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People shift with their belongings to safer places from a flooded village near Balurghat in South Dinajpur on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

West Bengal: Trains cancelled, forced to return due to floods

Eastern Railway said it had to cancel as the down link train, 15660 Dn was brought back to Agartala due to the flood...

14 Aug 2017 5:35 AM IST

Families perched on trees with young children overnight as flood waters swept away homes in a village in southern district of Chitwan, local media reported. (Photo: AP)

Nepal: Death toll from floods, landslide rises to 40

Torrential downpours have destroyed homes and infrastructure in more than a dozen districts since Friday morning.

13 Aug 2017 4:00 PM IST

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju

Political discrimination over flood funds: TMC

Mr Rijiju said the Centre does not discriminate and two installments of state disaster response fund have already to...

11 Aug 2017 4:00 AM IST

More than 200 residents have been evacuated from their homes in Venezuela. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

Major hydroelectric dam affected 4,500 families in Venezuela floods

The opposition called on the government to take urgent action with the dam to prevent the flooding from worsening.

8 Aug 2017 9:29 AM IST

A woman collects drinking water from a hand-pump in the flood affected area in Kamrup district of Assam on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Kiren Rijiju visits landslide victims in Arunachal, gives cash relief

At least 14 people were killed in Laptap village when their homes were swept away in the landslide on July 11.

15 July 2017 3:10 AM IST

A vehicle is crushed after a landslide following heavy rains in Aizawl, Mizoram. (Photo: PTI)

70 people killed in rain-related incidents in various parts of...

In Pakistan and neighboring India, deadly floods occur regularly during the monsoon season, which runs from June through...

14 July 2017 5:19 PM IST

A rescue and search operation is underway, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. (Photo: Representational/AP)

China mudslide: 5 killed, 19 injured in Hunan province, search and...

Four others remain missing in the mudslide, which had hit Zuta village, Ningxiang County on Saturday due to heavy rains.

2 July 2017 5:53 PM IST

Nearly 1,000 residents were rescued over the past two days, but dozens are still believed to be stranded. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Japan floods claim 15 lives; 14 still missing

Japan's royal family postponed the announcement of Princess Mako's engagement out of consideration for people suffering...

8 July 2017 3:18 PM IST

(Photo: PTI/Representational

Gujarat floods: 25 dead, 14 from same family, as rains wreak havoc

The State Emergency Operation Centre said, death toll across the state due to rains, floods in current season stood at...

27 July 2017 11:25 AM IST

Army personnel rescue villagers who were stuck due to heavy downpour at Surendranagar district of Gujarat on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Heavy rains lash Kolkata, Mumbai; 3 die in Gujarat

NDRF, Air Force rescue 214 stranded people in Gujarat.

23 July 2017 1:00 AM IST

Sri Lanka has appealed for outside help as the death toll from floods and mudslides on Saturday rose to 100 with 99 others missing.

Sri Lanka rescuers find bodies as flood death toll reaches 146

Maj Gen Sudantha Ranasinghe, who is heading the rescue mission said he didn't expect to find any more survivors.

28 May 2017 1:54 PM IST

A flash flood washed away houses following a cloudburst at Thatri village in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Four of family among eight killed as cloudbursts strike J&K

The police and the Army soon stepped up rescue operation and were being helped by local volunteers.

21 July 2017 2:32 AM IST