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From Torrential Rain To Scorching Heatwave: India's Extreme Weather Events
More than 50 people were killed after landslides swept through tea estates and homes in Kerala state on July 30. Heavy rains caused floods in capital New Delhi. Several rivers swelled up in Assam after seasonal monsoon rains.
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As Northeast Faces Floods, Daring Rescue Ops By Air Force, Assam Rifles
In the wake of severe flooding in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, two major operations have successfully saved lives. In Assam alone, over 6.5 lakh people are reeling from severe flooding across 19 districts.
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40 Killed In Landslides, Flash Floods Across Northeast After Cyclone Remal
At least 40 people have died and over two lakh have been affected across the northeast after flash floods, heavy rains, and landslides triggered by Cyclone Remal over the last four days.
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Northeastern States Cut Off From Rest Of India As Rain Floods Train Tracks
Several northeastern states, including Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram, and Assam, remained cut off from rest of country by rail as railway tracks were waterlogged and damaged after landslides triggered by incessant rain in the aftermath of Cyclone Remal.
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Fishermen To Soldiers, Everyone Joins Hands For Rescue Ops In Flood-Hit Manipur
When fishermen in Manipur's Thanga island village in the northeast's largest freshwater lake Loktak heard about flooding in the valley areas, they quickly hauled out their row boats from the lake and loaded them on the back of a truck.
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Sikkim Lake That Flooded Was Set For Early Warning System: Report
Scientists and government authorities were working on an early warning system for glacial floods at a Himalayan lake in northeast India when it broke its banks this week with deadly consequences.
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Thousands In The Lurch As Yamuna Water Enters Ghaziabad Industrial Area
Hundreds of factories have shut down and thousands of people were left stranded as water from the overflowing Yamuna river entered Tronica City in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad. The area is an industrial sector close to northeast Delhi.
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Not Just The North, Heavy Rain Is Causing Floods In Parts Of East, Northeast
Intense rain has caused landslides and floods in several areas of Assam, Sikkim and north Bengal, even as authorities have stepped up rescue and relief operations.
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3 Boys Drown In Delhi Floodwaters, Were Trying To Swim
The victims, a 10-year-old and two 13-year-olds, dived into floodwaters in a ditch at a metro construction site in Northeast Delhi's Mukundpur area for a bath around 4:30 pm, after which they drowned.
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Assam, Parts Of Northeast Witness High Temperature
After battling massive floods and landslides following heavy rain this monsoon, Northeast India is experiencing high temperatures this week.
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At Flooded Cancer Hospital In Assam, Chemotherapy Given On Road
Whenever the rain relents, staff at a waterlogged cancer hospital in northeast India seize the chance to administer chemotherapy to patients on the road outside, creating a pitiful image of the misery caused by the region's worst floods in years.
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Tales Of Desperation In Assam Districts Worst Hit By Floods
A major rail line joining northeast to the east of the country has now become a shelter home to people who have fled floods in the lower Assam region.
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42 Dead As Floods Hit 32 Assam Districts, Meghalaya Loses Highways Link
The flood situation in the Northeast looks grim with Assam and Meghalaya emerging as the worst-hit. At least 42 people have died and nearly 40 lakh have been affected in both the states.
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Northeast Braces For More Rain And Floods, 3 Killed In Assam
Massive landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall since the past two days have affected thousands of people in Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Assam. Four people have died in the region, including three in Assam where over two lakh people are marooned in 11 districts.
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Officials Under Scanner As Cash Floods Northeast Banks Before Polls
The regional office of the Income Tax Department on Wednesday revealed that large amounts of currency had been deposited in banks in the weeks leading up to the elections, giving rise to suspicions of a possible cash-for-votes scandal.
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From Torrential Rain To Scorching Heatwave: India's Extreme Weather Events
More than 50 people were killed after landslides swept through tea estates and homes in Kerala state on July 30. Heavy rains caused floods in capital New Delhi. Several rivers swelled up in Assam after seasonal monsoon rains.
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As Northeast Faces Floods, Daring Rescue Ops By Air Force, Assam Rifles
In the wake of severe flooding in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, two major operations have successfully saved lives. In Assam alone, over 6.5 lakh people are reeling from severe flooding across 19 districts.
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40 Killed In Landslides, Flash Floods Across Northeast After Cyclone Remal
At least 40 people have died and over two lakh have been affected across the northeast after flash floods, heavy rains, and landslides triggered by Cyclone Remal over the last four days.
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Northeastern States Cut Off From Rest Of India As Rain Floods Train Tracks
Several northeastern states, including Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram, and Assam, remained cut off from rest of country by rail as railway tracks were waterlogged and damaged after landslides triggered by incessant rain in the aftermath of Cyclone Remal.
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Fishermen To Soldiers, Everyone Joins Hands For Rescue Ops In Flood-Hit Manipur
When fishermen in Manipur's Thanga island village in the northeast's largest freshwater lake Loktak heard about flooding in the valley areas, they quickly hauled out their row boats from the lake and loaded them on the back of a truck.
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Sikkim Lake That Flooded Was Set For Early Warning System: Report
Scientists and government authorities were working on an early warning system for glacial floods at a Himalayan lake in northeast India when it broke its banks this week with deadly consequences.
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Thousands In The Lurch As Yamuna Water Enters Ghaziabad Industrial Area
Hundreds of factories have shut down and thousands of people were left stranded as water from the overflowing Yamuna river entered Tronica City in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad. The area is an industrial sector close to northeast Delhi.
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Not Just The North, Heavy Rain Is Causing Floods In Parts Of East, Northeast
Intense rain has caused landslides and floods in several areas of Assam, Sikkim and north Bengal, even as authorities have stepped up rescue and relief operations.
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3 Boys Drown In Delhi Floodwaters, Were Trying To Swim
The victims, a 10-year-old and two 13-year-olds, dived into floodwaters in a ditch at a metro construction site in Northeast Delhi's Mukundpur area for a bath around 4:30 pm, after which they drowned.
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Assam, Parts Of Northeast Witness High Temperature
After battling massive floods and landslides following heavy rain this monsoon, Northeast India is experiencing high temperatures this week.
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At Flooded Cancer Hospital In Assam, Chemotherapy Given On Road
Whenever the rain relents, staff at a waterlogged cancer hospital in northeast India seize the chance to administer chemotherapy to patients on the road outside, creating a pitiful image of the misery caused by the region's worst floods in years.
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Tales Of Desperation In Assam Districts Worst Hit By Floods
A major rail line joining northeast to the east of the country has now become a shelter home to people who have fled floods in the lower Assam region.
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42 Dead As Floods Hit 32 Assam Districts, Meghalaya Loses Highways Link
The flood situation in the Northeast looks grim with Assam and Meghalaya emerging as the worst-hit. At least 42 people have died and nearly 40 lakh have been affected in both the states.
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Northeast Braces For More Rain And Floods, 3 Killed In Assam
Massive landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall since the past two days have affected thousands of people in Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Assam. Four people have died in the region, including three in Assam where over two lakh people are marooned in 11 districts.
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Officials Under Scanner As Cash Floods Northeast Banks Before Polls
The regional office of the Income Tax Department on Wednesday revealed that large amounts of currency had been deposited in banks in the weeks leading up to the elections, giving rise to suspicions of a possible cash-for-votes scandal.
