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Faridabad Underpass Drowning: Driver Ignored Warning, Barricades, Claim Cops
The driver of a car that got stuck in the flooded Old Faridabad Railway underpass leading to the death of its two occupants had disregarded the barricades put up to prevent people from going to the inundated area, a police official has claimed.
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Kim Jong Un Executes 30 Officials For Failing To Prevent Deaths During Floods: Report
In July, severe rainfall triggered landslides and flooding in North Korea, affecting over 4,000 homes and leaving 15,000 residents displaced.
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Assam Rifles Op Jal Raahat 2: Over 500 Rescued, Riverbanks Reinforced In Imphal Valley
The Assam Rifles has launched Operation Jal Raahat II to prevent rising water level from breaching the riverbanks and prevent flooding in residential areas in Imphal East and Imphal West districts.
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Tamil Actor Slams Chennai Mayor As City Gets Flooded Amid Cyclone Michaung: ''I Wonder...''
South actor and producer Vishal took to his X handle to question to Mayor of Chennai about the stormwater drain project which was supposed to prevent flooding.
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Google Maps Shares New Features to Protect Against Fake Content, Harmful Reviews
While Google Maps is usually a reliable way to check up information on places like restaurants, cinemas, ATM locations and other establishments, it is not immune to fake reviews and misleading content. In a bid to make Maps more robust, Google has now shared three new ways it prevents policy-violating content from being submitted.
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Delhi G20 Summit: Special Dewatering Trucks To Be Used To Prevent Any Waterlogging
To avert any waterlogging or flooding situation during the G20 Summit, the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) will deploy four heavy-duty Mobile Dewatering Trucks, Raj Niwas officials said on Monday.
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Fridge, Cupboard Found In Nullah As Heavy Rain Leaves Mumbai Waterlogged
As Mumbai received its first heavy rainfall with the onset of monsoon, it led to waterlogging at various places, even as Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said the new system developed to prevent flooding in the city was functioning well.
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Tackling Fires, Floods And Landslides: Amit Shah Announces 3 Big Schemes
Union Home Minister Amit Shah today announced three major schemes worth over Rs 8,000 crore that will cover the modernisation of fire brigade services in all states, flood mitigation in seven major cities and prevention of landslides in 17 states.
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Drainage System At Delhi Airport To Be Upgraded To Prevent Flooding
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is going to start work on upgrading and enhancing the drainage system that will prevent incidents of flooding of runways and terminals at the IGI Airport and nearby areas in Dwarka.
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Elon Musk Receives Pleas to Remove Bans on Accounts Soon After Twitter Takeover
Mere hours after Elon Musk kicked off a new era at Twitter, the billionaire owner was deluged with pleas and demands from banned account holders and world leaders. The flood of requests underscore the challenge the CEO of electric car maker Tesla faces, balancing a promise to restore free speech while preventing the platform from descending into ...
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"They're In A State Of Fear": CEOs Are Worried About Quiet Quitting
As news of the trend flooded the internet, human resources companies, consultants, law firms and even artificial intelligence startups have jumped in to offer advice on how to prevent and combat quiet quitting.
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Pakistan Struggles To Avert Danger As Floods Rise, Death Count Crosses 1,300
Pakistani authorities are struggling to prevent the country's biggest lake bursting its banks and inundating nearby towns after unprecedented flooding, while the disaster management agency on Monday raised its count of flood deaths by another 24.
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Odisha Steps Up Efforts To Check Waterborne Diseases In Flood-Hit Areas
The Odisha government has deployed medical teams in the districts, which have been flooded by incessant rain, to take measures to prevent waterborne diseases like diarrhoea, an official said on Saturday.
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Viral Tweets Explain Importance Of Mangroves In Protecting Land From Natural Disaster
Mangroves help prevent flooding and work as a wall of defence, especially in coastal areas.
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A Ukrainian Village Feared Russian Occupation. A Flood Saved It
The intentional flooding of a small village north of Kyiv that created a quagmire and submerged cellars and fields, but prevented a Russian attack on the capital, was worth all the sacrifice, residents said.
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Faridabad Underpass Drowning: Driver Ignored Warning, Barricades, Claim Cops
The driver of a car that got stuck in the flooded Old Faridabad Railway underpass leading to the death of its two occupants had disregarded the barricades put up to prevent people from going to the inundated area, a police official has claimed.
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Kim Jong Un Executes 30 Officials For Failing To Prevent Deaths During Floods: Report
In July, severe rainfall triggered landslides and flooding in North Korea, affecting over 4,000 homes and leaving 15,000 residents displaced.
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Assam Rifles Op Jal Raahat 2: Over 500 Rescued, Riverbanks Reinforced In Imphal Valley
The Assam Rifles has launched Operation Jal Raahat II to prevent rising water level from breaching the riverbanks and prevent flooding in residential areas in Imphal East and Imphal West districts.
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Tamil Actor Slams Chennai Mayor As City Gets Flooded Amid Cyclone Michaung: ''I Wonder...''
South actor and producer Vishal took to his X handle to question to Mayor of Chennai about the stormwater drain project which was supposed to prevent flooding.
-
Google Maps Shares New Features to Protect Against Fake Content, Harmful Reviews
While Google Maps is usually a reliable way to check up information on places like restaurants, cinemas, ATM locations and other establishments, it is not immune to fake reviews and misleading content. In a bid to make Maps more robust, Google has now shared three new ways it prevents policy-violating content from being submitted.
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Delhi G20 Summit: Special Dewatering Trucks To Be Used To Prevent Any Waterlogging
To avert any waterlogging or flooding situation during the G20 Summit, the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) will deploy four heavy-duty Mobile Dewatering Trucks, Raj Niwas officials said on Monday.
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Fridge, Cupboard Found In Nullah As Heavy Rain Leaves Mumbai Waterlogged
As Mumbai received its first heavy rainfall with the onset of monsoon, it led to waterlogging at various places, even as Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said the new system developed to prevent flooding in the city was functioning well.
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Tackling Fires, Floods And Landslides: Amit Shah Announces 3 Big Schemes
Union Home Minister Amit Shah today announced three major schemes worth over Rs 8,000 crore that will cover the modernisation of fire brigade services in all states, flood mitigation in seven major cities and prevention of landslides in 17 states.
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Drainage System At Delhi Airport To Be Upgraded To Prevent Flooding
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is going to start work on upgrading and enhancing the drainage system that will prevent incidents of flooding of runways and terminals at the IGI Airport and nearby areas in Dwarka.
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Elon Musk Receives Pleas to Remove Bans on Accounts Soon After Twitter Takeover
Mere hours after Elon Musk kicked off a new era at Twitter, the billionaire owner was deluged with pleas and demands from banned account holders and world leaders. The flood of requests underscore the challenge the CEO of electric car maker Tesla faces, balancing a promise to restore free speech while preventing the platform from descending into ...
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"They're In A State Of Fear": CEOs Are Worried About Quiet Quitting
As news of the trend flooded the internet, human resources companies, consultants, law firms and even artificial intelligence startups have jumped in to offer advice on how to prevent and combat quiet quitting.
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Pakistan Struggles To Avert Danger As Floods Rise, Death Count Crosses 1,300
Pakistani authorities are struggling to prevent the country's biggest lake bursting its banks and inundating nearby towns after unprecedented flooding, while the disaster management agency on Monday raised its count of flood deaths by another 24.
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Odisha Steps Up Efforts To Check Waterborne Diseases In Flood-Hit Areas
The Odisha government has deployed medical teams in the districts, which have been flooded by incessant rain, to take measures to prevent waterborne diseases like diarrhoea, an official said on Saturday.
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Viral Tweets Explain Importance Of Mangroves In Protecting Land From Natural Disaster
Mangroves help prevent flooding and work as a wall of defence, especially in coastal areas.
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A Ukrainian Village Feared Russian Occupation. A Flood Saved It
The intentional flooding of a small village north of Kyiv that created a quagmire and submerged cellars and fields, but prevented a Russian attack on the capital, was worth all the sacrifice, residents said.
