-PTI/DNA Uttar Pradesh rains: 26 teams of NDRF and SDRF have been pressed into action while food packets are being distributed in the flooded areas. One person has died in floods that have affected nearly 2.4 lakh people in over 1,000 villages of Uttar Pradesh's 22 districts, officials said on Tuesday. According to them, of the 1,079 flood-affected villages, 153 have been cut off from the rest of the state. As many as...
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How we turned natural floods into monsoon mayhem by squeezing our rivers -Darpan Singh
-IndiaToday.in From Assam to Odisha and in many other states, floods were a natural phenomenon. But we turned them into monsoon mayhem by squeezing our rivers. Here is why we must rethink our response to this annual crisis. Every monsoon, lakhs of people in Indian states such as Bihar, Assam, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal are affected by floods when rivers swell and spread their waters amid pounding rain. Hundreds of men,...
More »35 Dead As Heavy Rain Causes Flash floods, Landslides In Several States
-PTI/NDTV.com At least 22 people were killed in Himachal Pradesh, including eight members of a family, as heavy rain since Friday caused landslides, flash floods and surge in streams. New Delhi: 35 deaths have been reported over the last two days as heavy rain pounded several states, including Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha and Uttarakhand, triggering flash floods and landslides. Here are the top 5 latest updates on this big story * At least 22...
More »Himachal Pradesh: 22 dead in flash floods, landslides
-PTI/ India Today As many as 22 people have died in flash floods and landslides in the state of Himachal Pradesh. At least 743 roads have been blocked due to unprecedented rainfall. * 22 people have died in landslides and flash floods in Himachal Pradesh * The maximum damage has been reported from Mandi, Kangra and Chamba districts * 2 people were killed as boulders hit their car in Shimla's Theog on Friday Twenty two...
More »Odisha floods lead to rise in prices of vegetables, supply chain disruptions -Devesh Kumar
-Livemint.com * Odisha have been reeling under flood, leading to crop damage and supply chain disruption * Vegetables prices have shot up in the markets of Bhubaneswar as several districts of Odisha Recurrent floods in several districts of Odisha have led to crop damage and supply chain disruptions which further hiked the prices of vegetables in the state. Tomatoes are sold at ₹25 per kg in downtown Bhubaneswar, a jump of around five rupees...
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