Kathmandu, Aug 15 (IANS) Massive floods following incessant rains in the past few days have claimed 91 lives in Nepal, while thousands of people have been displaced across the country, officials said on Monday. Prime…
Warsaw, Aug 15 (IANS) Some 30,000 hectares of forests have been completely destroyed after strong winds and thunderstorms hit Poland on the night of August 11. The total loss, however, might be even higher, as…
Guwahati, Aug 14 (IANS) Over 30 lakh people in Assam have been affected by the devastating wave of floods that affected the state in the last few days leading to death of over 20 people…
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) There is a possibility of mercury rising by a degree over Monday’s maximum temperature of 35.8 degrees Celsius while rains will not spoil the 71st Independence Day celebrations in the…
Kolkata, Aug 14 (IANS) Rail and road connectivity between the northern West Bengal districts and the rest of the state continued to be cut off on Monday as flash flood and landslides due to incessant…
Kathmandu, Aug 14 (IANS) Massive floods following incessant rains in the past few days have claimed 80 lives in Nepal, while thousands of people have been displaced across the country, officials said on Monday. According…
Freetown, Aug 14 (IANS) Over 200 people have died due to heavy rainfall and flooding in Sierra Leone, a media report said. A hillside in the Regent area collapsed early on Monday following heavy rains,…
Patna, Aug 14 (IANS) The flood situation in Bihar worsened on Monday, with many rivers breaching their banks and embankments and affecting nearly two million people, officials said. The government has launched massive relief and…
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) To ensure there are no reptiles at Red Fort during the 71st Independence Day celebrations, Delhi Police has asked an animal welfare organisation to keep special vigil. The police asked…
Shimla, Aug 14 (IANS) Rescuers on Monday resumed search operations for the second day in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district where a massive mudslide swallowed a 150m stretch of road burying three homes, two buses and…
Lucknow, Aug 14 (IANS) At least two persons were killed and two others washed away in a deluge induced by heavy rains in Maharajganj on Monday even as monsoon torrents and water released by neighbouring…
London, Aug 14 (IANS) The largest volcanic region on Earth — with nearly 100 volcanoes — has been discovered two km below the surface of the vast ice sheet in west Antarctica. Researchers from the…
Ranchi, Aug 14 (IANS) An elephant died due to electrocution in Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district on Monday, police said. The elephant was electrocuted in Dhalbhumgarh in East Singhbhum district when its trunk touched a 11,000…
Dehradun, Aug 14 (IANS) Four persons were killed and 10 others, including six soldiers, went missing after a cloudburst triggered flash floods in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district on Monday, police said. The disaster occurred near Malpa,…
Shimla, Aug 14 (IANS) Some parts of Himachal Pradesh may experience heavy rainfall till Tuesday, a weather official said on Monday. “There are chances of heavy rainfall in Solan, Shimla, Sirmaur and Bilaspur districts,” Manmohan…
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) It was a sunny Monday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 27.4 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. The weather department has forecast generally cloudy sky…
Dhaka, Aug 14 (IANS) Flash floods triggered by heavy seasonal rains and onrush of water from hills across the Indian borders on Sunday claimed lives of at least 18 people in three northwestern Bangladesh districts….
Siliguri, Aug 13 (IANS) Rail and road communication was severely hit and over five lakh people affected in northern West Bengal with major rivers in spate as the flood fury triggered by heavy rains claimed…
Shimla, Aug 13 (IANS) At least 46 people were killed in a massive mudslide that swallowed a 150 metre stretch of road, and buried homes, two buses and vehicles in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district on…
Shimla, Aug 13 (IANS) At least 24 persons were killed and over 18 missing after a massive mudslide that swallowed a 150 metre stretch of road, and buried homes, two buses and vehicles in Himachal…