In a statement, the CPI(M) Polit Bureau said the devastating floods in the city were not merely the result of heavy rains but also of “systemic negligence and the deliberate erosion of public infrastructure” by the state government.
This forecast was available earlier than ever before – up to four weeks ahead of the rain.
Unrelenting rains in both hilly and plain areas have plunged large parts of Uttar Pradesh into crisis, with floods engulfing more than 700 villages across 22 districts.
The Army and the Air Force were on high alert to help the NDRF and SDRF rescuers in relief and rescue operations.
Kolkata is bracing for days of stormy weather as a deep depression that intensified over the Bay of Bengal made landfall near Odisha’s Gopalpur on Tuesday, triggering heavy rains, gusty winds, and warnings of rough seas.
The weather department on Monday issued a yellow alert for fog for the next three consecutive days as the national capital continues to shiver under cold with a minimum temperature of 9.6 degrees Celsius.
The recent rains and snowfalls in the hills have resulted in a huge influx of tourists to celebrate New Year at renowned hill stations of the Uttarakhand.
Cyclone Dana in Hooghly district, accompanied by incessant rains, has made a remarkable impact. Arambagh sub-division, which lies adjacent to Midnapore has been badly affected.
The death toll from the week-long heavy rains and floods in western Yemen has risen to 45, Yemen's state TV reported Friday, citing a statement from the Yemen Red Crescent Society.
With incessant rains continuing to batter different districts raising the spectre of widespread flooding, a concerned state government today talked tough to the chairman of the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) over its alleged unilateral practice of releasing water from the upstream dams without informing the state government.
