Caracas, Aug 18 (IANS) The Venezuelan government updated the official toll from the June 24 twin earthquakes, reporting that the death toll had risen to 6,438, up 137 from the previous week. The bulletin on Monday said 335 homes had been delivered to affected families, and 59,109 buildings had been inspected to determine whether they were safe for habitation.Of the buildings assessed, 34,680 were found to be habitable, 13,733 were classified as having restricted access, and 10,696 were considere…
Chennai, Aug 18 (IANS) Tamil Nadu’s reservoir storage has fallen sharply as an underperforming southwest monsoon and unusually high temperatures continue to strain the state’s water resources.As of Monday, the 90 reservoirs monitored by the Water Resources Department together held 83.124 thousand million cubic feet (tmcft), representing only 37.05 per cent of their combined capacity of 224.343 tmcft.The position is considerably worse than a year ago, when the reservoirs contained 189.545 tmc…
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View MoreNew Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Delhi-NCR residents continued to wait for a spell of heavy monsoon rain as humid conditions persisted across the national Capital over the past few days. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the region is likely to witness generally cloudy skies on Tuesday, with little possibility of significant rainfall. The weather office has forecast light to moderate rain in parts of Delhi between the morning and afternoon on August 19 and 20. However, the possibil…
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