The evacuation of stranded tourists from Lachung in north Sikkim began today, marking a major breakthrough after days of relentless rain, landslides, and road blockages that had cut off the picturesque tourist destination.
Torrential monsoon rains wreaked havoc across Kerala on Friday, triggering landslides, flooding, widespread power outages, and disruption of daily life.
Authorities have issued an urgent travel advisory for North Sikkim following relentless rainfall and massive landslides that have severely disrupted road connectivity and triggered flood-like conditions across the region.
He said a pilot project has been initiated to cultivate Vetiver grass, known for its deep and dense root system that stabilizes soil and prevents erosion.
The Kerala High Court on Friday upheld the state government's decision to acquire a portion of land possessed by Harrisons Malayalam Limited and Elstone Tea Estate Limited for the construction of a township to rehabilitate survivors of the Chooralmala and Mundakkai landslides in Wayanad.
Five bodies have been recovered, and seven others are missing after flash floods and landslides destroyed hundreds of houses and infrastructure in Indonesia's West Java province
Landslides in Indonesia's North Sumatra province have claimed at least seven lives, with more than seven others reported missing, according to top rescuers and officials.
The devastating series of floods, landslides and inundations has pushed the death toll to 112 in Nepal so far in the last 24 hours, as per data received from the Armed Police Force (APF) and the Nepal Police on Sunday.
At least six people were killed, and many dwellings were damaged in several rain-triggered landslides in Bangladesh's southeastern Cox's Bazar district, a senior official said Friday.
Search operations continued in the landslides-hit areas of the Wayanad district in Kerala on the sixth day on Sunday with more force and equipment.
