-Down to Earth Seventy-nine people have been confirmed as victims while 47 bodies have been recovered from the accident site at Marangching village in Noney district The disaster happened at Marangching village part 5 in Noney district, newly carved from Tamenglong. As of July 4 evening, 47 bodies out of the 79 confirmed victims were recovered while 18 injured persons were rescued and referred to hospitals for treatment. Of the total bodies recovered,...
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Over 18.35 Lakh People Still Affected, 5 More Die In Assam Floods
-PTI/ NDTV.com According to the daily bulletin issued by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), the five persons drowned at various places in Karimganj, Lakhimpur, Nagaon and Sivasagar districts during the day. Guwahati: Assam's flood situation improved on Sunday as the number of affected people declined to over 18.35 lakh from the previous day's 22.17 lakh even as five more persons lost their lives Due to the deluge, an official bulletin...
More »Assam floods: Toll rises to 174, parts of Silchar remain inundated
-Scroll.in The number of residents affected by the flood reduced substantially to 22.17 lakh on Saturday from 29.70 lakh a day ago. The toll Due to floods and landslides in Assam rose to 174 after one person died in the state on Saturday, India Today reported. The death on Saturday took place in the Cachar district Due to floods, according to the state disaster management authority. The number of residents affected by the floods...
More »High fertiliser prices shock farmers even as ministry denies shortage reports -Shagun
-Down to Earth Farmers in different states have protested against unavailability of fertilisers Global rise in fertiliser prices Due to shortage has dealt a severe blow to farmers across India, which is the second-largest importer of fertilisers. Many states have seen cultivators erupting in protest, even as the Centre dismissed news of low availability of fertilisers. Dattaraye P Darekar from Vinchur village in Maharashtra is worried about his soybean and maize crops sown...
More »Going under: Coastal Odisha under existential threat -Ranjan Panda
-Down to Earth In a warming world, governments are far from prepared to resettle people evicted by sea-level rise Bay of Bengal is the hotbed of tropical cyclones. Estimates show that eight of the 10 deadliest tropical cyclones in the world have originated here. Over the past few decades, cyclones in Bay of Bengal have not only become frequent, the region is also experiencing the largest relative increase of flood risk and...
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