Tag: rain
Kerala Seeks Army Help, Flood Toll Is 24
The Kerala government on Thursday sought the Army's help as the death toll in the rain-related incidents rose to 24 with large-scale damage reported from various parts of the state.....
Rains Intensify, All 5 Floodgates Of Idukki Dam Opened
With heavy rains continuing in Idukki, the authorities in Kerala were forced to open the remaining two more floodgates of the nearly overflowing Idamalayar dam on Friday afternoon even as the death toll reached 27 in the state.....
Rain Claims 5 Lives In Himachal; Hundreds Stranded As Highways Shut
Heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh claimed five lives and hundreds remained stranded across the state after incessant rainfall triggered landslides and snapped road links, an official said on Monday.....
Kerala Flood Toll Touches 79, Rains Continue
With rains still pouring down heavily leading to flooding across Kerala, 12 fresh deaths were reported on Thursday, taking the toll to 79, since August 8. More rains were forecast till Saturday.....
Guterres 'saddened' By Kerala Flood Toll; UN Monitoring Situation
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is saddened by the loss of lives and the destruction due to the Kerala floods and the world organisation is following the situation very closely, according to his pokesperson Stephane Dujarric.....
Kerala Government's Glaring Omission Led To Flood Tragedy: Ex-CM
Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said that the tragedy caused due to heavy rains and floods in the state was due to the present state government's glaring omission of not being able to foresee things.....
Cyclone Daye Weakens, Dumps Heavy Rain In Odisha
Several parts of Odisha have been experiencing heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms under the impact of cyclonic storm Daye. ....
UP Train Derailment: 6 Dead, Ex-gratia Announced, CRS Inquiry Ordered
Six persons were killed on Wednesday after nine coaches and the engine of an express train heading to New Delhi from Malda town in West Bengal derailed in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the family of those killed.....
Amritsar Train Tragedy: Punjab Governor, Sidhu Visit Injured In Hospital
With at least 61 people crushed by a speeding train in Amritsar and over 70 others injured, senior political figures including Punjab Governor V.P. Singh Badnore and Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, visited the injured in hospitals here on Saturday.....
Empty Train Derails In UP
Seven coaches of a passenger train derailed in Uttar Pradesh disrupting traffic on the busy Moradabad-Bareilly route on Thursday, an official said.....
