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How A Madhya Pradesh Dam Destroyed Fertile Land It Was Meant To Irrigate
A dam in Madhya Pradesh captured nationwide attention two years ago when it was breached even before it was completed.
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Sikkim Back To Normalcy After Road Connectivity Restored
Nearly a month after the glacial lake outburst and the dam breach at Chungthang on October 4 in North Sikkim that devastated the state with bridges, homes and roads being washed away by floodwaters.
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21 Himachal Dams To face Legal Action For Breaching Security Norms
The Himachal Pradesh government has found that 21 out of the 23 dams in the state have violated safety norms, and said it will take action against their managements.
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Fresh Rain Causes Landslides In Uttarakhand, Ganga Breaches Danger Mark
Rains lashed many places in Uttarakhand on Sunday, triggering landslides that blocked several roads, even as Ganga crossed the danger mark in Devprayag and warning level in Haridwar due to heavy release of water from the dam on the Alaknanda river.
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41 Dead In Russia-Controlled Areas Of Ukraine After Dam Breach
The death count from flooding sparked by a breach of a huge Ukrainian dam has risen to 41 in areas under Russian control, an official said Wednesday.
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Russia Still Blocking Aid To Areas In Ukraine Impacted By Dam Breach: UN
The United Nations accused Russia on Sunday of continuing to block humanitarian aid deliveries to Moscow-controlled areas in eastern Ukraine that have been impacted by the recent Kakhovka dam rupture.
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"Ready For A Home": Ukraine's Flood-Rescue Pets Find New Families
More than a hundred cats and dogs have made their way to this shelter in an exhibition centre pavilion after being rescued by volunteers in the Kherson region, where the Kakhovka dam breach caused massive floods last week.
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Assam's Lakhimpur Flooded Due To Heavy Rain, Dam Breach
Heavy rain led to a flash flood in Dhemaji and Lakhimpur districts of Assam on Wednesday.
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Ukraine Dam Breach Sparks Alarming Food Security Concerns: UN's Griffiths
The United Nations on Tuesday said the breach of the huge Soviet-era dam on the Dnipro river in Ukraine will have a huge impact on global food security, lead to a rise in food prices and could cause drinking water problems for hundreds of thousands.
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Concerning Water Levels At Ukraine's Nuclear Plant: UN Watchdog
The U.N. atomic watchdog said on Sunday that it needs wider access around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to check "a significant discrepancy" in water level data at the breached Kakhovka dam used for cooling the plant's reactors.
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"Save My Animal": Rescuers Race To Save Pets After Ukraine Dam Collapse
Rescue workers are scrambling to save thousands of animals trapped by floodwaters in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson following the destruction of the vast Kakhovka dam some 60 km upstream.
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Mines Damaged In Ukraine Dam Disaster Can Pose Danger For Decades: Report
Mines uprooted and dispersed by floodwaters surging downstream from the breached Kakhovka dam across swathes of southern Ukraine could pose a grave danger to civilians for decades to come, the Red Cross said.
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Volodymyr Zelensky "Shocked" At UN Inaction Over Dam Collapse: Report
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed shock at what he said was the failure of the United Nations and the Red Cross to help after the destruction of the massive Kakhovka dam as his prime minister called for aid from international agencies.
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Flooding Due To Dam Breach Extends Over 600 Square Kilometres: Ukraine
"The average level of flooding is 600 square kilometres of the Kherson region are under water, of which 32 percent is the right bank and 68 percent is the left bank," Kherson region governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on social media.
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Ukraine Satelite Pics Show Devastation Caused By Floods After Dam Collapse
Ukraine Dam Collapse: The breach of a dam on the Dnipro River, a major strategic waterway in Ukraine, could lead to an environmental disaster for civilians in the region.
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How A Madhya Pradesh Dam Destroyed Fertile Land It Was Meant To Irrigate
A dam in Madhya Pradesh captured nationwide attention two years ago when it was breached even before it was completed.
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Sikkim Back To Normalcy After Road Connectivity Restored
Nearly a month after the glacial lake outburst and the dam breach at Chungthang on October 4 in North Sikkim that devastated the state with bridges, homes and roads being washed away by floodwaters.
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21 Himachal Dams To face Legal Action For Breaching Security Norms
The Himachal Pradesh government has found that 21 out of the 23 dams in the state have violated safety norms, and said it will take action against their managements.
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Fresh Rain Causes Landslides In Uttarakhand, Ganga Breaches Danger Mark
Rains lashed many places in Uttarakhand on Sunday, triggering landslides that blocked several roads, even as Ganga crossed the danger mark in Devprayag and warning level in Haridwar due to heavy release of water from the dam on the Alaknanda river.
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41 Dead In Russia-Controlled Areas Of Ukraine After Dam Breach
The death count from flooding sparked by a breach of a huge Ukrainian dam has risen to 41 in areas under Russian control, an official said Wednesday.
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Russia Still Blocking Aid To Areas In Ukraine Impacted By Dam Breach: UN
The United Nations accused Russia on Sunday of continuing to block humanitarian aid deliveries to Moscow-controlled areas in eastern Ukraine that have been impacted by the recent Kakhovka dam rupture.
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"Ready For A Home": Ukraine's Flood-Rescue Pets Find New Families
More than a hundred cats and dogs have made their way to this shelter in an exhibition centre pavilion after being rescued by volunteers in the Kherson region, where the Kakhovka dam breach caused massive floods last week.
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Assam's Lakhimpur Flooded Due To Heavy Rain, Dam Breach
Heavy rain led to a flash flood in Dhemaji and Lakhimpur districts of Assam on Wednesday.
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Ukraine Dam Breach Sparks Alarming Food Security Concerns: UN's Griffiths
The United Nations on Tuesday said the breach of the huge Soviet-era dam on the Dnipro river in Ukraine will have a huge impact on global food security, lead to a rise in food prices and could cause drinking water problems for hundreds of thousands.
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Concerning Water Levels At Ukraine's Nuclear Plant: UN Watchdog
The U.N. atomic watchdog said on Sunday that it needs wider access around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to check "a significant discrepancy" in water level data at the breached Kakhovka dam used for cooling the plant's reactors.
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"Save My Animal": Rescuers Race To Save Pets After Ukraine Dam Collapse
Rescue workers are scrambling to save thousands of animals trapped by floodwaters in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson following the destruction of the vast Kakhovka dam some 60 km upstream.
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Mines Damaged In Ukraine Dam Disaster Can Pose Danger For Decades: Report
Mines uprooted and dispersed by floodwaters surging downstream from the breached Kakhovka dam across swathes of southern Ukraine could pose a grave danger to civilians for decades to come, the Red Cross said.
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Volodymyr Zelensky "Shocked" At UN Inaction Over Dam Collapse: Report
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed shock at what he said was the failure of the United Nations and the Red Cross to help after the destruction of the massive Kakhovka dam as his prime minister called for aid from international agencies.
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Flooding Due To Dam Breach Extends Over 600 Square Kilometres: Ukraine
"The average level of flooding is 600 square kilometres of the Kherson region are under water, of which 32 percent is the right bank and 68 percent is the left bank," Kherson region governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on social media.
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Ukraine Satelite Pics Show Devastation Caused By Floods After Dam Collapse
Ukraine Dam Collapse: The breach of a dam on the Dnipro River, a major strategic waterway in Ukraine, could lead to an environmental disaster for civilians in the region.
