Flood-like situation in parts of state
Tunga dam reaches full reservoir level A flood-like situation prevails in some parts of the state as rains continued on Thursday. Heavy showers continued to lash most parts of Belagavi district for
Natural Disasters
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8 killed, 10 hurt in Doda flash floods
Midnight catastrophe Eight houses, five shops damaged | Bodies retrieved during rescue ops Eight people were killed and at least a dozen were injured in flash floods at Thathri town of Doda district
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Magnitude 5.8 quake hits on Japan's Honshu: PTWC
An earthquake with an initial magnitude of 5.8 hit northeast of Tokyo on Japan's main island of Honshu on Thursday, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) reported. The quake was measured at a depth
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Asia faces disaster from soaring temperatures if climate change unchecked- scientists
Climate change will bring soaring temperatures, more intense storms, erratic rainfall, plummeting crop yields and a collapse of coral reefs to Asia Pacific unless countries fully implement their commitments
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Meteorological analysis of flash floods in Artvin (NE Turkey) on 24 August 2015
<p>This paper investigated the meteorological role of an extraordinary rain event over Artvin. Although alert messages were prepared by the Turkish State Meteorological Service on August 23 at 09:00 UTC,
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Drought shadow looms over deep south
In 2016, south interior Karnataka recorded 22 per cent deficit rainfall during the southwest monsoon season (June-September). Reservoir levels in the Cauvery basin have fallen lower with back-to-back monsoon
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Flood-like situation in Vidarbha region due to incessant rain
The incessant rain created a flood-like situation in some villages in Vidarbha, while places such as Bramhapuri (208 mm) and Chandrapur (96 mm) were reported among the wettest in the country. For yet
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Flood water in Vamsadhara, Nagavali recedes; 800 acres of paddy fields hit
SRIKAKULAM: The flood water in Vamsadhara and Nagavali rivers, which were in spate, began receding on Tuesday. The outflows from the Thotapalli Barrage on Nagavali River which was around 1 lakh cusecs
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Rain surge likely this week, floods feared
Heavy rain is expected in Odisha and neighbouring areas, raising the possibility of floods, as a depression was set to hit the state on Tuesday night. It's likely to move west through central India over
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IMD predicts heavy rainfall for central, northwest India
As the Monsoon reached in active phase in most parts of the country, heavy to very heavy rainfall has increased the chances of floods even in central and northwest India over next 10 days. Though the northeast