Over 3.5 lakh people in 14 districts of Assam have been hit by floods, that forced the administration on Sunday to call the Army to rescue marooned villagers in Nagaon district.
Paras Khadka, Nepal cricket team captain has also criticised the Cricket Association of Nepal for failing to help the injured player, Prithu Baskota. Photo: DC/ File
Earlier in Uttar Pradesh, there had been concern the slow start to the monsoon would trim cane output in the world's second-biggest sugar-producing nation. Now the floods have raised fears of damage to the cane crop, as 0.6 million hectares of
The flood situation in Assam turned critical today with the water level of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries rising alarmingly in Upper and Central Assam districts. The Kaziranga National Park and the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary were also heavily
The flood destroyed sections of the Mahendra Highway, which connects the eastern and western parts of Nepal, The New York Times reported. As it depends on imports, the highway's closures will affect thousands of Nepalese residents, the newspaper
Flooding and landslides have killed at least 54 people in western Nepal, and left 142 missing. The death toll is expected to rise, according to police official Kesh Bahadur Shahi. Three days of continuous rainfall have flooded 10 districts,
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The latest heavy rains have caused landslides and floods in many parts of India and Nepal, where at least 90 people have been killed since Thursday.
A lack of rain earlier in the June-September monsoon season had led to fears of drought, but this month all that has changed.
Thousands were marooned in villages across nine districts of Uttar Pradesh state, where the release of water from overflowing dams in neighbouring Nepal has added to the impact of the downpours.
Floods triggered by heavy rains in the Himalayas have inundated nearly 1,500 villages in northern India, killing at least 28 people and leaving thousands homeless, officials said on Sunday.
In Jammu, Army rescued 33 villagers, trapped in flash floods at Samba district. Due to incessant rains on Saturday, the level of water in Basantar river increased to 16-18 feet resulting in sudden overflow of water along a 290 metre patch of the
Twenty-eight persons have died so far in Uttar Pradesh in floods which have hit the state with several rivers flowing above the danger mark and posing a threat to more than 1,000 villages in the affected districts.
Around 38,000 people have been evacuated so far and 75 relief camps have been set up in the affected districts.
CM Jitan Ram Manjhi conducted an aerial survey of the inundated areas and ordered all out efforts to provide relief.
In Bihar nine districts have been hit by flood which has claimed two lives so far and affected around four lakh people.
The floods inundated about 70 per cent of Kaziranga National Park, forcing animals to migrate to high land, crossing over National Highway 37 on the park’s southern border. Some other sanctuaries were heavily flooded too.
The floods turned grim after the Brahamaputra and its tributaries — Desang, Dhansiri, Jiabharali, Beki and Puthimari — submerged a vast stretch, covering 791 villages.
The Army rescued 145 civilians (30 men, 55 women, 60 children) and provided first-aid and relief, he added.
Army spokesman Lt. Col. Suneet Newton said that troops from Gajraj Corps were called in to rescue people at Kalapani village in Kaiabhor circle who were marooned by flood waters after unprecedented rainfall in the area.