Torrential monsoon rainfall in north east India has caused flooding in several states, affecting over 4 million people, leaving thousands displaced and dozens dead. Meanwhile the death toll has climbed…
The flood situation in Assam, India, has worsened over the last 3 days. The annual monsoon flooding in Assam began around 25 June this year, when over 700 people were…
Dozens of people have died after torrential monsoon rainfall caused severe flooding in parts of Mumbai and the state of Maharashtra, India. The heavy rain began on 01 July, 2019.…
The Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) have released their annual disaster statistics report for 2018. According to CRED’s figures, in 2018, there were 315 natural disaster…
Over 700 people have been moved to relief camps in the state of Assam, north eastern India, after flooding caused by the overflowing Brahmaputra, Barak and Jia Bhoreli rivers. According…
BHUBANESWAR, India, June 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Six weeks after India’s eastern state of Odisha was battered by the strongest storm since 2013, officials are considering how to build…
India’s National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has responded to flooding in the north eastern state of Tripura, carrying out flood rescues and evacuations. NDRF said they have rescued around 177…
GENEVA, May 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Governments and businesses are still investing far too little to protect poor communities at rising risk from wild weather and other threats, the…
Fani, a rare summer cyclone in the Bay of Bengal, hit eastern India on May 3. It is one of the strongest cyclones to have hit India in the last…
The Indian Ocean has made its mark on the global news cycle this year. In March, tropical cyclone Idai made headlines as one of the most severe storms to have…
Tropical Cyclone Fani made landfall south of the city of Puri in Odisha, India, early 03 May, 2019, with maximum sustained winds up to 240 km/h. By 04 May the…
Satellite data revealed heavy rainfall in powerful Tropical Cyclone Fani before it made landfall in northeastern India. Fani brought that soaking rain to the region and continues to drop heavy…
Thunderstorms, dust storms, strong winds and heavy rain have affected several states in India and Pakistan over the last week, damaging homes and downing trees. Disaster management authorities in the…
An analysis of satellite data has revealed global patterns of extreme rainfall, which could lead to better forecasts and more accurate climate models. Extreme rainfall – defined as the top…
Coastal communities protect themselves by planting mangrove forests along embankments, reducing damage from encroaching waves, by Moushumi Basu for the Thomson Reuters Foundation. GOSABA, India, Nov 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation)…
Tropical cyclone Gaja formed over the Bay of Bengal on 10 November moving west-south-west offshore towards southern India and northern Sri Lanka. Gaja made landfall between Nagapattinam and Vedaranniyam towns…
