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Patna, Bihar government on Thursday asked district administrations to remain alert as the water level of many rivers is rising following continuous rains in the last two-three days.Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) of Disaster Management Department (DMD) Pratyaya Amrit held a virtual review...

Panaji, Parts of Goa received heavy rain for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday, causing waterlogging in low-lying areas and disrupting traffic in the state capital Panaji and other cities.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued a 'red alert' for Goa, saying heavy to...

In Patna, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday conducted an aerial survey of East Champaran, Gopalganj and West Champaran districts, where water levels in several rivers have risen significantly after heavy rains over the past few days. .Accompanied by Water Resources Minister Vijay...

More than a million people in Bangladesh's northeastern districts, including Sylhet and nearby Sunamganj and Moulvibazar, were stranded due to major flooding after days of heavy rain, the Xinhua news agency reported.Sheikh Russel Hasan, deputy commissioner and district magistrate of Sylhet...

Kolkata: Incessant rains have damaged the embankment of the Leash river, causing flooding in several low-lying areas in the Dooars region of north Bengal, officials said on Tuesday.He said that due to heavy rains, many houses of Bagrakot village as well as agricultural lands of the area have...

Bhubaneswar, Odisha government has asked all district collectors and municipal commissioners to remain fully prepared for a probable flood situation in the monsoon season.In a letter addressed to all municipal collectors and commissioners, Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Satyabrata Sahu on...

Dhaka [Bangladesh], Around 1.8 million people in northeastern Bangladesh are stranded due to major flooding after weeks of heavy rain that has submerged homes and devastated farmland, CNN reported citing state media and humanitarian agencies.The video clip shows that large areas of the city of...

Kochi, Kerala is under the influence of heavy pre-monsoon rains, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday revising its weather forecast and issuing a red alert for two districts in the state.Red alert indicates heavy to extremely heavy rainfall of more than 20 cm in 24 hours...

Barring Srinagar, Kupwara and some low-lying areas, the flood threat in Kashmir subsided on Tuesday as the water level in Jhelum and other water bodies in the valley started receding after three days of continuous rain stopped last night.The water level in lower reaches of the river continued...

Mumbai: Three teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) will be kept on standby in Mumbai during the upcoming monsoon season, the city civic body said on Wednesday.According to an official release, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner and Administrator Bhusha...