Floods

North India reels under floods, toll mounts to 93

New Delhi: A vast swath of land in north India battled swirling flood waters as the toll in heavy rains in the region rose to 93 with reports of more deaths from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Uttar Pradesh accounted for nine more deaths, while 67 persons lost their lives in the incessant rains during the past few days. Thousands others have been rendered homeless in the hill state. In Uttar...  

Flood havoc; 25 Bijnor villages are under water

Several lives have been lost and thousands are rendered homeless in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district. ...

Delhi fears flood as Haryana releases more water

New Delhi: Delhi faced fresh flood threats on Monday with nearly seven lakh cusecs of water being discharged into the Yamuna river from the Hathini Kund barrage in neighbouring Haryana. The water level in the Yamuna reached 205.48 metre, .65 metre above the danger mark of 204.83 metre. Nearly 7.44 lakh cusecs of water has been released by Haryana, which is expected to reach Delhi by Wednesday. Continuing rains in...  

Cloudburst in Uttarakhand, 60 people dead

Dehra Dun: At least 41 people were killed overnight as incessant rains wreaked havoc in the hill state of Uttarakhand triggering landslides and floods which rendered hundreds homeless. Authorities shut schools for three days as the death count owing to relentless rains rose to 60 in the state in the past two days. The help of Army and ITBP had been sought for relief and rescue operations in the state...  

Caught on camera: Bus gets swept away by river

The incident in which 28 people, mostly women and children, lost their lives, happened in Madhya Pradesh. ...

Mathura battles worst floods in recent years

Mathura: Along with the rest of northern India, Vrindavan, which is thronged with devotees all the time, is battling with one of the worst floods in decades. The classrooms of the colleges in Vrindavan have become home to hundreds of families who have never seen so much water in recent years. Bansidhar Das, a local resident said they have never witnessed such deluge ever in their lives. And now to...  

Flood fury: 20 Aligarh villages under water

Aligarh reels under its worst floods in three decades. ...

IBN special: Leh victims still waiting for relief aid

It has been more than a month since the devastating flash floods in Leh, but the victims haven't received any compensation from Government. ...

Pak faces new flood threat, thousands flee

Dadu, Pakistan: Six weeks after the start of Pakistan's devastating floods, waters pouring into a lake in southern Pakistan are threatening several towns and forcing tens of thousands of people to flee, officials said on Monday. As floodwaters make their way to the Arabian Sea, new towns in Sindh province are being inundated as embankments constructed to protect cities and towns in the traditional flood plains are now channeling water...  

Vegetable prices shoot up in northern India

New Delhi: Owing to floods and incessant rains in northern India's Haryana, crops have been badly affected due to which the prices of the vegetables have gone up. Though the floods have receded in some parts of the area but large swathes of crops have been washed away. The wholesale rate for tomato has gone as high as Rs 40/kg, while the retail rate in some markets has reached Rs...  

Yamuna rising, Delhi CM says no need to worry

New Delhi: Fears of a flood in the National Capital loomed large on Friday with the Yamuna flowing above the danger mark and expected to rise further, but Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said there was no need to worry and the "situation was under control". The water level in the Yamuna reached the 205.60 meter mark on Friday morning and is expected to breach 206 meters by evening, well...  

Flood alert in low-lying areas in Delhi

The water level in the Yamuna in Delhi rose to 205.60 meters, nearly one metre above the danger mark. ...

Incessant rains claim 2 lives in Surat

Vadodara/Surat: Two persons, including a two-year-old child died as incessant rains lashed Surat on Thursday, officials said. A child died when his house collapsed over him at Adajan area in Surat, while a man drowned at Pasadora village in the district. Besides, over 2,000 people have been evacuated from Surat and Vadodara as heavy rains flooded low lying areas there. "Nearly 1.6 lakh cusecs water has been released from Ukai...  

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Floods continue to play havoc in northern India, Gujarat

Rescue operations have been launched in several parts of India in the face of the monsoon fury. ...

Rain havoc; Haryana and Punjab worst affected

Water levels have crossed the danger level in all the major rivers. ...  

Heavy showers continue to lash northern India

New Delhi: Eight more persons died on Wednesday as unrelenting rains wreaked havoc in northern India where major rivers swelled dangerously causing flooding in several areas and Army called in for relief and rescue operations in Haryana. Four were killed and 'Chardham Yatra' was halted as heavy rains lashed Uttarakhand, paralysing normal life with most of the rivers flowing at danger level. Two children were killed when their house collapsed...  

Angelina Jolie visits flood-hit Pakistan

Islamabad: Hollywood actress and UN Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie on Tuesday visited flood-hit areas of Pakistan and said she was shocked by the level of destruction in the country. Jolie is on a two-day visit to the flood-hit country as the personal envoy of UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Geo TV reported. The 35-year-old actress travelled to Nowshera town in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province and met Afghan refugees and distributed flood relief...  

Angelina Jolie visits flood victims in Pakistan

Islamabad: Hollywood actor and UNHCR's goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday to meet people affected by the worst floods in the country's history and to highlight the urgent need for help, a press release from UNHCR said. Jolie is visiting flood-hit regions on Tuesday and Wednesday as the personal envoy of UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres. The Goodwill Ambassador is travelling to affected communities and...  

Leh: A month on, people search for missing folks

Leh: One month after the cloudburst hit Leh, people are still coping with the aftermath of the devastating flash floods and mudslides. Families are still hunting for their loved ones who went missing in the cloudburst tragedy. Thirty days have passed by since the tragedy of August 5th that woke up everybody to run for lives. But there are still families who have their members missing even after a month...