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Tuesday, August 26, 2025
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Topic: Landslide

8 dead in 24 hrs as flash flood, landslides hit parts of Assam

Following incessant and heavy rainfall in Assam and neighbouring states, 175 villages under 20 revenue circles in 12 districts of the state are the worst affected.

3 killed as heavy rain, landslides create havoc in coastal Karnataka

A woman and her child were pulled from the debris and hospitalised in critical condition. However, another child of the woman was found dead.

Uttarakhand’s ticking bomb: landslide lakes

A decade of landslides have birthed as many as six lakes in Uttarakhand in the last decade. For the first time, a team of scientists from institutes are surveying them.

7 dead in Cyclone Fengal landslide, CM Stalin announces Rs 5 lakh ex gratia

Stalin says that the cyclone has wreaked havoc across 14 districts of Tamil Nadu and urges the PM to release Rs 2,000 crore from the National Disaster Response Fund to aid relief.

Landslides in Indonesia’s Sumatra kill at least 27, rescuers search for missing

Extreme weather is expected in Indonesia towards the end of 2024, as the La Nina phenomenon increases rainfalls across the tropical archipelago.

India sees surge in extreme weather events, 93% days in 1st nine months of 2024 affected—CSE report

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.

Super Typhoon Yagi approaches China, forces closure of schools, cancellation of flights

After devastating impact on Philippines, Yagi expected to make landfall along China’s coast from Wenchang on island of Hainan, to Leizhou, in Guangdong province from Friday afternoon.

The deadly deluge of Wayanad: A visual narration of the ‘water bomb’ that struck God’s own country

Hundreds sleeping in their homes in Kerala's Wayanad were awakened by a rumble on the night of 30 July. What came next were devastating landslides. From ground zero, ThePrint pieces together events of that night with eyewitness accounts, expert views and data.

Heavy rains, landslides and flash floods block 280 roads in Himachal Pradesh

More than 100 people have been killed in rain-related incidents, and the state has suffered losses of about Rs 842 crore between 27 June and 9 August.

Political parties, NGOs, NDRF to off-roaders club — in landslide-hit Wayanad, volunteers work as one

Wading through knee-deep mud, volunteers from almost all active political parties, along with Army, fire dept, police & NDRF work to get Mundakkai & Chooralmala towns back on their feet.

On Camera

Indians should adopt stray dogs. It’s what Hindu value system teaches

Compassion and cohabitation with animals are ingrained in the Indian value system. A humane solution must be found for the rising conflict between man and free-range animals.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Centre appoints Army ex-vice chief Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani as military adviser to NSC Secretariat

New Delhi: Former Indian Army Vice Chief Lt Gen N.S. Raja Subramani (Retd) has been appointed the new Military Advisor (MA) to the National...

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.