The Shimla Mayor said the construction owner has accepted responsibility for the affected slope and has been directed to build a retaining wall, while officials continue to assess vulnerable homes amid heavy monsoon rain.
Authorities have restored traffic on the Pune-Mumbai Connecting Link Road after clearing debris from a rain-triggered landslide, while train cancellations, route diversions and fresh weather alerts continue as heavy showers affect several parts of Maharashtra.
Heavy rain-triggered landslides disrupted rail and road connectivity between Mumbai and Pune, forcing train cancellations, route diversions and the closure of major highways as authorities launched restoration work.
The Sikkim government is closely monitoring the aftermath of a major landslide that struck near Bhaley Dhunga in Yangang at around 1 a.m. on Wednesday following continuous heavy rainfall in the region.
Four people were killed and three others injured after a landslide triggered the collapse of a protection wall at Niti Vihar here on Monday evening.
In the wake of the devastating landslide in north Sikkim, the Indian Army and state agencies are leading large-scale search and evacuation operations under extreme weather and high-altitude challenges.
Relentless monsoon rains have plunged large parts of Northeast India into chaos, triggering landslides, flash floods, and severe infrastructure collapse.
Hundreds of men, women and children travellers are stranded at different places on the highway.
The recent election victory of General Brice Oligui Nguema in Gabon marks a dramatic, though not entirely surprising, pivot in the nation’s political narrative.
Photographs of residents of Wayanad in July-August 2024 lining up to cheer members of the Army’s rescue team as it withdrew after successfully completing its daunting rescue task post landslides dominated social media and news networks.
