Tag: floods

Monsoon floods kill 42 people, millions stranded in Bangladesh, India

DHAKA/ASSAM, India, June 19 – At least 25 people were killed by lightning or landslides over the weekend in Bangladesh while millions were left marooned or homeless in low-lying northeastern parts hit by the worst monsoon floods in the country’s recent history, officials said. In the neighbouring Indian […]

Floods, landslides kill at least 28 people in southern India

NEW DELHI — Officials predicted more rain as the death toll from floods and landslides in the southern Indian state of Kerala rose to 28 on Monday. Since the ferocious downpours began last week, swollen rivers have decimated bridges, and vehicles and homes have been swept away. Several […]

Army pressed into service in 4 flood-hit Karnataka dists; CM to undertake aerial survey

Kalaburagi (Karnataka), Oct 18: The flood situation remained grim on Sunday in four districts of Karnataka with Krishna and Bhima rivers in spate as the Army, the national and state disaster response forces undertook rescue work, evacuating hundreds of marooned people, officials said. Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said […]

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