Four members of a family were killed after the roof of a house collapsed during heavy rain accompanied by strong winds in Moratagi village of Alamel taluk in Karnataka’s Vijayapura district, officials stated on Friday.
Heavy summer rains accompanied by strong winds and thunderstorms lashed parts of North Kerala on Saturday evening, leaving one person dead and causing widespread damage.
The Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai (RMC), said that the well-marked low-pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into a depression and is moving west-northwestwards at a speed of approximately 18 kmph.
Each year, rivers overflow, embankments give way, homes collapse, and families lose what little they possess. Relief is announced, compensation lists are drawn up, and life moves on. What remains largely unquestioned is whether this relentless repetition reflects natural inevitability or a deeper policy failure.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heavy rain alert for southern Tamil Nadu, forecasting intense showers over the next 24 hours in the districts of Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, and Tenkasi.
Incessant heavy rainfall over the past 24 hours led to severe waterlogging and flood-like conditions, affecting the traffic movement.
A low-pressure system that developed over the Bay of Bengal has intensified and is expected to bring widespread rainfall to eastern India over the weekend, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Friday.
Major thoroughfares were waterlogged, traffic came to a standstill on partially submerged roads, and several areas faced power cuts.
Heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms drenched large parts of Kolkata and its suburbs on Saturday, inundating several roads and raising concerns ahead of Durga Puja celebrations.
Karachi's fragile infrastructure has once again collapsed under the weight of seasonal rains, leaving residents questioning both the scale of the damage and the government's lack of response.
