Kolkata, June 28 (IANS) Heavy rain over the last few days has affected normal life in the north Bengal hills, with a large number of tourists stranded in several hill stations. Road connectivity with the plains has been snapped in several places due to landslides. Following incessant rainfall, various areas of Alipurduar district have been submerged. At the same time, continuous rain has increased the water level in the Torsa River in Cooch Behar district. Meanwhile, traffic has come to a halt o…
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Itanagar, June 27 (IANS) The death toll from the rain-triggered flash floods in Arunachal Pradesh’s Keyi Panyor district rose to two on Saturday after rescuers recovered the body of a 30-year-old woman from beneath the debris in the NEEPCO Colony, while three other people remain missing, officials said.A senior police official said that the search and rescue operation entered its fourth day on Saturday, during which the body of Ballari Marak (alias Olyn Synkly), 30, was recovered from the debris…
Itanagar, June 25 (IANS) An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter was deployed on Thursday to airlift relief materials, including a rescue boat, and transport National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel to Arunachal Pradesh’s Keyi Panyor district, where search and rescue operations continued for the second consecutive day to trace four persons missing after devastating flash floods struck the area, officials said. In a post on X, the IAF said: “In challenging weather and terrain, the IAF l…
Itanagar/Guwahati, June 24 (IANS) At least three people went missing, and around 20 houses and residential units were damaged after flash floods triggered by incessant rainfall over the past 48 hours struck Arunachal Pradesh’s Keyi Panyor district on Wednesday, officials said. The Assam government has also issued a high alert following reports of heavy rainfall and flash floods in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh, fearing downstream impacts in several districts of the state.A senior official in …
Tokyo, June 24 (IANS) Japan’s weather agency warned on Wednesday that the risk of life-threatening landslides and flooding was rapidly rising in the Kyushu region as extremely heavy rainfall battered southwestern Japan.Local residents have been urged to stay vigilant and take immediate steps to ensure their safety.According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), an extremely heavy downpour exceeding 50 mm per hour was observed in Nagasaki Prefecture in the early hours of Wednesday. In the hou…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 1 (IANS) With millions across India awaiting the annual arrival of the southwest monsoon over Kerala, the traditional gateway for the country’s rainy season, weather agencies on Monday indicated that the monsoon is now at the doorstep of the Kerala coast, bringing both relief from the scorching summer and warnings of heavy rainfall in the days ahead.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a significant increase in rainfall activity across the state as cond…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 22 (IANS) After T. Siddique took oath as Kerala’s Agriculture Minister, one of the first calls he received was not from political leaders or bureaucrats, but from a group of students from the tragedy scarred Mundakkai–Chooralmala region of Wayanad. The video call which took place on Thursday quickly turned emotional.”When nobody else was there, you stood with us like strength and shelter,” the students told him, their voices carrying memories of loss, uncertainty and su…
Gangtok, April 9 (IANS) The Indian Army has successfully evacuated all 1,321 stranded tourists and 84 local residents from North Sikkim on Thursday after landslides snapped road connectivity in the region, officials said. Defence Spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Mahendra Rawat said that ‘Operation Him Setu’, launched earlier to evacuate stranded tourists in the Lachen area of North Sikkim, has been completed successfully.He noted that the evacuation of all stranded individuals was carried out in an …
Gangtok, April 9 (IANS) The Army has so far rescued 135 stranded tourists from North Sikkim, where landslides have snapped road connectivity, officials said on Thursday. Defence spokesman Lt Col Mahendra Rawat said that the Indian Army’s Trishakti Corps launched ‘Operation Him Setu’ to evacuate stranded tourists at Lachen in North Sikkim.He said that the evacuation is being conducted in phases. So far, 135 tourists have been safely evacuated, along with 32 light vehicles and 10 motorcycles…
Srinagar, April 8 (IANS) Traffic on the strategic Srinagar-Jammu national highway remained closed for the second consecutive day on Wednesday after a fresh landslide hit the road in the Banihal sector of Ramban district.Traffic department officials said the national highway (NH44) was blocked, and road clearance was going on at Shalgarhi, Banihal, which will take some time.Moreover, there is continuous rainfall along the national highway. People have been advised not to travel on NH-44 until the…