Page 45 - Heavy Rains

Kerala on high alert due to heavy rains, sea incursion in low-lying areas

Kerala was put on high alert with the government opening relief camps and shifting people living in low-lying areas to safer places as rains were lashing several parts since Thursday night

Strong winds bring down trees in parts of Rajasthan; farmers suffer losses

Gusty winds accompanied with rainfall hit several areas of Rajasthan, causing damage at a few places, officials said on Tuesday

K'taka: Heavy rain likely in coastal regions; yellow alert sounded

A yellow alert has been sounded in the coastal and Malnad regions of Karnataka as the upper air cyclonic circulation brought heavy showers in many parts of the state

Cyclone Nivar takes 3 lives as Tamil Nadu starts returning to normal

Many factories, offices and commercial establishments that were closed on Thursday started opening partially late Thursday evening after the rain and heavy winds subsided

Tamil Nadu braces for severe cyclonic storm, heavy rain alert issued

Widespread rainfall, thunderstorm were "very likely" over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal during November 24 to 26, the IMD warned

Heavy rains hit onion crop; damage may keep inflation elevated for longer

Onion is cultivated three times a year - rabi season (March-May), kharif (October-December), and late kharif (January-March)

Heavy rains flood low-lying areas, uproot trees in parts of Bengaluru

The worst affected areas were Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Vishveshwarapuram, Lakkasandra, Gottigere, Nagarabavi and Kengeri

Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall forecast for north coastal Andhra

Heavy rainfall has also been forecast at isolated places in East Godavari district, including Anantapur and Kurnool in Rayalaseema

People asked to stay indoors as heavy rains cause flooding in Hyderabad

Earlier eight members of a family had been washed away in the floods, in the area, caused by heavy rains in the recent days

Fadnavis to tour Maharashtra's rain-affected districts from Oct 19

BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis announced that he would be touring the rain and flood-affected districts of Maharashtra from October 19

Hyderabad rains: NDRF teams still in action; govt steps up relief measures

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), which is engaged in rescue operations in the rain affected areas of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, on Friday said they have evacuated over 600 people from the inundated parts of the city, neighbouring Rangareddy district and East Godavariof Andhra Pradesh. Some localities here, close to water bodies, remained in water even as the Telangana government continued relief efforts, officials said today. According to a NDRF press release,rescue and evacuation operations by NDRF in the flood hit cities of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra continued as there is water in many of the areas due to heavy rainfall. "Today, NDRF teams have rescued about 200 stranded persons from Solapur district of Maharashtra and evacuated more than 600 persons in flood affected cities Hyderabad & Rangareddy of Telangana and East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh," it said. Thirty fully equipped teams of NDRF are deployed in the ...

Heavy rains claim 47 lives in Maharashtra, crops damaged extensively

Heavy rains, floods have claimed at least 47 lives in Maharashtra's Pune, Aurangabad and Konkan divisions in the last 3 days while crops on lakhs of hectares were damaged extensively, officials said

Maharashtra CM puts state machinery on alert in view of heavy rains

Maharashtra CM Thackeray asked the state administration, Army, Navy and IAF to be on high alert to tackle any emergency arising out of heavy rains and flood-like situation in parts of the state

Heavy rains: Over 8,000 evacuated in Maharashtra's Solapur district

Over 8,000 people from Pandharpur tehsil in western Maharashtra's Solapur district have been shifted to safer places following heavy rains, an official said on Thursday

Centre to provide help to rain-hit Telangana, Andhra Pradesh: Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is closely monitoring the situation in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in the wake of heavy rains

PM assures Andhra, Telangana CMs of all help following heavy rains

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao and AndhraPradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday after the two southern states were hit by heavy rains and assured them of all possible support and assistance from the Centre in the rescue-and-relief work. At least 10 and 15 people were killed in rain-related incidents across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana respectively, following torrential downpour in the last 48 hours. In a tweet, the prime minister said, "Spoke to @TelanganaCMO KCR Garu and AP CM @ysjagan Garu regarding the situation in Telangana and AP respectively due to heavy rainfall. Assured all possible support and assistance from the Centre in rescue & relief work. My thoughts are with those affected due to the heavy rains.

Low pressure over Bay of Bengal to trigger heavy rains in Odisha: IMD

The present low-pressure area, which was formed on Friday intensified further and became well marked

Fresh low pressure over Bay of Bengal, heavy rainfall likely in Odisha

A fresh low pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal on Friday raised the likelihood of heavy rainfall in many parts of Odisha over the next few days, the Meteorological Centre said

Heavy rains affected crops like paddy, pulses, oilseeds, vegetables: Govt

Heavy rains in some parts of the country have affected standing crops including paddy, pulses, oilseeds, spices, fruits and vegetables, Parliament was informed

Heavy rain triggers massive landslide in central Nepal; 9 dead, 22 missing

Seven bodies were retrieved from the incident site and two more bodies were recovered from Bhotekoshi and Sunkoshi rivers, said Rajan Adhikari, chief of the District Police Office, Sindhupalchowk