More than 50 tourists are still stuck between Bhatwari and Sukitop after a bridge collapsed. ...
11:36 PM, Aug 07, 2012
Vice President Hamid Ansari has been elected to a second term in office. ...
11:02 PM, Aug 07, 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
Bemunda: Incessant rains continue to batter Uttarakhand for the third day in a row on Monday, triggering landslides, cloudbursts and flash floods. Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna who made an aerial survey of the rains-ravaged areas on Sunday said he would request the Centre for a relief package. Thousands of homes have been flattened. The death toll has now reached 34. ITBP and police personnel are searching for bodies under the...
08:25 AM, Aug 06, 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
Jammu: As many as 22 people were on Saturday trapped in flash floods in Jammu region, prompting the authorities to sound an alert in the region. "A flash flood alert has been sounded in Jammu. Due to heavy overnight rains, various rivers in Jammu region are flooded...22 people and large number of cattle are trapped in the flash floods in Ujh and Tawi rivers," an official said. Of the 22...
02:32 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
Guwahati: There is no end to the fight for survival due to the floods in Assam where over 75 people have died so far. An RTI query has now revealed that Rs 11,000 crore has been allocated for flood relief since 2005 and the Assam Human Rights Commission will now investigate the money misuse. Everybody loves a good flood. That cliche has become a truism, yet again, with crores being...
08:48 AM, Jul 23, 2012
Hyderabad: The heavy rainfall on Tuesday night not only resulted in traffic jams but also in flooding of over 150 houses in the twin cities. Residents in Nagmayangunta and Himayatnagar were the worst hit. More than 35 complaints were registered with the central emergency wing of the total of 65 reported. Sardar Ali Khan, assistant emergency officer of the Disaster Management Team, told City Express that the city received 32.7...
12:44 PM, Jul 19, 2012
Pazarbhanga (Assam): The annual monsoon has claimed 109 lives since rains started in June and left at least 400,000 people homeless in Assam, in a tragedy experts say was made worse by corruption and poor management of the Brahmaputra River. A senior member of the Assam Human Rights Commission, a government body, told Reuters it suspects millions of dollars meant for flood control have been siphoned off by state water...
07:34 AM, Jul 17, 2012
Pazarbhanga: India's annual monsoon has claimed 109 lives since rains started in June and left at least 400,000 people homeless in Assam, in a tragedy experts say was made worse by corruption and poor management of the Brahmaputra River. According to a senior member of the Assam Human Rights Commission, a government body, millions of dollars meant for flood control have been siphoned off by state water department officials in...
06:25 PM, Jul 16, 2012
Agartala/Silchar: Surface links between the northeastern states of Tripura, Manipur and Mizoram as also southern Assam and the rest of India have worsened since Sunday with massive landslides blocking a crucial national highway, and the rail services snapped three weeks ago yet to be restored, officials said. Tracks damaged three weeks ago by landslides caused by heavy rains are yet to be restored, and "it is uncertain when the railway...
06:22 PM, Jul 16, 2012
Itanagar: A fresh wave of flood has threatened several districts of Arunachal Pradesh with reports of disruption in surface communication coming in from various parts of the state. The rising water level of Kadang Korong river is creating havoc at Mebo sub-division in East Siang district. A major portion of Siku bridge near Mebo along Pasighat-Dhola road was washed away by flood waters, disrupting surface communication. The bridge was connected...
02:09 PM, Jul 13, 2012
Guwahati: The Indian Air Force has evacuated over 400 flood-affected persons across Assam in the past 20 days as relief helicopters and transport planes are on round-the-clock standby. Air Commodore PE Patange of the Eastern Air Command said besides airlifting 400 marooned persons from various parts of the state, the IAF also airlifted dozens of tonnes of relief materials for distribition. Patange told reporters that a disaster management cell was...
02:32 PM, Jul 12, 2012
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam was grim with vast tracts of land in both Brahmaputra and Barak valleys remaining submerged even as the death toll climbed to 125. An estimated 24 lakh people have been affected in the worst-ever flood in recent years causing large-scale devastation in 4,540 villages with more than 9.35 lakh hectares of land completely inundated, official sources said. While the water level of rivers in...
03:42 PM, Jul 10, 2012
New Delhi: The Environment Ministry swung into action and decided to send a special team to the Kaziranga National Park in Assam after CNN-IBN highlighted how the animals at the park were fast dying due to floods and poaching. The floods and poaching have resulted in death of over 500 animals in the national reserve. The ministry will also be sending an official from the National Tiger Conservation Authority. Assam...
07:13 AM, Jul 10, 2012
