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Deluge in the desert: Dubai submerged by almost an year’s worth of rainfall
According to the Dubai Airport website, flights on April 16 are delayed or cancelled, with destinations including India, Pakistan, Saudi…
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Sikkim Flash Floods: 14 lives lost, 102 missing, including 22 soldiers
Sikkim government reports 11 bridges washed away and 22,000 people affected.
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Floods in Libya destroy a fourth of the city, leaving thousands dead
According to Reuters, more than 2,000 people have died, while eastern Libya officials cited by local television were estimating a…
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Massive wine spill creates river of red in Portuguese town
Two storage tanks from Levira Distillery broke open. They let out such large amounts of red wine that it ran…
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India
First time in 45 years: Taj Mahal faces unprecedented threat as Yamuna water reaches its walls
The last time the Yamuna approached Taj was during the floods of 1978. The water level had surpassed the 'low-flood…
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66% of total population exposed to extreme floods, only 33% got covered by the ‘early warning system’: Study
India's disaster preparedness faces a crucial test as flash floods and extreme weather take their toll. Urgent improvements in ‘early…
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India
Monsoon wreaths havoc across Himachal, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Delhi
Flood alert issued, schools & offices shut, no internet/power in several regions across North India.
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2,000 Tourists stranded in Sikkim due to heavy rain
The tourists including domestic and foreign have been left stranded following the landslide that has left the North Sikkim area…
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Reports suggest Pakistan sent back flood aid it received to Turkey as earthquake relief: is it return gift?
Turkish officials reportedly found that the aid sent by Pakistan to assist with earthquake relief was actually the same aid…
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India
112 dead, 1.5 lakh evacuated as heavy rains and floods hit Maharashtra; IMD issues red alert for 6 districts
Forecasting extremely heavy rainfall, the IMD has issued a red alert for Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Pune, Satara and Kolhapur. Around…
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