Such events led to 3,238 deaths, damage to 3.2 million hectares of crops & 2,35,000 houses, & loss of 9,457 livestock. But numbers, particularly for property & crop damage, may be underreported.
Footage shot by emergency services showed bridges that had collapsed and cars and trucks piled on top of each other on highways between flooded fields outside the city of Valencia.
Bengaluru has become hostage to the monsoon rains in recent years, as unease abounds about the unplanned development of ‘India's Silicon Valley’, which is home to thousands of startups and global companies.
Sixty-eight people remain missing, with 100 more having sustained injuries. Search & rescue operations underway in Kathmandu Valley, where incessant rain has caused severe damage.
Nearly one-third of the world's population is vulnerable to flooding & this risk is expected to rise between 2024 & 2030 for all regions except Europe & north Asia, says Moody's report.
CM Mamata Banerjee has sent 2 letters to PM Narendra Modi within 24 hours, blaming the Damodar Valley Corporation & the Central Water Commission for the south Bengal floods.
Incessant rain & landslides caused large-scale destruction on NH29. CM Neiphiu Rio assessed the situation & assured that authorities are working to provide immediate relief in the area.
Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu has camped outside the district administrative building to closely monitor the crisis in a repeat of his caravan stay outside Vizag collectorate after Hudhud.
Yagi, locally known as Enteng, made landfall Monday in Aurora province. Search and rescue operations are underway as several go missing after landslides, flash floods.
After the showdown on its western front and the global ripples that followed, India’s plate is full. The last thing it needs is to leave its eastern flank vulnerable to proxy wars.
Driving this wave of interest is the upcoming Rising North-East Investors Summit in New Delhi, organised by the Ministry for Development of the North Eastern Region.
Speaking at Bhuj Air Force Station in Gujarat, Singh praised the IAF’s role in Operation Sindoor and said India’s security doctrine had fundamentally shifted.
Kashmir’s return to normalcy, for Pakistan Army Chief Gen Asim Munir, had to be reversed. Pahalgam wasn’t plotted in the week between the speech. It must have taken several weeks, if not months of planning.
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