Rains

Eastern China, Shanghai battered by typhoon rains

Beijing: A typhoon that slammed in eastern China's coast Wednesday flooded and washed out roads, knocked out power and disrupted transportation in one of the nation's most populous regions. Damage to roads and bridges stranded hundreds of people though no casualties were immediately reported, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Typhoon Haikui came ashore in Zhejiang province with winds up to 150 kilometers (90 miles) per hour early on Wednesday...  

Rains fill Kabini, K'taka releases water to TN

Kochi: Incessant rains in Wayanad region of Kerala has brought smiles to the farmers in Karnataka as water in Kabini reservoir has reached its brim. As a result irrigation officials have released over 15,000 cusecs of water from the reservoir to Tamil Nadu. The water-level in Kabini reservoir reached 2,281.72 ft on Wednesday with an inflow of 19,256 cusecs. Heavy rains in the last four days in Wayanad resulted in...  

Uttarakhand rains: IAF to rescue stranded tourists

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...  

Rain wreaks havoc in northern Kerala

Kannur: A calamity looms large over vast areas of the district as Pazhassi dam started overflowing and Iritty town downstream was submerged following relentless rain since Sunday night. The people are living in fear as there is the threat of the dam collapsing in case the reservoir is swelled to an unmanageable level. The Vazhayil bridge in Ayyankunnu panchayat was swept away following a landslide on Monday. In the second...  

Uttarakhand: 80 tourists stuck as bridge collapses

Gangotri: Rains continued to wreak havoc in Uttarakhand for the fourth day on Tuesday as 80 tourists were stuck between Bhatwari and Sukitop after a bridge collapsed. The tourists were stuck without any phone network or essential supplies. The administration didn't have any information about it. The minister in-charge assured help after CNN-IBN informed the authorities. The place is 10 km from Gangotri and there is no way to reach...  

Kerala monsoon situation similar to 2002

Thiruvananthapuram: The deficient southwest monsoon in the state has broken a 10-year record. The first half of the monsoon (June-July) has recorded a 42 per cent deficient rainfall this year. A similar scenario was there in 2002 when the state recorded 43 per cent deficient rainfall in the first half of the monsoon season. Surprisingly, both the years witnessed the presence of El Nino condition. Though the India Meteorological Department...  

Heavy rains pound western Karnataka

Bangalore: The monsoon that played traunt for more than a year is in full vigour in western Karnataka reviving the lost hopes of people. The Malnad belt of the state " from Belgaum district to Kodagu " and coastal areas received heavy rains on Monday resulting increased inflow into reservoirs. Incessant rains wreaked havoc in parts of Mudigere taluk, resulting in landslides on Charmadi Ghat, thereby disrupting the vehicular movements...  

Heavy rain causes landslide in Uttarakhand

Incessant rain continues to batter Uttarakhand for the third day in a row, triggering landslide. ...

Uttarakhand flash floods: 34 dead, many stranded

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...  

Flash floods in Uttarakhand, HP, Jammu; 30 dead

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...  

Govt will provide relief: Uttarakhand CM on flash flood

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna requested people who live near the shore of river to move to safety. ...

Partial drought likely this year, says IMD

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said the rainfall in the country as a whole from August to October will be below normal. Addressing a press conference, IMD Director General Laxman Singh Rathore said the seasonal rainfall in second half of the monsoon season will be deficient. Talking about the probable drought situation in the country, Rathore said there is no uniform definition of drought and it...  

India faces first drought in three years: IMD

New Delhi: Monsoon rains will not be enough to save the country from its first drought in three years, the weather office said on Thursday as it forecast that the El Nino weather pattern would reduce rains again in the second half of the June to September season. India, one of the world's largest food producers and consumers with a population of 1.2 billion, last suffered a drought in 2009,...  

Bangalore water woes set to worsen

Bangalore: Bangaloreans are staring at a serious water crisis with the city receiving rain on just seven days during the two monsoon months of June and July this year. The city normally receives 180 mm of rain during these months. But the actual rainfall has been 73 mm, making it a record deficit of around 60 per cent. The city had received rains for 21 days in June and July...  

Govt must declare a drought situation: Gujarat farmers

Kaliyana (Gujarat): Despite a contingency plan announced by the state government weeks back, the drought situation in Kaliyana village of Gujarat has made life difficult for the farmers. 67-year old Ganeshbhai Mori of Kaliyana village says his Gowar crop should have been two feet tall by now, but his field is all barren. With the sowing season gone by, it doesn't make a difference whether it rains now. "The sowing...  

Heavy rains lash Delhi, waterlogging in some areas

New Delhi: Heavy rains coupled with below normal temperature on Tuesday brought the much needed respite for Delhiites from sultry weather conditions, but it also led to waterlogging and slowdown of traffic in various parts of the national capital. Delhi got drenched with heavy rains in the morning, which led to waterlogging and slowing down of traffic in various parts of the city. The maximum temperature was recorded at 27.9...  

Are Mumbai's local trains fire-proof?

Mumbai: Twenty minutes was all it took for a blaze to turn a sleeper bogie of New Delhi-Chennai Tamil Nadu Express into a mass crematorium, incinerating at least 32 people inside. While the gruesome episode has elicited reactions from all parts of the country, it has spurred Mumbaikars to question the preparedness of the railways to deal with incidents like this. About 72 lakh people travel by the citys suburban...  

K'taka: Delayed order dampens rain poojas

Bangalore: The state government had asked all temples under the Muzrai Department to conduct special poojas and homas on Friday and next Thursday to get good rains. It had also announced Rs 17 crore for this. But poor planning by the government resulted in most of the temples not performing these special poojas. In several places, a delay in sending out proper communication meant the temples could not make preparations...  

Train travel a nightmare in Bangalore

Bangalore/Channapatana: The recent incident of 19-year-old Asha, who was thrown off a Mysore-bound train near Maddur, has brought into focus the dangerous and cramped conditions under which daily commuters are forced to travel in. Blocked passages, abusive co-passengers and commuters travelling inside toilets seem to be the norm for the people who take the Chamundi Express between Bangalore and Mysore every evening. With only two trains operating between these two...  

Karnataka: Now, Friday mass to invoke rain gods

Mysore: When it comes to appeasing the rain gods, ones faith, it seems, doesnt matter. After the government ordered temples across the state to hold special pujas for rains, churches in Mysore have decided to dedicate their Friday services (Holy Mass) for rains. In announcements made during all services at St Philomenas Church and other churches on Sunday, priests said all the four services and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament,...