New Delhi: Nearly 21 people were killed in Sikkim, three in Arunachal Pradesh and more than 7 lakh people affected in Assam after days of incessant rainfall triggered landslides and flash floods in the region on Sunday.
In Assam, 13 districts are said to be affected, the worst-hit being Tinsukhia. The Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger mark and the Kaziranga and Dibru-Saikhowa national parks are under water.
Nearly 60 relief camps have been set up across the state to cater to the flood victims. This is reportedly the fourth time the floods have hit the state this year.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the Army have been called in for rescue operations....
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09:41 AM, Sep 23, 2012
Chungthang: At least 20 people are feared dead in a flash flood resulting from heavy downpour in Sikkim. ITBP quarters near Chungthang in Northern Sikkim was washed away by the floods on Saturday. Seven bodies have been recovered so far and rescue and relief operations are underway. Among those who perished are ITPB jawans and their family members. An year after massive earthquake rocked Sikkim, flash floods hit the northeastern...
04:38 PM, Sep 22, 2012
Lakhimpur: Flash floods in upper Assam's Dhemaji and Lakhimpur districts have affected over 2.5 lakh people with the swollen rivers inundating more than 100 villages following incessant rains during the last two days. Official sources on Thursday said rain-fed rivers Chamaong, Gainadi, Ziadhol, Kumotia and Lali had overrun their banks flooding 90 villages in Dhemaji district. In neighbouring Lakhimpur district, more than 50,000 people in 110 villages were reeling under...
05:23 PM, Sep 13, 2012
Kolkata: The death toll from the Bankura bus accident has now reached three, after the body of a three-year-old girl was recovered on Friday morning. A bus carrying around 50 passengers fell into the Bhairabanki river in Bankura on Thursday after the driver lost control over the vehicle as it crossed a flooded bridge. While 45 of the passengers were rescued, five were said to be missing. Police say the...
11:15 AM, Sep 07, 2012
Kolkata: A bus carrying about 50 passengers has been washed away by the flash floods in Bankura in West Bengal. Reports said that 45 passengers have been rescued and the rest are still missing. The bus was going from Jhargram in West Midnapore district to Durgapur in Burdwan. Districts of south and central Bengal have been receiving heavy rains for the past two days. Heavy rainfall in the region is...
02:46 PM, Sep 06, 2012
New Delhi: After a brief respite, it was raining heavily again on Monday in Jaipur. Many streets in the low-lying parts of the city were waterlogged. In all, 12 districts including Bharatpur, Dholpur and Dausa have been affected. Three more people have died in rain-related incidents, taking the toll to 33 in one week. The Met Department has said more rainfall is expected over the next three days. Meanwhile, the...
08:33 AM, Aug 27, 2012
New Delhi: Five people were swept away in flash floods, triggered by heavy rains, in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir as the monsoon on Sunday continued to hold sway in many parts of the country's northern plains. Three persons were killed in rain-related incidents in Jammu division. A middle-aged man was swept away in a flashflood in a river in Khokyal area in Kathua district, while a teenager was...
06:43 PM, Aug 26, 2012
Many areas in Samba, Jammu, were waterlogged on Thursday due to the flash floods. ...
09:23 AM, Aug 23, 2012
Uttarkashi: Four days of continuous rain and flash floods have wreaked havoc in Uttarkashi. While, 60 villages have been cut off due to the floods, six makeshift bridges have been washed away. The water level in the Assi Ganga hydel project is said to be above the danger mark. There have been no reports of casualties so far. ...
10:36 AM, Aug 22, 2012
Jaipur: Jaipur was inundated on Wednesday after the state capital of Rajasthan received 160 mm rainfall in a short span of two-and-a-half hours. The heavy rainfall was the worst in nearly 30 years. Four people were reportedly dead. The dead included two children who lost their lives in a house collapse and a couple, whose car was washed away after it got stuck in a ditch. The rest of the...
09:04 AM, Aug 22, 2012
Gangotri: The higher habitats of Uttarkashi have been the worst-hit in the recent flash floods. CNN-IBN trekked to one such hamlet where a few families had taken shelter at some partially-constructed buildings. For six days, they waited for assistance from the government and their wait went unanswered. However, one organisation did reach them and provided them immediate relief material. Bhuvaneshwari Mahila Ashram, a local NGO went through the difficult terrain...
08:29 AM, Aug 10, 2012
Uttarkashi has been hit by flash floods for almost a week now but people in the higher regions are still waiting for the government supplies. Apart from the Army, CNN-IBN is the first to reach Uttarkashi's highest relief zone. ...
04:44 PM, Aug 09, 2012
Uttarkashi: Heavy rains continue to wreak havoc across several states, but facing the brunt is Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district. A bridge was swept away between Bhatwari and Sukitop leaving 50 tourists stranded. The phone networks are down and essential supplies are running low. The Indian Air Force will be air-lifting over 600 tourists who have been stuck in the Gangotri region. "We have got an interim assistance of 150 crore, the...
11:06 AM, Aug 08, 2012
New Delhi: Flash floods claimed nine lives in Madhya Pradesh. The district administration has asked schools to shut down as a precaution. All major rivers are flowing near or above the danger mark. A high alert has been sounded in Hoshangabad, Sehore and Raisen districts. Many state highways have been closed due to incessant rains. With rivers like Narmada, Betwa and Tawa flowing above the danger mark, giving rise to...
08:56 AM, Aug 08, 2012
Dehra Dun: Flash floods have cut off thousands of people in the hills in Uttarakhand and as many as 34 people have already been declared dead in the inundation. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked for air force helicopters to be called immediately for rescue missions as the situation continues to remain grim There are pictures of death and destruction. The angry river, Bhaagirathi, has washed away everything that stood...
08:38 PM, Aug 07, 2012
An estimated 20 thousand people have been affected and 34 killed in the flash floods in Uttarakhand. ...
01:16 PM, Aug 07, 2012
Dharasu: It has been four days since heavy rains battered Uttarakhand, triggering landslides and flash floods. The death toll has reached 34. Seventy villages remain cut off from the Uttarkashi district headquarters. An estimated 20,000 people have been affected. Around 3,000 pilgrims on the Chardham yatra are still stranded. It hasn't rained for two days in a row. This is expected to boost relief operations as well as open up...
08:31 AM, Aug 07, 2012
New Delhi: Over 30 are feared dead after flash floods hit Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu on Saturday. Ten people died in Uttarakhand alone and 38 others are missing after incessant rains triggered landslides and floods in the state. Several homes were destroyed and pilgrims on the Chardham Yatra are reportedly stranded. In Uttarkashi, 19 labourers at the Assi Ganga hydel project were said to be missing after a cloud...
06:19 AM, Aug 05, 2012
Shimla: One person was killed and several vital bridges and large stretches of roads were washed away in flash floods caused by heavy rains in Manali area of Kullu district, cutting off areas beyond Manali from the rest of the state. The flash floods that occurred late Friday night at Dhundi, 20 km from Manali near the construction site of Rohtang Tunnel, washed away the bailey bridge constructed by Border...
03:14 PM, Aug 04, 2012
Dehradun: Ten people were killed and 53 are missing in flash floods in Uttarakhand. Cloud burst was also reported in three places - one in Chamoli district and two in Uttarkashi district. Flash floods and landslides caused by torrential rains have flattened homes and left many pilgrims stranded in the state. Water level of Bhagirathi and Ganga rivers is also on the rise. The Uttarakhand government has issued red alert...
12:06 PM, Aug 04, 2012
