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News ScanRain wreaks havoc in northern India
Heavy monsoon rains and landslides swept the hilly areas and Gangetic belt of northern India over the weekend, killing at least 100 people More... $ 220 million WB credit for Bihar flood-affected areasThe Bihar Kosi Flood Recovery Project will finance flood recovery efforts through the reconstruction of about 100,000 houses, 90 bridges and 290 km of rural roads More... Bihar, Jharkhand, parts of WB declared drought-affectedDrought in eastern parts of the country has spread to more areas with 24 districts in Jharkhand and 11 districts in West Bengal being declared drought-hit by their respective state governments. Bihar has already declared a drought in all 38 districts More... Flood aid flowing very slowly to desperate PakistanFlood-ravaged Pakistan has received international aid of $ 301 million, but the flow of money remains slow. The devastating floods have affected up to 20 million people and left some 2,000 dead, say officials More... Cloudburst and flash floods kill scores in LehAt least 115 people have died and dozens remain missing after flash floods, triggered by a series of cloudbursts, struck Leh town and the adjoining areas on Thursday, sweeping away buildings and military installations. The death toll is likely to rise More... Floods ravage Pakistan’s heartland, killing over 1,000The worst monsoon floods in living memory have killed around 1,100 people and affected over two-and-a-half million in northwest Pakistan More... India in the grip of a heat waveHeat wave conditions across many parts of India have intensified with temperatures as high as 49 degrees Celsius. The death toll this summer has topped 250 More... Cyclone Laila batters India’s southeastern coastAt least 26 people are reported to have died and 70,000 evacuated over the last two days as a powerful cyclone causes havoc in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh More... Storms lash Bihar, West Bengal, killing 130Rescuers are searching for survivors after a powerful storm killed 130 people in India and Bangladesh. Many more are injured or trapped under rubble as around 100,000 houses were destroyed by winds of up to 160 kph More... |
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