Due to signs of rain in Chennai, there has been increased speculation around the highly-anticipated Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 Final between KKR and SRH on May 26 facing a delay or a washout. Significant rain has caused the pitches at the venue for the final in the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium to get covered … Read more
Several houses were damaged while roads were flooded and traffic disrupted in some parts of the district as heavy rain and strong winds continued to lash Kollam. Many roads in Kollam city remained waterlogged even though the downpour was intermittent on Thursday. While rain-related incidents were reported from Pathanapuram, Pooyapalli, Karunagapally, Chavara, Pattazhy and Kunnathur, … Read more
The rain in Dakshina Kannada district of coastal Karnataka began around 2 a.m. The rain was accompanied by loud thunder and lightning. The rain was a welcome relief from the intense heat of this summer. However, the humidity has gone up and people are sweating even more. | Photo Credit: Dhiraj Shetty Dakshina Kannada district … Read more
Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management K.K.S.S.R. Ramachandran on Saturday said instructions had been issued to Collectors to take precautionary measures in the wake of forecast of heavy rain in the southern districts on January 1 and 2. In a statement, he said that in the last 24 hours, till 8.30 a.m. on December 30, … Read more
I live in Chennai. My ground floor house is flooded, damaging my electrical equipment. Will my fridge, TV, Jewellery and other equipment be covered by home insurance? Reply by Tarun Mathur, Chief Business Officer, General Insurance, Policybazaar.com Natural disasters are increasingly wreaking havoc across various regions of the country. Events like cyclones, earthquakes, and floods, … Read more
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People cross the submerged bridge across Pichaikaran Pallam Canal in Erode in Tamil Nadu on November 22, 2023 | Photo Credit: M. Govarthan With heavy rain lashing various parts of Erode district early on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, rain water inundated over 120 houses in the city and residents moved to safer places here. Both Pichaikaran Pallam Canal and Perumpallam Canal carried … Read more
New Delhi: In an unusual trend, demand for work under the government’s flagship rural job scheme grew at a fast pace in the monsoon season this fiscal year while remaining subdued in the key summer months when such demand typically stays elevated, according to the official data. This suggests erratic seasonal rains this year have … Read more
Heavy rains from a typhoon kept southern China drenched for the seventh day as slow-moving storm clouds drifted from Guangdong on the coast to Guangxi, flooding low-lying areas, blocking roads and trapping residents. In the rural county of Bobai in Guangxi region, rescuers on assault boats have scrambled to pull people to safety since Sunday … Read more
Nothing prepares me for the cheery sight that awaits me in one part of Varapuzha. It is just after 9.30am on a muggy day; I hear the murmur of women before I see them. Lakshmi Murali emerges from behind a gap in a compound wall and calls me over. All I see is a plot … Read more
Beas river in full spate due to torrential rains, in Mandi on August 14, 2023 | Photo Credit: ANI The heavy rain that wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand is likely to continue into Tuesday before reducing by the end of the day, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on August 14. At least … Read more