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Topic: Landslide

Rescue chopper aborts mission in northern Sikkim following landslide & heavy rainfall

No rescue operations were conducted today due to these challenges. IMD has issued a red alert of continued heavy rainfall over the next 3 days.

Lt Col & his family among 6 missing after landslide hits army camp in north Sikkim. 3 found dead so far

Following heavy rainfall, landslide hit near Chaten Brigade HQ in North Sikkim on Sunday evening, rescue operations are underway despite difficult weather & terrain.

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.

On Camera

India’s $44 billion space dream rests on getting SATCOM right

The Satellite Communication vertical is expected to contribute approximately $14.9 billion by 2033, with $12.7 billion projected from the domestic market and $2.2 billion from exports.

60% increase in India’s carbon emissions by 2050, coal to remain top energy source: BP Energy Outlook

The country will account for 12 percent of global energy demand by 2050 from 7 percent in 2023, adds BP report.

ISKP & Lashkar converging under aegis of Pakistan’s ISI to take on Baloch fighters

ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.