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Shepherd killed in Chamba flash flood

According to police, the deceased and his associate, Kuldeep Singh, had camped with their herd near a stream when sudden heavy rain caused a rapid rise in the water level

Tourists in large numbers on The Ridge in Shimla on Sunday. (PTI)

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Published on May 05, 2025 05:34 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Dharamshala

Bad US weather week continues with intense Southern California storm

Heavy rains hit Southern California on Thursday following the ravages of recent wildfires. The risk of flooding and debris increased.

A motorist drives in the rain past a sign reading

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Published on Feb 14, 2025 10:18 AM IST

AP | | Posted by Ashima Grover

At least 51 killed in flash floods in eastern Spain

Torrential rains triggered flash floods in the Valencia region on Tuesday.

A picture taken on October 30, 2024 shows the Turia river following floods in Valencia, eastern Spain. Floods triggered by torrential rains in Spain's eastern Valencia region has left 51 people dead, rescue services said on October 30. (Photo by Jose Jordan / AFP)

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Published on Oct 30, 2024 03:34 PM IST

ByHT News Desk, New Delhi

10 dead in Meghalaya flash floods triggered by torrential rainfall

Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K Sangma held a review meeting on the incessant rain and its effects across the five districts of Garo Hills.

Search operation underway to retrieve the bodies of members of a family who got buried in a landslide, at Hatiasia Songma under Gasuapara in South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya. (PTI Photo)(PTI)

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Published on Oct 06, 2024 07:13 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Death toll in Vietnam from typhoon impacts rises to 226, as pressure eases in Hanoi

ASIA-WEATHER/VIETNAM (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV):UPDATE 4-Death toll in Vietnam from typhoon impacts rises to 226, as pressure eases in Hanoi

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Published on Sep 12, 2024 06:14 PM IST

Reuters |

Vietnam travel warning: Trekking suspended amid deadly floods and landslides

Typhoon Yagi unleashes chaos: Travel suspended as northern Vietnam faces catastrophic flooding

This aerial picture shows flood waters surrounding homes in Thai Nguyen province, in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi hitting northern Vietnam. Tens of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes on September 10 as massive floods inundated northern Vietnam in the wake of Typhoon Yagi and the death toll climbed to 82. Vietnam travel warning: Trekking suspended amid deadly floods and landslides (Photo by Huu Hao / AFP)

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Published on Sep 11, 2024 12:20 PM IST

AP | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Hanoi, Vietnam

Gujarat couple stranded on car roof during flood stays surprisingly calm

The couple, caught by surprise by the flash flood, ended up stuck on top of their vehicle as the water surged around them.

The couple was left stranded in a flash flood for two hours.

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Published on Sep 10, 2024 06:33 PM IST

ByVrinda Jain

Landslide on Vaishno Devi route amid heavy rain in Katra, yatra resumes via…

Landslide on Vaishno Devi route: The incident occurred amid heavy rainfall in the region, with the Yatra resuming via an alternate route.

A landslide occurred on the Shree Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra route near southern Deori.(Video screengrab/ PTI)

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Updated on Aug 15, 2024 02:56 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Traffic restored on Manali-Leh highway after blockade cleared in Lahaul-Spiti

Flash flood at Dandhal Nullah in Udaipur sub division of Himachal Pradesh, resulting in a blockage of road due to heavy debris. No loss of life or property reported.

Boulders being removed from the Leh-Manali highway that got blocked due to a cloudburst in Lahaul and Spiti on Sunday. (ANI Photo)

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Published on Aug 05, 2024 01:46 PM IST

ByVedant Chandel

Footbridge, makeshift sheds washed away in flashflood after cloudburst in Kullu

“The incident took place in the Tosh area of Manikaran early in the morning. No loss of life was reported,” Kullu deputy commissioner Torul S Raveesh said, adding that a team has been sent to the spot to assess the situation.

A footbridge and three makeshift sheds, including a liquor shop, were washed away following a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst in Tosh Nullah in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district, officials said on Tuesday. (Aqil Khan /HT)

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Updated on Jul 31, 2024 05:40 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Shimla

Himachal: Footbridge, makeshift sheds washed away in flash flood after cloudburst in Kullu

Flash floods in Tosh Nallah, Himachal Pradesh washed away a footbridge and three sheds; no casualties reported. Orange alert issued for heavy rain in 7 districts.

A flash flood hit the Tosh area of Manikaran in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday morning. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jul 30, 2024 01:48 PM IST

ByPress Trust of India

Karnataka Police shares video of Nicaragua floods, warns of ‘over-confidence’

Karnataka State Police shared an old video from Nicaragua in which a car got swept away by strong floodwaters, alerting citizens about road safety during rains.

A driver drove his car towards the flooding stream and lost control. (X/@KarnatakaCops)

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Published on Jul 02, 2024 03:29 PM IST

ByNeha Yadav

Nilgiris district advises tourists to postpone trips amid heavy rain forecast

Defer trips till May 20, says Nilgiris collector; boy dies in flash floods at Courtallam waterfall

Tenkasi: Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services personnel at the spot after heavy rain triggered flash floods at Old Courtallam waterfall, in Tenkasi district. A teenage boy was washed away in the flash floods. Nilgiris district advises tourists to postpone trips amid heavy rain forecast, flash floods in Tenkasi (PTI Photo)

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Published on May 19, 2024 11:38 AM IST

PTI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Nilgiris\tenkasi (tamil Nadu)

NASA shares before and after pics of Dubai floods from space

Dubai flood: One of the pictures taken by NASA satellite shows flooding in Jabel Ali, while another shows flooded areas in Abu Dhabi, the capital of UAE.

Satellite images capture Abu Dhabi before (left) and after (right) historic flooding in several parts of the UAE.
(NASA)

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Published on Apr 23, 2024 06:22 PM IST

ByArfa Javaid

Emirates, sister airline flydubai resume normal operations after Dubai floods

After the storm flooded taxiways, forcing flight diversions, delays and cancellations, Emirates and flydubai resume normal operations at Dubai airport

A Boeing 737 aircraft operated by FlyDubai flies near the landmark Burj Khalifa skyscraper, the world's tallest building, above the Dubai skyline. Emirates, sister airline flydubai resume normal operations after Dubai floods (File Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)

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Published on Apr 21, 2024 05:01 PM IST

Reuters | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Riyadh

Sydney, Australia: Torrential rains trigger flood warnings, travel caution

New South Wales and Sydney on flood alert as torrential rains damage rail equipment at a major train station, delaying morning commuters

Flood water is seen flowing through the Parramatta wharf in Sydney on April 5, 2024, after heavy rain lashed eastern Australia, causing flash flooding and a string of emergency warnings up and down the Pacific coast. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP)

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Published on Apr 05, 2024 01:47 PM IST

Reuters | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Sydney

Understanding and tackling urban floods in India

This article is authored by Ramanath Jha, ORF.

An inundated area amid floods after heavy rainfall in the aftermath of Cyclone Michaung, in Chennai.(PTI)

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Published on Mar 06, 2024 02:58 PM IST

ByRamanath Jha

Travelling to Greece? Prepare to pay a new tax

Greece introduces a new tax for tourists that leans on tourism boom to financially support future disaster relief efforts, replaces previous hotel tax

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Updated on Jan 11, 2024 03:18 PM IST

ByZarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi

New York, New Jersey brace for winter storm, floods amid rainfall: what to know

By Wednesday morning, January 10, the tri-state can expect 2 to 4 inches of rain on top of the snow that already fell in some areas last week

People walk in a street of the Queens borough of New York city on January 9, 2024, as a major storm system was battering parts of the United States (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP)(AFP)

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Published on Jan 10, 2024 01:57 PM IST

BySumanti Sen

Tamil Nadu: Tourists barred from bathing at Old Courtallam Falls due to flood

Heavy rainfall in Western Ghats causes flash flood at Old Courtallam Falls in Tenkasi, tourists prohibited from bathing near the waterbodies adjacent to it

Continous rainfall causes flood situations in which Tenkasi Elephant bridge gets submerged, in Tenkasi. Tamil Nadu: Tourists barred from bathing at Old Courtallam Falls in Tenkasi due to flash flood (ANI Photo)

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Published on Jan 07, 2024 04:37 PM IST

ANI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Tenkasi (tamil Nadu) [india]

Britain in serious travel disruption as major rivers burst banks, homes damaged

Storms with prolonged rainfall cause rivers and waterways to burst their banks across England and Wales, flooding in other parts of Europe in recent days

An aerial view shows properties surrounded by floodwater, in the aftermath of Storm Henk, on an island in the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames, Britain, January 5, 2024. Britain suffers serious travel disruption as major rivers burst banks, homes damaged amid flood chaos (Photo by REUTERS/Toby Melville)

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Published on Jan 05, 2024 05:44 PM IST

Reuters | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, London

UK travel chaos: Storm Henk wreaks havoc with floods, power cuts, transport mess

UK travel halts as Storm Henk brings chaos, forces road closures and evacuation, many without power, flood alerts across England, transportation at standstill

UK travel chaos: Storm Henk wreaks havoc with floods, power cuts, transportation disruptions (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP)

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Published on Jan 03, 2024 04:56 PM IST

AFP | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz

Australia tourist towns brace for flash floods as Cyclone Jasper tears through

Cyclone Jasper pummels far north regions of Queensland in Australia, home to several tourist resorts along the world-famous Great Barrier Reef

A tropical cyclone was building strength as it rolled towards northeastern Australia on December 13, with authorities warning

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Published on Dec 14, 2023 10:34 AM IST

Reuters | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Sydney

What is the way forward for a developing Chennai vulnerable to flooding?

Long-term solutions lie in engineering water flow and re-urbanisation of a dense population that is living in Chennai’s low-lying areas, say experts.

Emergency services personnel evacuate stranded residents from a flooded colony after heavy rainfall owing to Cyclone Michaung, at Mylapore in Chennai, on Wednesday. (PTI)

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Published on Dec 13, 2023 05:48 PM IST

ByDivya Chandrababu

Sikkim opens all tourist destinations except for extreme northern parts

As the impact of floods normalise, all destinations in Sikkim are open for tourists except for the extreme Northern part of the state which is not accessible

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Published on Nov 21, 2023 03:55 PM IST

PTI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Gangtok

Buried explosives in River Teesta hinders restoration; Army steps up combing op

A flash flood triggered by a glacial lake outburst in north Sikkim had washed away an ammunition depot of the army

The army, which launched a combing operation soon after the flood to locate the buried explosives, has already diffused more than 1,200 explosives in around 200 locations in Sikkim and West Bengal. (AP)

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Updated on Oct 21, 2023 07:35 PM IST

ByJoydeep Thakur

GTA threatens to stop work at two hydel power projects over Teesta after floods

The River Teesta, which originates from a glacial lake Khangchung Chho at an elevation of 5,280m in northeastern Sikkim, passes through Sikkim and four districts of West Bengal before entering Bangladesh

Teesta Low Dam Project (TLDP) III at Reang (Twitter Photo)

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Published on Oct 15, 2023 01:01 PM IST

ByPramod Giri

Sikkim: Lhonak Lake early warning system failed, says official

Lhonak Lake is one of the largest and fastest growing proglacial lakes in Sikkim and is among the 11 large glacial lakes monitored by the Central Water Commission

On the night of October 3, the Lhonak lake burst triggered a flash flood that killed at least 92 people. (ANI photo)

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Published on Oct 11, 2023 04:07 PM IST

ByJoydeep Thakur

Sikkim: Phones haven’t stopped ringing at the disaster control room in Gangtok

Sikkim government officials said it could take days to compile detailed data on the loss and damage, and rehabilitation work has only just begun

Inside the control room of Sikkim’s disaster management wing. (HT photo)

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Published on Oct 09, 2023 07:49 PM IST

ByJoydeep Thakur

Sikkim floods: 55 people killed, 141 still missing; rescue work on. Top updates

Sikkim flash floods: According to the Indian Army, 14 soldiers are missing, and the search and rescue operations are still underway.

Remains of the bridge connecting Adarsh gaon with Singtam along the bank of Teesta River at Singtam in Sikkim(REUTERS)

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Published on Oct 08, 2023 12:00 PM IST

ByManjiri Chitre

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According to police, the deceased and his associate, Kuldeep Singh, had camped with their herd near a stream when sudden heavy rain caused a rapid rise in the water level

Heavy rains hit Southern California on Thursday following the ravages of recent wildfires. The risk of flooding and debris increased.

Torrential rains triggered flash floods in the Valencia region on Tuesday.

Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K Sangma held a review meeting on the incessant rain and its effects across the five districts of Garo Hills.

ASIA-WEATHER/VIETNAM (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV):UPDATE 4-Death toll in Vietnam from typhoon impacts rises to 226, as pressure eases in Hanoi

Typhoon Yagi unleashes chaos: Travel suspended as northern Vietnam faces catastrophic flooding

The couple, caught by surprise by the flash flood, ended up stuck on top of their vehicle as the water surged around them.

Landslide on Vaishno Devi route: The incident occurred amid heavy rainfall in the region, with the Yatra resuming via an alternate route.

Flash flood at Dandhal Nullah in Udaipur sub division of Himachal Pradesh, resulting in a blockage of road due to heavy debris. No loss of life or property reported.

“The incident took place in the Tosh area of Manikaran early in the morning. No loss of life was reported,” Kullu deputy commissioner Torul S Raveesh said, adding that a team has been sent to the spot to assess the situation.

Flash floods in Tosh Nallah, Himachal Pradesh washed away a footbridge and three sheds; no casualties reported. Orange alert issued for heavy rain in 7 districts.

Karnataka State Police shared an old video from Nicaragua in which a car got swept away by strong floodwaters, alerting citizens about road safety during rains.

Defer trips till May 20, says Nilgiris collector; boy dies in flash floods at Courtallam waterfall

Dubai flood: One of the pictures taken by NASA satellite shows flooding in Jabel Ali, while another shows flooded areas in Abu Dhabi, the capital of UAE.

After the storm flooded taxiways, forcing flight diversions, delays and cancellations, Emirates and flydubai resume normal operations at Dubai airport

New South Wales and Sydney on flood alert as torrential rains damage rail equipment at a major train station, delaying morning commuters

This article is authored by Ramanath Jha, ORF.

Greece introduces a new tax for tourists that leans on tourism boom to financially support future disaster relief efforts, replaces previous hotel tax

By Wednesday morning, January 10, the tri-state can expect 2 to 4 inches of rain on top of the snow that already fell in some areas last week

Heavy rainfall in Western Ghats causes flash flood at Old Courtallam Falls in Tenkasi, tourists prohibited from bathing near the waterbodies adjacent to it

Storms with prolonged rainfall cause rivers and waterways to burst their banks across England and Wales, flooding in other parts of Europe in recent days

UK travel halts as Storm Henk brings chaos, forces road closures and evacuation, many without power, flood alerts across England, transportation at standstill

Cyclone Jasper pummels far north regions of Queensland in Australia, home to several tourist resorts along the world-famous Great Barrier Reef

Long-term solutions lie in engineering water flow and re-urbanisation of a dense population that is living in Chennai’s low-lying areas, say experts.

As the impact of floods normalise, all destinations in Sikkim are open for tourists except for the extreme Northern part of the state which is not accessible

A flash flood triggered by a glacial lake outburst in north Sikkim had washed away an ammunition depot of the army

The River Teesta, which originates from a glacial lake Khangchung Chho at an elevation of 5,280m in northeastern Sikkim, passes through Sikkim and four districts of West Bengal before entering Bangladesh

Lhonak Lake is one of the largest and fastest growing proglacial lakes in Sikkim and is among the 11 large glacial lakes monitored by the Central Water Commission

Sikkim government officials said it could take days to compile detailed data on the loss and damage, and rehabilitation work has only just begun

Sikkim flash floods: According to the Indian Army, 14 soldiers are missing, and the search and rescue operations are still underway.

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