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3 weeks ago

500 people marooned in Marakkanam sans food, power for three days

VILLUPURAM: A part of East Coast Road on the border area of Chengalpattu-Villupuram districts was submerged in water on Sunday. TNIE visited the area and learnt that around 500 people, including women and children, were marooned in Kaippani Colony of Marakkanam block in Villupuram district. Residents, most of them salt pan workers, rued that they had no power supply for …

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Blood-red liquid floods Hyderabad streets, sparks panic among residents

Hindustan Times

Residents of Venkatadri Nagar, an area near the Jeedimetla Industrial Estate in Hyderabad, were left horrified after the streets were flooded with red water. A liquid that looked like blood flooded Hyderabad streets. This suggests that the chemical wastage was likely dumped directly onto the streets," a water board official from the Quthbullapur division told the outlet. Similar incidents Last …

Hyderabad Residents Reportedly Caused

1 month, 1 week ago

Broken water connections leave 700 TNUHDB families in ‘shock’ in Coimbatore

New Indian Express

COIMBATORE: Over 700 families reside in the run-down Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board apartment in Ammankulam near Puliyakulam. The burning issue plaguing the residents now is the risk of electric shock from wet walls owing to the seepage from broken rooftop water connections. “Houses on the top floors resemble dilapidated, abandoned structures due to the dampness and water seepage,” …

Water Residents 700 Tnuhdb

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Asheville: It took us 19 days to get water. We had to get creative to flush our toilets.

Slate

When a friend showed up at my door with 3 gallons of water, I nearly cried with relief. Groups like Flush AVL and the Flush Brigade provided large plastic totes full of clearly labeled non-potable flushing water to neighborhoods across the city. Asheville City Water Resources Department public information officer Clay Chandler explained the calculation to me in an email: …

Climate Change Water Storm Hurricane Safe Drinking Helene

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Spanish residents appeal for help, 3 days after historic floods left at least 158 dead

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Residents in communities like Paiporta, …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

City Under Siege: Bengaluru Battles Unprecedented Floods

The Hindu

Bengaluru faces widespread flooding aftermath of heavy rains. The city has been hit hard by the torrential downpour, with water entering buses, submerged cars, and boats navigating the roads for rescue operations. The situation has caused significant damage to property and infrastructure, with several areas being completely inundated. The Deputy Chief Minister has visited affected areas and announced compensation measures …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Drowned by hurricane, remote North Carolina towns now struggle for water

Raw Story

Nicole Crane, exhausted, tearful and unwashed after a week of searching for a neighbor swept away by the raging waters of Hurricane Helene, dreams of taking a shower. But she and the other 100,000 residents of the US town of Asheville, North Carolina are without fresh drinking water, forced to rely on bottled water -- or in some cases on …

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3 months ago

Vellayambalam-Thycaud residents reel under acute water shortage

New Indian Express

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: For the past one month, the families of a residential flat near Althara Temple have been spending a hefty sum of around Rs 4,500 every day to purchase two tankers of water to meet their daily needs. There are many elderly citizens and children in the apartment complex and they have been facing water supply disruption for the past …

Supply Water Kwa

3 months ago

Residents of a Czech town face hard recovery after massive flooding

The Independent

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Czech Bohumin Kublova Hard Recovery

3 months ago

Entire Polish city of 44,000 asked to evacuate as Storm Boris floods wreak havoc

The Independent

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

New estates have been built to ease Adelaide's housing crisis but residents are now facing a sewage problem

ABC

Imagine purchasing your new home only for there to be minimal water infrastructure and for your sewage to be stored in a pit. "We've really in Adelaide hit the absolute ends of the supply of both sewerage and water infrastructure," Mr Champion told 7.30. "Over the next four years, we're putting in place $1.5 billion worth of infrastructure … and …

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4 months ago

Western Alaska Yup’ik village floods as river rises from a series of storms

Associated Press

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Storm-battered residents in the western Alaska village of Napakiak were preparing for the third storm in a week Tuesday, days after a minister had to use a front loader to free people from flooded homes. Napakiak, a Yup’ik village of about 350 residents in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, was flooded Sunday after heavy rains swelled the Kuskokwim River. …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Plantings promote fight against desertification

China Daily

Editor's note: As protection of the planet's flora, fauna and resources becomes increasingly important, China Daily is publishing a series of stories to illustrate the country's commitment to safeguarding the natural world. A third-generation ranger at the Babusha forest farm, Guo's primary daily task is to take care of the vegetation on the 300-square-kilometer desert. Located at the southern edge …

Water Farm Desert Guo Babusha Gulang

4 months, 2 weeks ago

5,000 moved to safety in Kollidam, steps assured to address flooding

New Indian Express

MAYILADUTHURAI/TIRUCHY: Inspecting villages in Kollidam block of the district which was inundated following heavy flow in Kollidam river over the past few days, Environment Minister Siva V Meyyanathan on Sunday assured the residents of measures soon to address the recurrent flooding. Pointing to plans by the agriculture and farmers’ welfare department to assess the damage to banana, cotton and vegetable …

Cusecs Kollidam Water Residents

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha: Baripada residents under flood threat as incessant rain raises water levels in rivers

New Indian Express

Residents criticised the district administration, minor irrigation wing, and municipal authorities for their negligence in taking preventive measures to ensure the free flow of water in the three rivers. Reports indicate that during 2016-17, the minor irrigation wing incurred a revenue loss of Rs 15.98 crore allegedly due to substandard construction of guard walls along the rivers. The residents alleged …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Long-unpaid bills lead to some water service cutoffs in Mississippi’s capital city

Associated Press

— Water service is being shut off at some apartment complexes in Mississippi’s capital city because of long-unpaid bills, the company that runs the Jackson water system said Wednesday. JXN Water said in a statement that it has made “major strides in improving the consistency and reliability” of water flowing to customers in the city of about 144,000 residents. “We …

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6 months, 1 week ago

SC questions Delhi government on tanker mafia amid water crisis, says 'what measures have you taken?'

India TV News

The Supreme Court strongly criticised the Delhi government for the ongoing issues related to the tanker mafia and water wastage in the city on Wednesday. Delhi government's response Advocate Shadan Farasat, representing the Delhi government, responded that actions, including massive disconnections of water supplies, are being taken to prevent excess water wastage. Next steps The Supreme Court has directed the …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

The struggle for clean water in Vijayawada

The Hindu

On the evening of May 27, Padma received an anxious call from her son in Hyderabad. According to the official numbers, about 50 people, a majority of whom belong to the economically weaker sections and cannot afford mineral water or purifiers, had been affected by diarrhoea in the city’s Boyapati Madhavarao street between May 21 and June 2. In Payakapuram, …

City Hospital Diarrhoea Officials Residents Area Contamination

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Five-day workshop on water and air quality for residents and communities

The Hindu

According to the “2023: World Air Quality Report”, India is the third most polluted nation globally and Delhi the most polluted capital city. Though Bengaluru stands nowhere close to the topmost polluted cities, increasing temperature, irregular rains, growing population and infrastructure are leading to a slow change in the water and air quality of the garden city. As residents and …

Quality Water Air Workshop Communities

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Thames Water warns hundreds of people in Surrey not to drink tap water

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hundreds of Surrey residents have been warned not to drink …

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6 months, 4 weeks ago

Dharmapuri residents demand improved drainage along Adhiyamankottai-Rayakottai highway

New Indian Express

DHARMAPURI: Residents of Palacode in Dharmapuri district are upset over waterlogging along the under-construction Adhiyamankottai-Rayakottai stretch of National Highway 844. Soil erosion on the sides of the highway exposes the poor drainage system along the highway, they said. Residents stated that the highway has several underpasses and during the recent rain, most of the underpasses had severe water stagnation lasting …

Highway Palacode Dharmapuri

8 months, 1 week ago

Udhagamandalam Municipality begins restoration of wells to supply drinking water

The Hindu

Udhagamandalam Municipality has undertaken the restoration of 23 wells across its limits to help provide drinking water to residents, as an impending water crisis looms in the district, including the district headquarters of Udhagamandalam. The municipality stated that 11.86 megalitres per day of water was being supplied from the major water sources of Parsons Valley and other water sources within …

Water Drinking Water Udhagamandalam Municipality

8 months, 1 week ago

Water pouring out of crack in rural Utah dam puts nearby town at risk

LA Times

Workers hurriedly tried to shore up a rural Utah dam after a 60-foot crack sent water pouring into a creek and endangering the 1,800 residents of a downstream town. State and local leaders don’t think the Panguitch Lake Dam is in imminent danger of breaking open but have told residents to be prepared to evacuate if conditions worsen. “I can’t …

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9 months ago

Collector holds meeting to discuss water scarcity issues in the Nilgiris

The Hindu

Nilgiris District Collector M. Aruna held a meeting recently with officials from civic bodies from across the district to discuss contingency measures required to ensure regular supply of drinking water to local residents during the summer. Residents facing water scarcity issues have been asked to submit their complaints and assured that their grievances would be looked into. Officials have also …

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500 people marooned in Marakkanam sans food, power for three days

Blood-red liquid floods Hyderabad streets, sparks panic among residents

Broken water connections leave 700 TNUHDB families in ‘shock’ in Coimbatore

Asheville: It took us 19 days to get water. We had to get creative to flush our toilets.

Spanish residents appeal for help, 3 days after historic floods left at least 158 dead

City Under Siege: Bengaluru Battles Unprecedented Floods

Drowned by hurricane, remote North Carolina towns now struggle for water

Vellayambalam-Thycaud residents reel under acute water shortage

Residents of a Czech town face hard recovery after massive flooding

Entire Polish city of 44,000 asked to evacuate as Storm Boris floods wreak havoc

New estates have been built to ease Adelaide's housing crisis but residents are now facing a sewage problem

Western Alaska Yup’ik village floods as river rises from a series of storms

Plantings promote fight against desertification

5,000 moved to safety in Kollidam, steps assured to address flooding

Odisha: Baripada residents under flood threat as incessant rain raises water levels in rivers

Long-unpaid bills lead to some water service cutoffs in Mississippi’s capital city

SC questions Delhi government on tanker mafia amid water crisis, says 'what measures have you taken?'

The struggle for clean water in Vijayawada

Five-day workshop on water and air quality for residents and communities

Thames Water warns hundreds of people in Surrey not to drink tap water

Dharmapuri residents demand improved drainage along Adhiyamankottai-Rayakottai highway

Udhagamandalam Municipality begins restoration of wells to supply drinking water

Water pouring out of crack in rural Utah dam puts nearby town at risk

Collector holds meeting to discuss water scarcity issues in the Nilgiris