Heavy rainfall, landslides, cuts off highway linking Gangtok, flooding in low lying North Bengal areas
3 years, 2 months ago

Heavy rainfall, landslides, cuts off highway linking Gangtok, flooding in low lying North Bengal areas

The Hindu  

Torrential rains pounded the Himalayan State of Sikkim and the tea growing region of North Bengal, causing landslides which cut off National Highway-10, the main road linking Gangtok with the rest of the country. Normal life in parts of the tea growing north Bengal was also affected on Wednesday as torrential showers in Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Jalpaiguri districts triggered landslides causing damages to roads and bridges, halting or constricting traffic in various places, officials said. The incessant downpour Wednesday saw landslides blocking the crucial National Highway-10, used both by civilian and military traffic, at the 29th Mile area in West Bengal, around 60 km from the Himalayan State's Rangpo border. Weather in West Bengal's southern districts, which received heavy rain since October 17 owing to a low-pressure system, improved considerably on Wednesday, though the Met department said thunderstorms with lightning at one or two places are likely during the day.

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Heavy Rains Cause Floods in Hyderabad-Bangalore Highway, Disrupting Traffic and Homes
2 months ago

Heavy Rains Cause Floods in Hyderabad-Bangalore Highway, Disrupting Traffic and Homes

Deccan Chronicle  

Heavy rains cause widespread flooding in Anantapur and Satya Sai districts, blocking the Hyderabad-Bangalore national highway. Several low-lying areas have been inundated, leading to traffic congestion over two kilometers near Mukthapuram. The highway near Guttur in Penukonda also remains blocked due to overflowing water channels.

Heavy rainfall triggers landslides in Manipur
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Heavy rainfall triggers landslides in Manipur

Hindustan Times  

Landslides triggered by incessant rainfall have thrown life off guard along the Imphal-Jiribam sector on National Highway 37 in Manipur since Tuesday morning, residents have said. The landslide took place along the highway at a location between Awangkhul village and Langkhong area in Manipur’s Noney district around 6.45am. “The road construction authority is taking up necessary steps to clear the …

Heavy rain in Sikkim triggers multiple landslides, damages bridge
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Heavy rain in Sikkim triggers multiple landslides, damages bridge

New Indian Express  

GANGTOK: Heavy rains in Sikkim over the last three days have triggered multiple landslides in several areas and caused significant damage to the old Rang-Rang bridge, considered the gateway to the northern part of the state, officials said on Friday. Meanwhile, the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha urged the people to avoid unnecessary travel in the wake of torrential downpour lashing …

Heavy rains batter south Gujarat, more than 2,500 evacuated
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Heavy rains batter south Gujarat, more than 2,500 evacuated

India TV News  

As heavy rains continued to lash parts of South Gujarat, authorities reported that around 2,500 people residing in inundated low-lying areas in Navsari and Tapi districts were relocated to shelter homes on Friday. Navsari Collector Kshipra Agre, during a media briefing on the state's efforts to assist affected residents, stated that 2,200 individuals in Navsari town and surrounding areas were …

Heavy rainfall in Gurugram causes severe waterlogging; traffic affected on NH-48
5 months ago

Heavy rainfall in Gurugram causes severe waterlogging; traffic affected on NH-48

Hindustan Times  

Heavy rainfall in Gurugram led to severe waterlogging affecting traffic in the process on Wednesday morning. Several areas in the city were heavily inundated, with the Narsinghpur stretch of the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway and places near Basai and Golf Course Extension Road, said officials. Narsinghpur Chowk, Hero Honda Chowk, Rajiv Chowk, Vatika Chowk, Iffco Chowk, Dwarka Expressway, Golf Course Extension Road, …

Heavy rains cut off 34 villages in Belagavi
5 months ago

Heavy rains cut off 34 villages in Belagavi

Hindustan Times  

Incessant rain in Belagavi district, along with heavy downpours in the Western Ghats and southern Maharashtra, has led to severe flooding in the area, officials familiar with the matter said. On Sunday Belagavi superintendent of police Bhimashankar Guled said: “As the bridges are inundated with the district experiencing heavy rainfall, police personnel have been deployed to prevent people from crossing …

Heavy rains continue to lash Malnad districts
5 months, 1 week ago

Heavy rains continue to lash Malnad districts

The Hindu  

Heavy rain continued to lash a major part of the Malnad region on Tuesday, affecting life. The inflow to Linganamakki dam, built across the Sharavathi in Sagar taluk, was 77,911 cusecs, and the water level stood at 1,782.2 ft as against the full reservoir level of 1,819 ft. Last year on this day, the level was 1,755.9 ft. Following heavy …

50 stranded tourists evacuated from Chungthang to Mangan in rain-hit Sikkim
6 months, 1 week ago

50 stranded tourists evacuated from Chungthang to Mangan in rain-hit Sikkim

New Indian Express  

Guwahati: The first batch of 50 stranded tourists in rain- and landslide-hit Sikkim were evacuated from Chungthang to Mangan by the personnel of the Border Roads Organisation on Monday. We thank the BRO for rescuing us promptly.” Prabhakar Rai, who is the director of Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority, told this newspaper that only the “able-bodied” tourists were evacuated. “We …

Three die in landslides in south Sikkim following heavy rainfall
6 months, 1 week ago

Three die in landslides in south Sikkim following heavy rainfall

Hindustan Times  

GANGTOK: Three people died and several others were injured when landslides triggered by heavy rainfall destroyed their homes at south Sikkim’s Majwa village during the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, officials said. Sikkim Krantikari Morcha president Prem Singh Tamang expressed his grief over the loss of lives and property hours before being sworn in as chief minister for a …

Sikkim floods: 33 bodies recovered, over 60,000 people affected. Top 10 updates
1 year, 2 months ago

Sikkim floods: 33 bodies recovered, over 60,000 people affected. Top 10 updates

Live Mint  

Sikkim flash flood was triggered by a cloudburst in the early hours of October 4 over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim resulted in a flood like situation in the Teesta River in Lachen Valley and affected 60,870 people, reported PTI. Also read: Sikkim floods: Heavy rain continues, rescuers struggle to reach flood-hit areas, over 100 still missing According to latest …

Sikkim floods: Heavy rain continues, rescuers struggle to reach flood-hit areas
1 year, 2 months ago

Sikkim floods: Heavy rain continues, rescuers struggle to reach flood-hit areas

Live Mint  

Sikkim floods: Indian rescue teams are finding it difficult to reach flood-hit areas in the north-eastern state of Sikkim where more than 140 people are missing because the region is still experiencing bouts of heavy rain, said officials on Saturday. VB Pathak, the state's chief secretary said, “We are waiting for weather conditions to improve as only then Air Force …

Bengal floods: Swollen Teesta river damages houses, roads, vehicles in Kalimpong
1 year, 2 months ago

Bengal floods: Swollen Teesta river damages houses, roads, vehicles in Kalimpong

Live Mint  

West Bengal is among the states hit by flash floods following the cloudburst over the South Lhonak Lake in the Northeastern state of Sikkim. Videos shared by news agency ANI showed the overflowing Teesta river damaging vehicles and residential structures, as it gushes past Bengal's Kalimpong, the town located close to neighbouring Sikkim. Expressing concern over the flood-like situation in …

Residents pick up pieces after Sikkim floods leave behind trail of destruction
1 year, 2 months ago

Residents pick up pieces after Sikkim floods leave behind trail of destruction

Hindustan Times  

Around 2am on Wednesday, Nimesh Chetri and his wife were woken up as sudden announcements over loudspeakers warned people of gushing flood waters in Ghel Khola in West Bengal’s Kalimpong district. A glacial lake overflowed upstream in Sikkim following torrential rains and triggered flash floods down the Teesta, which flows through West Bengal before entering Bangladesh. Three kilometres upstream from …

Bengal floods: 10,000 rescued, Mamata says 'personally monitoring situation'
1 year, 2 months ago

Bengal floods: 10,000 rescued, Mamata says 'personally monitoring situation'

India Today  

Expressing concern over the flood-like situation in the state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that 10,000 people have been rescued and kept in 190 relief camps in nine districts in the southern and northern parts of the state. Taking stock of the situation at a meeting, Banerjee asked Chief Secretary HK Dwivedi and Home Secretary BP …

Heavy Rains Flood 36 Villages in AP's Satya Sai District, Road Access Cut Off
1 year, 2 months ago

Heavy Rains Flood 36 Villages in AP's Satya Sai District, Road Access Cut Off

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: Heavy rains lashed several parts of the region since Saturday night, disrupting life and road communications. Over 36 villages of Kadiri revenue division in Satya Sai district have lost road access due to the overflowing of the Maddileru river canal system. The canal was flooded between Malakavemula, Batrepalli and Rachavaripalli Tanda in Kadiri rural mandal in Satya Sai district. …

Uttarakhand: Gangotri-Yamunotri National Highway blocked due to falling debris and landslides
1 year, 4 months ago

Uttarakhand: Gangotri-Yamunotri National Highway blocked due to falling debris and landslides

India TV News  

The Gangotri-Yamunotri National Highway was blocked due to falling debris and landslides and traffic was stalled in the region on Friday. "Traffic on the Gangotri Highway was closed due to debris falling at Dharasu, while traffic on the Yamunotri Highway came to a standstill due to landslides at several places, including Dabarkot," said the official. According to the Uttarkashi District …

Uttarakhand rains: Gangotri-Yamunotri Highway blocked due to falling debris
1 year, 4 months ago

Uttarakhand rains: Gangotri-Yamunotri Highway blocked due to falling debris

Live Mint  

Uttarakhand rain updates: Traffic has been suspended with debris continuing to fall at many places on the Gangotri-Yamunotri National Highway, as persistent rains continue to wreak havoc in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, officials said on Wednesday. According to the Uttarkashi District Administration, the Gangotri-Yamunotri National Highway was closed to traffic as boulders continue to fall at many places following …

Road connectivity in several villages cut off as heavy rain lashes parts of Kalaburagi district
1 year, 4 months ago

Road connectivity in several villages cut off as heavy rain lashes parts of Kalaburagi district

The Hindu  

Road connectivity between various villages in Chincholi and Sedam taluks of Kalaburagi district and in the Karnataka-Telangana border villages was cut off as bridges on major stretches were washed away due to incessant rain that has been lashing the district for the last one week. The major connectivity between Ainapur, Hasaragundagi, Kollur, Khanapur and Tumkunta villages remained cut off due …

Weather News: 4 Feared Trapped As Building Collapses in Gujarat's Junagadh Amid Heavy Rain; Delhi Yamuna Starts Receding
1 year, 4 months ago

Weather News: 4 Feared Trapped As Building Collapses in Gujarat's Junagadh Amid Heavy Rain; Delhi Yamuna Starts Receding

News 18  

Part of Badrinath Highway Washed Away A 100-metre stretch of the Gauchar-Badrinath highway at Kamera was washed away on Monday following heavy overnight rainfall, disrupting the pilgrimage to the Himalayan temple. Maharashtra Weather: Orange Alert Issued For Various Districts Until July 27 An ‘orange’ alert for heavy rainfall was issued in Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudrug, Pune, Kolhapur and Satara districts until …

India monsoon rains and weather LIVE updates | July 21
1 year, 5 months ago

India monsoon rains and weather LIVE updates | July 21

The Hindu  

The Indian Meteorological department on July 21 predicted that Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and parts of Maharashtra will receive heavy to very heavy rainful in the next 24 hours. Earlier today, The Badrinath National Highway in Chamoli district was blocked at five places between Nandprayag and Badrinath on Friday due to landslides triggered by heavy rains at several places, officials said. According …

Incessant rain continues to lash Uttarakhand, CM reaches disaster control room
1 year, 5 months ago

Incessant rain continues to lash Uttarakhand, CM reaches disaster control room

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on July 18 reached the State Disaster Control Room here to take stock of the situation in the state amid continuous rains and directed officials to remain on alert mode. Several roads, including national highways, were closed due to landslides due to incessant rains in the State. Badrinath National Highway has been closed at Chhinka, …

Waterlogging in several areas across Gurugram
1 year, 5 months ago

Waterlogging in several areas across Gurugram

Hindustan Times  

Several parts of the city were waterlogged while a few localities suffered power outages following several hours of rainfall on Saturday. Areas around Rajeev Chowk, Subhash Chowk, CH Bakhtawar Singh Road, sectors 9A and 10, Shivaji Park and Basai Road, Sector 48, Sector 51, and Pataudi Road were the worst affected. In Basai Road, Sector 10 and CH Bakhtawar Singh …

Heavy rainfall lashes Gujarat, waterlogging in several districts
1 year, 5 months ago

Heavy rainfall lashes Gujarat, waterlogging in several districts

Hindustan Times  

Several parts of Gujarat witnessed heavy to very heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours, which led to overwhelming of low-lying areas in cities and villages and creation of flood-like situation. An official told news agency PTI that several National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force teams were deployed in some of the worst-affected districts including in Kutch, …

Heavy Rain Triggers Landslide On Badrinath Highway, Hundreds Of Tourists Stranded. WATCH
1 year, 5 months ago

Heavy Rain Triggers Landslide On Badrinath Highway, Hundreds Of Tourists Stranded. WATCH

ABP News  

Heavy rains have been lashing Uttarakhand for the last few days. In a fresh incident of mudslide triggered by heavy rain, the Badrinath national highway near Chhinka in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district was blocked on Thursday, leaving hundreds of pilgrims stranded. In a video shared by ANI on Twitter, one can see a portion of a mountain break and slide onto …

Over 2,000 tourists stranded in North Sikkim as heavy rain triggers landslides
1 year, 6 months ago

Over 2,000 tourists stranded in North Sikkim as heavy rain triggers landslides

Hindustan Times  

More than 2,000 tourists were stranded in Lachung, Lachen and Chungthang of North Sikkim after landslides triggered by torrential rains led to road blockades and cut off popular destinations, officials said. Sikkim government and the Border Roads Organization have started the rescue work Monsoon arrived in Sikkim on June 12, and many parts of the eastern state have been witnessing …

Heavy rains flood homes, roads in Bengaluru
2 years, 4 months ago

Heavy rains flood homes, roads in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

The heavy rain on Monday, August 1 night left parts of the city marooned and the control room of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike received complaints of two trees getting uprooted. According to Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre, Bengaluru received 95.50 mm of rainfall between 7.15 pm and 11:30 pm. "We have received complaints from Srirampura, Swami Vivekananda Nagar …

Rain havoc in Mysuru: Road washed away
2 years, 7 months ago

Rain havoc in Mysuru: Road washed away

The Hindu  

A road built over a storm water drain in Bogadi was washed away while trees and electricity poles collapsed, causing damage to vehicles in different places as heavy rains lashed Mysuru overnight. The residents of areas around Nagalingeshwara temple and Amritanandamayi school were shocked to see that the road built over a storm water drain had been washed away in …

Heavy rainfall, landslides, cuts off highway linking Gangtok, flooding in low lying North Bengal areas
3 years, 2 months ago

Heavy rainfall, landslides, cuts off highway linking Gangtok, flooding in low lying North Bengal areas

India TV News  

Torrential rains pounded the tiny Himalayan state of Sikkim and the tea growing region of North Bengal, causing landslides which cut off National Highway-10, the main road linking Gangtok with the rest of the country. Normal life in parts of the tea growing north Bengal was also affected on Wednesday as torrential showers in Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Jalpaiguri districts triggered …

Incessant Rain Affects Normal Life, Causes Landslides in North Bengal
3 years, 2 months ago

Incessant Rain Affects Normal Life, Causes Landslides in North Bengal

News 18  

Normal life in parts of north Bengal was affected on Wednesday as heavy rain in Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Jalpaiguri districts triggered landslides and caused damage to roads and bridges, restricting vehicular movement in various places, officials said. The Meteorological department issued a ‘red’ alert for Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Alipurduar, forecasting “extremely heavy rain at one or two places” in these …

Landslides in Darjeeling, Sikkim & Kalimpong As Heavy Rain Batters West Bengal
3 years, 2 months ago

Landslides in Darjeeling, Sikkim & Kalimpong As Heavy Rain Batters West Bengal

News 18  

Incessant rainfall in North Bengal has caused landslides at various places disrupting traffic movement on key roads even as the low-pressure system that developed over the Gangetic Basin in the southern part of West Bengal moved to Bihar. The Met department has said that heavy rainfall is very likely to continue in West Bengal till Thursday morning. The weatherman warned …

Video | Dehradun-Rishikesh bridge collapses, road caves in as heavy rainfall lashes Uttarakhand
3 years, 3 months ago

Video | Dehradun-Rishikesh bridge collapses, road caves in as heavy rainfall lashes Uttarakhand

India Today  

The Dehradun-Rishikesh bridge collapsed near Rani Pokhari village as heavy rains continued to lash parts of Uttarakhand on Friday. #WATCH| Uttarakhand: Maldevta-Sahastradhara Link Road caved in and merged with a river following incessant rainfall in Dehradun. pic.twitter.com/v91A82UaN5 — ANI August 27, 2021 The Uttarakhand Police have urged people to avoid travelling to the area till the weather becomes normal. Moreover, …

Relentless rainfall triggers more landslides in Bengal's Kalimpong, Darjeeling
3 years, 4 months ago

Relentless rainfall triggers more landslides in Bengal's Kalimpong, Darjeeling

India Today  

Incessant heavy rains continued to wreak havoc in West Bengal’s Kalimpong and Darjeeling on Saturday, triggering landslides at multiple locations, blocking off roads and destroying property. In Kalimpong, a landslide occurred near Mahakal Dara under the Homes Gram Panchayat area and washed away three houses. On Friday, one person died and eight others went missing after a labour camp in …

Himachal Pradesh rains: Chandigarh-Manali highway blocked after landslide, traffic diverted via Kataula-Kullu route
3 years, 5 months ago

Himachal Pradesh rains: Chandigarh-Manali highway blocked after landslide, traffic diverted via Kataula-Kullu route

India Today  

The Chandigarh-Manali National Highway has been blocked after a landslide triggered by heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi, leading to traffic jam. Flash floods after heavy rain swept away buildings and cars at tourist spots in Himachal Pradesh while bad weather also led to the closure of the airport in Dharamshala. #WATCH Around 10 shops damaged as Manjhi River rages …

Uttarakhand On Flood Alert As Rivers Swell Due To Heavy Rain
3 years, 6 months ago

Uttarakhand On Flood Alert As Rivers Swell Due To Heavy Rain

News 18  

The onset of the monsoon in Uttarakhand has led to heavy rains in Pithoragarh, Chamoli as well as Rishikesh. The National Highway broke down in the Ghat area near Pithoragarh on Friday due to the rains. Meanwhile, the Kumaon district of Almora has also suffered due to the heavy rains. Traffic on many routes like Ghat-Pithoragarh, Dharchula Lipulekh, Kota Malone, …

Uttarakhand highways blocked due to landslide; heavy rains cause disruption in state
3 years, 6 months ago

Uttarakhand highways blocked due to landslide; heavy rains cause disruption in state

India Today  

Several highways in Uttarakhand have reportedly been blocked due to landslides as heavy rain batters the hill state. Badrinath National Highway was blocked on Friday due to a landslide in the Gulabkoti and Kaudia areas of Chamoli, whereas the Rishikesh-Srinagar highway was temporarily closed near Uttarakhand's Tehri-Garhwal on Saturday, as per reports. Meanwhile, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Bageshwar and Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand …

Incessant rains lash Uttarakhand; 3 of family killed in cloudburst
3 years, 7 months ago

Incessant rains lash Uttarakhand; 3 of family killed in cloudburst

India Today  

Three of a family were killed following a cloudburst in Uttarakhand’s Chakrata on Thursday as incessant rains for over 24 hours caused by the remnants of Cyclone Tauktae triggered a slew of landslides in hill areas, blocking several national highways. Rubble of landslips containing rocks and boulders has blocked the Badrinath National Highway at Lambagad and Radag bend near Badrinath …

Sikkim, north Bengal affected as landslides damage NH-10 following heavy rain
4 years, 3 months ago

Sikkim, north Bengal affected as landslides damage NH-10 following heavy rain

Hindustan Times  

Road link between Sikkim and neighbouring West Bengal has been affected, as landslides triggered by incessant rainfall since Monday have caused massive damage to National Highway -10 at several locations. Officials said vehicles operating between Sikkim and Siliguri and Kalimpong and Siliguri are taking a detour because of damage to NH-10 that had to be stalled because a portion of …

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