Chennai floods: Check these things first to make motor insurance claims if your car gets swept away or damaged

Chennai floods: Check these things first to make motor insurance claims if your car gets swept away or damaged

The heavy rainfall caused by Cyclone Michaung has resulted in widespread water logging across Chennai. Social media platforms are flooded with videos showing cars being carried away by floodwaters. In certain areas, the water accumulation has reached a level where cars and auto rickshaws are entirely submerged and swept away in flood. Narayan Rao, Head … Read more

Losses from extreme events over 31 years were $3.8 trillion | Data

Losses from extreme events over 31 years were $3.8 trillion | Data

Homes are surrounded by floodwaters in Sohbat Pur city, a district of Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province | Photo Credit: Zahid Hussain Disaster events are not only becoming more frequent and severe but their impact is also expected to worsen. The year 2023 brought an end to the warmest decade on record, marked by unprecedented extreme … Read more

Tackling Bengaluru’s flash floods with Sponge City systems, underground storage tanks

Tackling Bengaluru’s flash floods with Sponge City systems, underground storage tanks

Year after year, flash floods have played havoc with Bengalureans, particularly those in and around low-lying pockets. Erratic rains fuelled by climate change concerns give them no time to prepare, as a month’s rainfall pours down in a few hours. The frequency of these high-intensity events has increased dramatically, demanding urgent but smart solutions. So … Read more

Fourteen dead in floods in northeastern China

Fourteen dead in floods in northeastern China

Fourteen people were reported to have died over the weekend in the Chinese city of Shulan due to flooding caused by Typhoon Doksuri. Northeastern China, Beijing and Hebei province have seen heavy rainfall and floods since the typhoon made landfall in southern Fujian province two weeks ago. The deaths in Shulan, in northeastern Jilin province, … Read more

Watch | What caused Yamuna’s devastating floods?

Watch | What caused Yamuna’s devastating floods?

Watch | What caused Yamuna’s devastating floods? 2023 marked one of the worst floods in Delhi’s history. The Yamuna River, which flows through the heart of the city, swelled to unprecedented levels, submerging low-lying areas and affecting thousands of people.  The water levels in Yamuna started rising on July 9th when Delhi saw the highest 24-hour … Read more

19 of Punjab’s 23 districts reeling under floods; Akali Dal demands special session of Assembly

19 of Punjab’s 23 districts reeling under floods; Akali Dal demands special session of Assembly

With 19 of the 23 districts in Punjab continuing to reel under floodwater, the Opposition parties have upped the ante against the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the State. Former Union Minister and senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Tuesday asked Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to immediately call a special … Read more

Cyclone Mocha floods homes, cuts communications in western Myanmar, at least 700 injured

Cyclone Mocha floods homes, cuts communications in western Myanmar, at least 700 injured

A man holds a child as he moves to the nearest cyclone shelter at Shah Porir Dwip during the landfall of cyclone Mocha in Teknaf, Bangladesh, | Photo Credit: Reuters Rescuers early on May 15 evacuated about 1,000 people trapped by seawater 3.6 meters (12 feet) deep along western Myanmar’s coast after a powerful cyclone … Read more

Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes off New Zealand coast

Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes off New Zealand coast

Men clear debris by hand on a flooded road in Te Awanga, southeast of Auckland, New Zealand, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck New Zealand near Wellington on Wednesday at a depth of 48 km (30 miles), government seismic monitor Geonet said. Approximate epicentre | Source: Geonet The earthquake’s epicentre … Read more

Review of preparations for mock drill on floods

Review of preparations for mock drill on floods

As part of the mock drill being organised across the State on floods, a meeting was held to review the preparations in Ernakulam district. Collector Renu Raj presided over the meeting, said a communication here. The meeting of officials was held after the collector participated in a review by the National Disaster Management Authority. The … Read more

Eight drown in flash floods during Durga Puja immersion at Jalpaiguri in West Bengal

Eight drown in flash floods during Durga Puja immersion at Jalpaiguri in West Bengal

About 30-40 persons who were stuck in the middle of a river were rescued by the district administration About 30-40 persons who were stuck in the middle of a river were rescued by the district administration Eight persons died in a flash flood during immersion of Durga Puja idols at Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal … Read more