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The rains inundated low-lying areas and threw traffic out of gear. According to the India Meteorological Department, IMD, the Ayanagar weather station in the city recorded 99.2 millimetres of rainfall, the maximum in the city, during the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 this morning. Vehicles moved bumper to bumper during …

The maximum number are in the hilly district of Wayanad, where nearly 3800 persons are accommodated in 69 relief camps. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said water level in the Mullaperiyar dam is fast rising as it’s catchment areas are receiving copious rains. The state government has requested Tamil Nadu to …

Incessant heavy rains and strong winds battered Mumbai and adjoining areas on Wednesday. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray regarding the situation prevailing in Mumbai and surrounding areas due to heavy rainfall,” the PMO tweeted. PM Modi assured Thackeray all possible support, it said. 

Bagre Dam is located on the White Volta river that begins in Burkina Faso and which converges with the Black Volta downstream and feeds into Lake Volta in southern Ghana. The authorities open the dam’s spillways during annual rains, but the excess volumes of water regularly flood communities along the …

In Rajasthan’s Baran torrential rains led to severe water-logging problems. Baran is receiving heavy rainfall for the past two days leading to rise in water-level in all the rivers. Most of the small localities have been submerged in the water. All the dams and reservoirs are overflowing with water. An alert …

MET department has issued a heavy rains alert for many districts of state including Gwalior, Mandsaur, Agar,  Rajgarh, Neemuch,Murena and Guna as heavy showers will continue for the next 24 hours. Meanwhile, rain-related incidents claimed ten lives in Bhopal district, four people were killed in Mandsaur district and two others …

The Delhi Secretariat also witnessed water logging as a result of the heavy rains which poured down in the city. Traffic slowed down to a crawl due to water logging. The heavy rains came as a respite to the people of Delhi-NCR after a day of scorching heat. The weather …

People of Mumbai and its neighbouring areas have heaved a sigh of relief as rainfall has stopped after four days. Life is slowly coming on its track as road transport, Rail and Air services have resumed. However, Mumbai’s meteorological department has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall for the entire …

The authorities had on Friday issued a flood alert in south Kashmir. Saturday they issued a flood alert for low-lying areas of the central Kashmir, including the summer capital here, and asked the people to be alert and prepared for evacuation. The schools across the valley were closed for in view …

The Southwest Monsoon finally picked up bringing heavy showers that have left the city rattled. Heavy rains lashed the metropolis and Thane causing water-logging at several places and slowing the movement of suburban trains.In Mumbai, a huge part of a compound caved-in at Antop Hill area in Wadala. Around 15 …

The Mumbai metropolis received heavy rainfall following the onset of the southwest monsoon, leading to a slight delay in the running of suburban trains. The Met office declared the onset of the monsoon over Mumbai, the adjoining Thane-Konkan areas, Ahmednagar, Parbhani and other parts of Maharashtra. Flight and local train services …

The Mumbai metropolis received heavy rainfall following the onset of the southwest monsoon, leading to a slight delay in the running of suburban trains. The Met office declared the onset of the monsoon over Mumbai, the adjoining Thane-Konkan areas, Ahmednagar, Parbhani and other parts of Maharashtra. Flight and local train services …

In Coastal Karnataka, normal life was thrown out of gear after Cyclone in Arabian Sea caused torrential rain and gusty wind on Tuesday, claiming one life in Mangalore city. In the impact of rain, which was accompanied by gusty wind and lightning, many trees were uprooted, houses were submerged and …