Bangalore/Raichur: Raichur in North Karnataka battled floods three years ago, but the district is still reeling under a severe drought. It's as if the Gods are mocking the farmers of Raichur district. In 2009 the farmers' homes and crops were destroyed by flooding and now three years on, a severe drought has hit the farmers hard. Gudusi Ramaiah a cotton farmer committed suicide in April this year by consuming pesticides....
06:10 AM, May 12, 2012
Kathmandu: As many as 15 people have been killed and many are still missing following an avalanche in Nepal's Annapurna range which triggered a massive flood in the Seti river Saturday, local media reports said. The flood caused massive destruction to human settlements around the area in Kaski district. With Saturday being a holiday in the country, many people were enjoying their leisure time when the flood created havoc. According...
12:03 PM, May 06, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan needs around $840 million to meet the requirements of 7.2 million people affected by floods and insecurity, the UN said on Sunday. The "Early Recovery Framework" programme launched jointly by the UN and the government in February includes building resilience against future crises by developing early warning systems and constructing homes which will withstand natural disasters, Online news agency reported. Insecurity in the northwest Federally Administered Tribal Areas...
10:38 PM, Apr 29, 2012
Patna: Satellite phones will be installed at 85 places in Maoist and flood-affected districts of Bihar for better communications in times of emergency. Making the announcement on Monday, an official in the state general administration department said that satellite phones were an important tool to remain connected in times of natural and man-made crisis. Ashok Kumar, an official of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), said that satellite phones would be...
01:10 PM, Apr 23, 2012
Patna: Describing funds under the central flagship programme Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Guarantee Act (MNREGA) as a 'flexi fund', Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said the states were free to use the scheme for all rural works. "The MNGERA is a flexi fund that can be used by the states for all types of rural development works," he said at the release of a book 'Leveraging MNREGA...
05:27 AM, Mar 01, 2012
Kolkata: The long-pending drainage basin project involving the Kaliaghai, Kapaleswari and Baghai rivers in the flood-prone East and West Midnapore districts has got the green signal. The Rs 650.38-crore project for the two districts, which are struck by calamity almost every monsoon, was recently inaugurated by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who had taken a keen interest in its implementation. Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee was also present on the occasion....
12:52 PM, Feb 28, 2012
Thodupuzha: A study by IIT Roorkie on Mullaperiyar Dam has suggested the possibility of a vast area around the 116-year-old reservoir getting submerged in flood waters within a short time if the dam collapsed in the event of a strong earthquake. Releasing the findings of the first part of the 'dam-break analysis' conducted by IIT Roorkie in Thodupuzha on Saturday, Kerala Water Resources Minister PJ Joseph said the study found...
08:33 PM, Jan 21, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A three-member ministerial team on Tuesday visited the places in the city which had borne the brunt of the flash floods that followed heavy rains on the night of December 30. The cabinet sub-committee team, consisting of Revenue Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, PWD Minister V K Ebrahim Kunju and Transport Minister V S Sivakumar, visited the flash flood- affected areas in Jagathy, Killipalam and Maruthankuzhi. The team will submit a...
09:03 AM, Jan 11, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Amayizhanjan canal is not only a notorious dumping space, but is also the ideal location to put the blame for the flash floods in the city.By pointing to the totally blocked canal, the authorities can easily wash off their sins of allowing encroachments over culverts, the major lifelines in the city. Years old culverts at various points are either partially or totally blocked owing to encroachments, making the...
09:06 AM, Jan 03, 2012
Iligan: Philippine President Benigno Aquino ordered an investigation on Tuesday into flash floods and landslides that sent mud and logs crashing down on residents, killing about 1,000 people on a southern island. The national disaster agency said 957 were killed and 49 missing on Mindanao after Typhoon Washi triggered the slides. Most of the casualties were in the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan and tens of thousands remain...
02:04 AM, Dec 21, 2011
Manila: Nearly 1,000 people were killed when flash floods and landslides caused by Typhoon Washi swept through riverside and coastal villages in the southern Philippines late last week, the national disaster agency said on Tuesday. The agency said 957 were killed and 49 were missing, with most of the casualties coming from the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan. The previous death toll was 650. Authorities in the two...
09:03 AM, Dec 20, 2011
Cagayan De Oro: Rescuers searched for more than 800 people missing in the southern Philippines on Sunday after flash floods and landslides swept houses into rivers and out to sea, killing more than 650 people in areas ill-prepared to cope with storms. Cagayan de Oro and nearby Iligan cities on Mindanao island were worst hit when Typhoon Washi slammed ashore while people slept late on Friday and early Saturday, sending...
04:07 PM, Dec 18, 2011
Manila: Flash floods devastated a southern Philippines region unaccustomed to serious storms, killing at least 450 people while they slept, rousting hundreds of others to their rooftops and turning two coastal cities into muddy, debris-filled waterways that were strewn with overturned vehicles and toppled trees. With nearly 300 people missing, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and top military officials were to fly to the worst-hit city of Cagayan de Oro on...
07:38 AM, Dec 18, 2011
Cagayan de oro: More than 400 people have been killed and hundreds more were missing after a typhoon hit the southern Philippines, National Red Cross Secretary-General Gwendolyn Pang said on Saturday. She said in a text message to Reuters that the death toll of 426 was expected to rise due to flash floods and landslides that forced tens of thousands to flee from their homes. Typhoon Washi, with winds gusting...
04:18 PM, Dec 17, 2011
Bhubaneswar: Odisha on Friday asked the central government to provide early assistance of Rs 3,265.38 crore for relief and rehabilitation work in regions hit by the September floods. At least 21 of state's 30 districts were devastated by two successive floods and the state government asked the centre to provide assistance of Rs 3,265.38 crore and for release of adhoc assistance of Rs 1,000 crore. "The union government did not...
03:10 AM, Dec 03, 2011
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