Articles for Villages Hit

Three killed in road accident in Puducherry
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Three killed in road accident in Puducherry

The Hindu  

Rash and triple-riding proved fatal for three persons after their two-wheeler hit the rear side of a parked truck near Thuthipet on Sedarapet-Pathukannu road on Wednesday night. All three were residents of bordering villages in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu, the police said. The police said preliminary reports suggested the rider of the motorbike lost control of the vehicle and …

PostNL to scrap late collection times, villages hit hardest
2 months, 2 weeks ago

PostNL to scrap late collection times, villages hit hardest

Dutch News  

Struggling Dutch postal service PostNL will stop collecting mail posted after 5pm from next month in an effort to save “millions” in staff costs, the company has said. The Dutch are sending an average of six cards or letters a year,” mail division director Maurice Unck told the AD. Unck said the 2500 late collection post boxes are within 1 …

Post Villages Hit
Female boat masters prove a hit on mother lake in Cambodia
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Female boat masters prove a hit on mother lake in Cambodia

China Daily  

A woman boat master rows at Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia, in 2019. Provided to China Daily More than a thousand women who paddle tourist boats on the Tonle Sap Lake are attracting the attention of both domestic and international visitors. The women masters of the tourist boats, usually middle-aged, hail from the three villages of the Kampong Phluk commune in …

Boat Tourist Lake Boats Cambodia Tonle Sap Lake Kampong Phluk
At least 19 killed after landslides hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island
11 months, 1 week ago

At least 19 killed after landslides hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island

Hindustan Times  

At least 19 people have been found dead and two more are missing after a landslide in central Indonesia, local authorities said on Sunday. Floods and landslides killed at least 26 people on Indonesia's Sumatra island last month The dead and two survivors were evacuated from two landslide-hit villages in Tana Toraja regency, South Sulawesi province on Saturday evening, said …

Indonesia Landslide Sumatra Malia
At least 19 dead and 7 missing as landslide and flash floods hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island
1 year ago

At least 19 dead and 7 missing as landslide and flash floods hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island

Associated Press  

PADANG, Indonesia — Torrential rains have triggered flash floods and a landslide on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at least 19 people and leaving seven others missing, officials said Sunday. Tons of mud, rocks and uprooted trees rolled down a mountain late Friday, reaching a river that burst its banks and tore through mountainside villages in Pesisir Selatan district of West …

Indonesia Flash Floods Sumatra Pesisir Selatan Yusrizal
Documentary on poverty alleviation to hit cinemas
1 year, 11 months ago

Documentary on poverty alleviation to hit cinemas

China Daily  

A scene from Rooting. Documentary film Rooting is due to hit cinemas nationwide on April 20, highlighting the stories of villagers in Yunnan province's Shawa village and presenting the village's changes over four years as it accomplishes poverty alleviation. "I want to express with the film the determination and effort the Chinese government pours into assisting the poorest areas of …

Poverty Film China Poverty Alleviation Yunnan Chai Hit Cinemas
1,430 hectare of crops hit by flooding; island villages along Godavari worst hit
8 years, 8 months ago

1,430 hectare of crops hit by flooding; island villages along Godavari worst hit

Deccan Chronicle  

Rajahmundry: As the water level in Godavari river is receding gradually, horticulture enumerators are visiting the island villages to assess the extent of crop damage across Godavari districts on Thursday. Based on the preliminary report in East Godavari, several horticulture crops suffered damage due to inundation of fields in island villages in about 1,430 hectares area located in 10 mandals …

Water Damage Hectares Water Level Godavari Hectare Crop Damage
'Laila' may hit A.P. coast on Thursday
14 years, 10 months ago

'Laila' may hit A.P. coast on Thursday

The Hindu  

Several places in Andhra Pradesh began experiencing heavy rainfall in the wake of the severe cyclonic storm, named as 'Laila', that lay in the Bay of Bengal, about 180 km off the Chennai coast on Wednesday morning. Met Department officials said the cyclonic storm was moving in a North-Westerly direction towards Andhra Pradesh and was likely to cross the coast …

Coast District Nellore Several Places