Floods in India’s Sikkim state leave 10 dead, 82 missing
Guwahati/New Delhi Reuters At least 10 people were killed in India’s state of Sikkim and 82 others, including 23 army personnel, were missing after heavy rainfall caused the glacial Lhonak lake to overflow, spurring catastrophic flooding in the region on Wednesday, officials said. The north-eastern state received 40.9 mm of rainfall between Tuesday and Wednesday […]
Over 50 killed in Indian Himalayas as rain triggers landslides
New Delhi, IndiaReuters Torrential rain in India’s Himalayas triggered landslides over the weekend that have killed over 50 people, with the death toll expected to rise as more than 20 remain trapped or missing, officials said on Monday. Unusually heavy rain and melting glaciers have brought deadly flash floods to the mountains of India and […]
Floods force Indian capital to shut schools, offices, and plan water rationing
New Delhi, IndiaReuters Flooding in parts of New Delhi forced the city government to close all education institutions in India’s capital on Thursday and advise people to work from home, while warning that there would be water rationing after the Yamuna river broke its banks. Since the rainy monsoon season began on 1st June, Delhi […]
Cyclone Biparjoy damages power lines, uproots trees as it makes India landfall
Mandvi, India/Karachi, Pakistan Reuters Strong winds, heavy rain and high tides lashed India’s Gujarat coast late on Thursday as cyclone Biparjoy made landfall after authorities there and in neighbouring Pakistan had evacuated more than 180,000 people to safety. Deserted coastal towns were battered in the dark in parts of Gujarat as power went out after […]
India, Pakistan brace for fast approaching cyclone
Mandvi, India/Karachi, PakistanReuters Authorities in India’s western state of Gujarat evacuated more than 75,000 people from vulnerable coastal communities with cyclone Biparjoy expected to whirl in from the Arabian Sea and make landfall by Thursday evening. Early on Thursday, the storm, classified as a very severe cyclone, was centred 180 kilometres off Jakhau port in […]