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Topic: floods

‘Won’t send world a good message if Indian capital flooded,’ Delhi CM seeks central help

Arvind Kejriwal said the water level in the Yamuna had reached an all-time high not because of the rains but due to the water released from Haryana’s Hathnikund barrage.

Unlikely Delhi will be flooded, says Arvind Kejriwal, but keeps eye on Haryana water release

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks with senior ministers to take stock of the situation as rains continued to lash several parts of the country, particularly North India.

South Africa declares national state of disaster over floods

Mpumalanga & Eastern Cape have been most affected by the floods. Invoking the national disaster act allows the government to bypass restrictions under current law to deliver goods & services quickly.

New Zealand roiled by flash floods, landslides for third day

Battered by rain since Friday, Auckland, New Zealand's largest city of 1.6 million people is remained under a state of emergency due to the floods, which has left four dead.

Western Australia in grips of ‘devastating’ flood emergency, says Australian PM Albanese

'These floods are having a devastating impact, many of these communities ... are communities that do it tough, and the resources simply aren't there on the ground,' PM Albanese told reporters.

Philippine death toll from Christmas rains & floods rises to 13

Flash floods after two days of heavy rains in the country forced roughly 45,000 people into evacuation centres. The search is on for the missing 23 people, authorities said Tuesday.

Portugal capital Lisbon on high alert after heavy rains leave 1 dead

Images shared on social media showed flooding in parts of Lisbon's airport, and two flights were diverted.

What led to massive floods in West and Central Africa?

The floods had affected 5 million people and 1 million hectares of cropland by mid-October in a region according to the U.N.'s World Food Programme.

Heavy rain, poor drainage, worse infra — how Bengaluru was hit by a perfect storm and drowned

The intense rain was brought about by rapid global warming & localised weather pattern. But experts say reason for floods is lack of drainage & infrastructure, not intensity of rain.

Pakistan’s floods threaten to destroy Mohenjo-daro as rains batter Indus civilisation site

Workers were scrambling to reinforce the retaining wall of the mound. One of Mohenjo-daro’s most iconic features, ‘Mound of the dead,’ was seen covered in tarpaulin.

On Camera

The speech PM Modi should deliver this Independence Day

For the last 11 years, Nehru has been constantly blocking my efforts and causing the fiascos that are my many yojanas and abhiyans. He is the reason most of my initiatives turn into disasters.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.