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HP Flood Affected Areas District Rivers Kangra Beas Hamirpur Beas Mandi Satluj Several parts of Himachal Pradesh have been severely lashed by heavy rains. More than 25 people have lost their lives due to floods and landslides in the state. The worst affected areas include Chamba, Solan, Shimla, Mandi, Una and Hamirpur. The rescue efforts have been initiated in the affected areas and relief camps have been set up for the displaced. WBMA190814 Related Information: Over 100 Bihar Villages Flooded Areas Affected by Flood in Bihar Areas Affected by Flood in Uttar Pradesh

Bihar Flood Affected Areas District River Gopalganj Gandak Paschim Champaran Burhi Gandak, Gandak Sitamarhi Baghmati Madhubani Karcha Supaul Koshi Koshi Koshi Khagaria Ghugri Darbhanga Karcha Madhepura Ghugri Widespread rainfall in Bihar has caused havoc in the state in the last few days. As per media reports, the natural calamity has adversely affected the lives of over seven lakh people in 13 districts.  The teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been deployed in the flood-hit areas. WBMA190814 Related Information: Over 100 Bihar Villages Flooded Areas Affected by Flood in Uttar Pradesh Areas Affected by Flood in Himachal ....Read More →

UP Flood Affected Areas District River Lakhimpuri Kheri Sharda, Gomti Sitapur Sharda, Gomti Bara Banki Gomti Gonda Ghagra Faizabad Gomti Balrampur Rapti Azamgarh Ghagra Sravasti Rapti Bahraich Ghagra Siddharth Nagar Rapti Lakhs of people have been displaced, while hundreds are missing after heavy rainfall in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The death toll has risen to 49, as per media reports. The main flood affected areas include the districts of Barabanki and Balrampur, as the two rivers flowing through the region, namely the Ghagra River and the Rapti River are flowing above the red mark due to heavy rainfall. WBMA190814 Related Information: Over 100 Bihar Villages ....Read More →

  Flood situation grim in Bihar Bihar these days is facing the flood fury brought about by heavy rains and landslide in Nepal with thousands of people in the districts such as Darbhanga, West Champaran and Nalanda districts getting severely affected. According to official figures, around 45,000 people have been affected by flood in Darbhanga district alone. Rescue operations have been launched and teams from India’s National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in the affected areas but they are facing a ....Read More →

  Landslide in Ambegaon: Pune As Per 11 AM, August 1, 2014 Over 30 Killed in Pune Landslide The massive landslide in Malin village in Ambegaon on Wednesday destroyed more than 40 houses and claimed over 30 lives. Though the rescue operations are being hindered by rains, the team is making the best efforts to clear the piles of mud and stones and extricate the buried. As per media reports, over 120 people are still feared trapped under the debris. WBMA010814 ------------- As per media reports, due ....Read More →

  21 dead in bus accident: Himachal Pradesh In a bus accident near Shimla in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, 21 passengers have been killed. As per media reports, a bus of the state roadways, which was heading towards Savera Khad in Sunni, fell into a deep gorge near Kadhar Ghat in Basantpur. The wounded were taken to the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital in Shimla. WBMA300714

School Bus Collides With Train, 12 Children Dead: Telangana Early in the morning on Thursday, a school bus of the Kakatiya School collided with a train in the district of Medak, Telangana. The collision took place at an unmanned railway crossing in a village named Masaipet. As per media reports, 12 children and the driver of the bus have died in the collision. Seven children have been severely injured; the officials have implied that the death toll may rise. WBMA240714

  A massive fire broke out in a high-rise commercial building in Andheri, Mumbai. No casualties were reported and everyone was timely evacuated from the 22-storey building. As per media reports, a chopper was sent to rescue the firefighters who were stuck on the roof of the building. According to media reports, the fire broke out on the top floors, which caused panic among the people working in the offices in the building. The high-rise is reported to have offices of ....Read More →

India Rainfall Map In a country like India, where over half of the population is dependent on agriculture for their livelihood, rainfall holds special significance. The Indian Monsoon, also termed as the South West Summer Monsoon, falls between the months of June and September. The rainfall pattern observed in India is a result of an annual wind-driven weather practice causing more than three-fourth of annual rainfall. The southern part of India receives a greater amount of precipitation as compared to the ....Read More →

Following a gas leak in a pipeline belonging to Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL), an explosion caused immense fire today at 5:30 in the morning near an oil refinery complex at Nagaram in East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. As per media reports, the accident has claimed 15 lives, while 10 have been critically wounded. The fire has been extinguished and the rescue operations are underway. WBMA270614