India – Overflowing Yamuna River Causes Flooding in Delhi
Levels of the Yamuna river in India reached a 5 year high on 31 July, 2018, flooding areas along the river in National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi and neighbouring…
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India – Deadly Floods Hit Gujarat
At least 2 people have died and 3,500 displaced after flooding and heavy rain in parts of the Indian state of Gujarat. The latest deaths bring the total number of…
India – Floods Leave 12 Dead and Over 34,000 Displaced in Kerala
A second spell of heavy monsoon rainfall has caused severe flooding in parts of the state of Kerala in southern India. Heavy rain that began around 09 July, 2018, has…
India – Hundreds Rescued from Floods in Maharashtra
Authorities have rescued hundreds of people stranded in the state of Maharashtra after heavy rainfall and flooding. India’s National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said that 1,500 passengers were evacuated from…
India – At Least 3 Dead After Days of Rain in Jammu and Kashmir
At least 3 people have lot their lives in Jammu and Kashmir, northern India, after days of heavy heavy rainfall. The fatalities occurred in Akhnoor, Poonch and Kishtwar, according to…
India – Deadly Floods and Landslides in 4 States After Torrential Rain
Torrential monsoon rainfall has caused flooding and landslides in four states in India over the last few days. As of 14 June, at least 3 people had died and around…
India – Flooding and Deadly Landslide in Mizoram
A landslide in the northeastern Indian state of Mizoram has left at least 10 people dead. The Press Trust of India, quoting local police, said that 10 people were killed…
India – 3 Dead, Hundreds Rescued After Record Rainfall in Karnataka
Record rainfall in the Indian state of Karnataka has caused flooding in the city of Mangaluru as well as areas of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. Local observers said that…
India – Floods in Tripura Leave 15 Dead, Thousands Displaced
Fifteen people have lost their lives and thousands have been forced to evacuate their homes after flooding in the north-east Indian state of Tripura. Rain has affected parts of the…
Roof Gardens and Recycling: Indian Cities Find Ways to Go Green
CHENNAI, India, Jan 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Efforts to bolster Indian cities against climate change and make them greener must include citizens who are being hit hard by rising…
NASA Sees Ockhi’s Rain Reach India’s Western coast
NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM Core Observatory satellite passed over western India on December 5, 2017 at (12:21 a.m. EST) 0521 UTC and found that the remnants of…
NASA Gets a Final Look at Tropical Cyclone Ockhi’s Rainfall
Tropical Cyclone Ockhi is quickly weakening in the Arabian Sea and is expected to dissipate on Dec. 6 when it makes landfall in northwestern India. The Global Precipitation Measurement mission…
India – Torrential Rain Causes Deadly Flooding in Tamil Nadu
The Northeast Monsoon brought heavy rain to parts of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, including the state capital Chennai, from 30 October, 2017. Some street flooding was reported…
India’s Water-Logged Farmers Try Out Revamped Flood Insurance
Insurance policies for farmers could stem losses – but getting them right has proved tricky in India. MADHURPATTI, India, Oct 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When heavy rains swept through…
India – Green Mini-Grids Support Disaster Relief During Bihar Floods
Decentralised solar mini-grids ensured that relief and rescue operations were not hampered during the Bihar floods, in addition to providing a regular and reliable source of electricity to power-starved villages,…
Cities Urged to Invest in Flood Protection Now for a Safer, Cheaper Future
TEPIC, Mexico, Sept 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Expect more images of flood evacuees scrambling into rescue boats with their wet pets and possessions unless cities seize the chance to…
