Study in Nature journal says 85% of monsoon-linked deaths from 2006 to 2015 occurred in slums as they are located in low-lying, flood-prone areas, with women & children facing higher risk.
Tropical depression triggered landslides & flooding in Gulf Coast & central states. 'This intense rain was not expected to be of such magnitude,' says President Claudia Sheinbaum.
A week after Typhoon Bualoi caused severe flooding in Hanoi, which killed at least 51 people, the weather agency has forecasted that 3 more storms will hit Vietnam before the end of 2023.
Govt has declared school holidays due to heavy rain forecast in West Bengal for the next two days. Govt-run primary, upper primary, and higher secondary schools told to remain closed.
Kolkata: Heavy overnight rainfall caused severe waterlogging in several parts of Kolkata city. The downpour disrupted traffic movement in multiple areas and caused inconvenience...
With waters yet to recede, the floods have struck both the urban and the rural industrial centres of Pakistan; putting a strain on the country's food supplies, exports & economy.
The cloudburst occurred late on Wednesday night in the Nandanagar Ghat area of Chamoli, triggering flash floods and debris flow that buried multiple residential structures.
According to government reply in Lok Sabha, the pilot phase of PMIS is being used to test concepts, strategies and systems before a full-scale implementation of the scheme.
Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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