more showers today

The weather office has forecast moderate rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds in Delhi, while Assam continues to battle worsening floods that have claimed 31 lives so far this year

21 killed in a day as floods worsen in Assam; 564K affected in 16 districts

The flood situation in Assam further deteriorated on Tuesday as 21 more persons died, while 5.64 lakh people were affected across 16 districts, an official bulletin said. According to a late-night bulletin issued by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), the worst-hit Sivasagar district reported 13 fatalities in the last 24 hours, followed by five deaths in Charaideo, two in Golaghat and one in Jorhat. With these deaths, the toll in this year's flood in the state rose to 31. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said he would visit the worst-affected districts from Wednesday to review the relief and rescue operations. "The recent #AssamFloods, caused by the cloudburst upstream, have brought immense hardship to our people. Tomorrow I will be visiting flood-affected areas and relief camps in Charaideo, Nazira, Sivasagar, Sonari, Jorhat and Teok to review the relief operations," he said in a social media post. The ASDMA said over 5,64,600 people in Golaghat, Kamrup, Hoja

Assam floods: 11 killed, over 310k affected as major rivers in spate

Over 3.6 lakh people were affected by floods in several districts of Assam as multiple agencies, including the Army, carried out relief and rescue operations, officials said on Tuesday. Train services remained affected for the second day on Tuesday as floodwaters inundated tracks in parts of Upper Assam, with the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) cancelling, short-terminating or diverting several trains and also announcing special trains for stranded passengers. In worst-hit Sivasagar district, where nearly 1.58 lakh people have been affected, the Dikhow River flowed above the "extreme flood level", the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said. A total of 101 relief camps and relief distribution centres have been set up across 11 districts, where 9,606 displaced people are currently taking shelter, the officials said. The ASDMA urged people to stay away from the river due to continuous rise in its water level. Several major rivers in the state were in spate, with ...

Money, manuals and missed accountability: Why do Indian cities still flood?

Government records show substantial investment for drainage and flood-resilience efforts, but waterlogging every year points to deeper failures in planning, maintenance and accountability

Flooding from heavy rain leaves 39 dead in China as Typhoon Bavi approaches

Authorities in southern China said Thursday that 39 people died in flooding after a tropical storm dumped heavy rainfall, as the country's east coast and Taiwan prepared for a typhoon expected to make landfall in the coming days. Most of the deaths were in Hengzhou, where the partial collapse of a reservoir dam sent torrents of water into the city and claimed 26 lives, said Ding Wei, the vice mayor of Nanning city, which has jurisdiction over the area. Nine people remained missing in the broader Guangxi region. Tropical Storm Maysak brought record rainfall to Guangxi starting Saturday, breaching reservoirs and stranding people for days in homes and other buildings. The previously announced death toll on Tuesday was six people. A second storm, Typhoon Bavi, was at sea on a northwest track that would take it over some remote Japanese islands and then just north of Taiwan before making landfall in China's Fujian or Zhejiang province on Saturday. Fishing boats could be seen tightly pack

El Niño emerges in Pacific, raising risks of droughts, floods, crop losses

A powerful El Niño in 1997 killed at least 30,000 people and caused an estimated $100 billion in damage worldwide

Consumer protection: Insurer can't dispute valuation agreed at issuance

The flood water damaged the hospital equipment, the insured promptly intimated this to the insurer, which appointed a surveyor to inspect and assess the loss

India, Nepal draft roadmap for flood control, irrigation cooperation

India and Nepal have drafted a roadmap for collaboration in areas of flood control and irrigation, as senior officials of the two sides met here and comprehensively reviewed bilateral water-sector cooperation. The discussion took place at the two-day 11th meeting of the India-Nepal Joint Committee on Kosi and Gandak Projects, which concluded in Kathmandu on Friday. The Indian delegation was led by Santosh Kumar Mall, Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, and the Nepalese delegation was led by Mitra Baral, Director General, Department of Irrigation, according to a press release issued by the Indian Embassy. The meeting comprehensively reviewed "India-Nepal cooperation in the Kosi and Gandak projects and drafted a future roadmap for further cooperation, including in the areas of flood control and irrigation," said the Indian Embassy. During the meeting, the Nepalese delegation agreed to remove encroachments from key Kosi and Gandak project areas, ...

Rain wreaks havoc in Bengaluru: 10 killed as wall collapses, floods disrupt

The rains in Bengaluru on Wednesday evening wreaked havoc, killing 10 people, authorities said. Heavy rains coupled with a hailstorm and gusty winds uprooted trees, flooded many key stretches and threw traffic out of gear, they said on Thursday. Large parts of the city witnessed sudden, intense rainfall for nearly an hour, bringing down trees and electric poles, crushing parked vehicles and inundating low-lying areas, while several roads were rendered impassable, severely disrupting vehicular movement during peak hours. Seven people, including a six-year-old girl, were killed when a compound wall of the Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital collapsed amid the downpour. Among the deceased, two were from Kerala who were on a study tour. They had taken shelter near the wall when it gave way, they said. In another incident, a 35-year-old man, identified as Raghu, died of electrocution on Bannerghatta Road near Vega City Mall. In a separate case in Yarab Nagar, a student, Syed Sufiyan died

India delivers relief supplies to flood, earthquake-hit Afghanistan

The death toll from natural disasters across 25 provinces of Afghanistan has risen to 35, with 52 people injured over the past two days, authorities said

Wildfires and natural disasters cost world over $120 bn in 2025: Report

Heatwaves, wildfires, droughts, and storms cost the world more than USD 120 billion in 2025, according to a new report analysing the escalating cost of climate change. The report by UK-based NGO Christian Aid underscores the cost with fossil fuel companies playing a central role in driving the crisis. The report noted that cost of climate inaction is equally clear, as communities continue to bear the brunt of a crisis that could have been averted with urgent action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. "These disasters are not natural they are the predictable result of continued fossil fuel expansion and political delay," said Emeritus Professor Joanna Haigh, at Imperial College London. The ten most financially costly events all had an impact of more than USD billion with the combined total topping more than USD 122 billion in damage. Most of these estimates are based only on insured losses, meaning the true financial costs are likely to be even higher, while the human costs are ofte

From Air India crash to Hayli Gubbi volcano, 2025 was marked by calamities

From plane crashes and fires to stampedes, floods, and cyclones, 2025 drew attention to the steep human cost of systemic lapses, climate stress, and fragile disaster preparedness

Fifth La Niña in 6 yrs to disrupt crops, supply chains; raise disaster risk

La Niña can intensify both droughts and downpours, fuel more active storms across the tropical Pacific and strengthen Atlantic hurricanes

Historic rains and flooding trigger dramatic rescues in Washington state

When Eddie Wicks and his wife went to bed in their house next to the Snoqualmie River on a Washington state farm known for its sunflower mazes and Christmas trees, they weren't too worried about the flooding heading their way. After 30 years living in the city of Duvall, northeast of Seattle, their family had plenty of experience with floods and always made it through largely unscathed. But as they moved their two donkeys to higher ground and their eight goats to their outdoor kitchen, the water began to rise much quicker than anything they'd experienced before. It was hours, not days," he said. In four hours, it had to come up 4 feet. As the water engulfed their home on Thursday afternoon, deputies from the King County Sheriff's Office marine rescue dive unit were able to rescue them and their dog, taking them on a boat the half mile (800 metres) across their field, which had been transformed into a lake. They were among the thousands forced to evacuate as an unusually strong ...

Historic floods in Washington wash away homes, leave families stranded

Days of torrential rain in Washington state has caused historic floods that have stranded families on rooftops, washed over bridges and ripped at least two homes from their foundations, and experts warned that even more flooding expected Friday could be catastrophic. Washington is under a state of emergency and evacuation orders are in place for tens of thousands of residents. Gov Bob Ferguson on Thursday urged everyone to follow evacuation instructions as yet another river neared record levels. I understand that many in our state have experienced significant floods in the past," he said on the social platform X. "However, we're looking at a historic situation. About 78,000 residents of a major agricultural region north of Seattle were ordered to evacuate the floodplain of the Skagit River, which was expected to crest Friday morning. The floods were impacting large parts of the state, with several bridges flooded and some major roads inundated or washed out. Some roads had no ...

Climate change supercharged deadly $20 billion Asia floods, finds study

The storms resulted in torrential rainfall and destructive floodwaters that swept through homes, businesses and tourist spots, damaged roads and rail lines