Heavy rains on Friday prompted the Nilgiris district administration to ask tourists to postpone holiday plans to May 20, while in Tenkasi district, heavy downpours triggered flash floods at Old Kautalam Falls, killing a 17-year-old boy die. The Nilgiris district administration said heavy rains are expected here from May 18 to 20 and asked people … Read more
With hundreds of trees uprooted in Bengaluru due to strong winds and heavy rains over the past few weeks, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has asked residents of the city to report any vulnerable trees in dangerous positions around them. The civic body expects cooperation from citizens to deal with the menace that takes … Read more
The above-average monsoon expected to hit the Kerala coast on May 31 could boost agriculture growth to 6% this year due to higher summer crop production and base effects, a government policymaker said on Thursday. Agricultural workers in the West Khasi Hills plow paddy fields with traditional farm tools on Wednesday. (Arnie photo) Agriculture is … Read more
Bengaluru city experienced heavy rains and strong winds between May 6 and 12, leading to the uprooting of more than 1,000 trees across the city. In response to the incident, the tech hub’s civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) found itself faced with the following challenges: the task of clearing the fallen branches in … Read more
Flash floods sweeping through northern Afghanistan have killed more than 200 people in a single province, the United Nations said on Saturday. Flash floods caused by heavy rains in Laqiha Village, Baghlan Makazi District, Baghlan Province, an Afghan man carrying luggage walked through the muddy streets (AFP) Heavy rains on Friday triggered massive flooding that … Read more
Flash floods caused by seasonal rains in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province on Friday killed at least 50 people, a Taliban official said. Flash floods also hit the capital, Kabul, said Abdullah Janan Sek, spokesman for the Taliban’s National Ministry of Natural Disaster Management. (File)(AP) Edayatullah Hamdad, director of the Baghlan Provincial Natural Disaster Management Authority, … Read more
Bengaluru witnessed another bout of heavy rain on Thursday as the yellow alert was in force. Heavy rains caused flooding throughout the city and traffic was paralyzed at night. Bengaluru traffic police deployed personnel in many areas to ease traffic congestion caused by heavy rains in the city. Rainfall in Bengaluru: Heavy downpour causes waterlogging … Read more
Many Indian states including Telangana, Kerala, Odisha, Jharkhand, Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, West Bengal Ganga and Tamil Nadu on Sunday It experienced heat waves and intense heat, with temperatures soaring to 45 degrees Celsius. When the maximum temperature exceeds 40°C, heat waves will occur in plain areas. (HT file image) Also read: IMD predicts light … Read more
Heavy rains have caused flooding in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state, with the death toll rising to at least 78 and more than 115,000 people displaced, local authorities said on Sunday. A man wades through a street flooded by heavy rain with his baby in his arms in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul … Read more
Heavy rains that battered Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul have killed 37 people, local authorities said on Friday, with the death toll expected to rise as dozens more are still missing. Drone footage shows flood-affected areas in La Jeado, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. (via Reuters) According to Rio Grande do … Read more