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FLOOD MANAGEMENT
To guard Rotterdam from the sea, the Netherlands built two swinging steel arms, each 210 meters long, among the largest moving structures on Earth, closing against storm surgesThe Maeslant Barrier protects Rotterdam from North Sea surges. This massive structure exemplifies Dutch water management expertise and fore...
- Odisha government orders evacuation as over 1 lakh people hit by floods
Odisha launched a massive evacuation drive for over one lakh flood-affected people. Rescue and relief operations are underway in four north...
Assam flood toll rises to 75, Himanta unveils Rs 9 lakh relief packageAssam floods have tragically claimed seventy-five lives, with seven new fatalities reported recently. Seven districts remain severely affec...
New York weather today: Mayor Zohran Mamdani urges residents to prepare, check travel advisoryNew York City and the Northeast face a flood watch from a powerful storm. Heavy rainfall is expected, potentially causing life-threatening ...
New York weather today: NYC could get soaked by more than 4 inches of rain as ‘unusually powerful’ summer storm puts New York on flash flood alertNew York City weather: New York City and the Lower Hudson Valley are expected to get heavy rainfall on Tuesday, with the National Weather S...
Pakistan monsoon death toll tops 100 in a month as more heavy rain forecastPakistan's monsoon death toll has climbed to 109 since June 26, with heavy rains and flash floods causing widespread destruction, particula...
Pakistan monsoon death toll tops 100 in a month as more heavy rain forecastPakistan's National Disaster Management Authority said 109 people have died nationwide since June 26. Many of the deaths were caused by col...
Assam flood toll rises to 68 as state shifts focus to relief, rehabilitationAssam's flood death toll has reached sixty-eight as waters recede. Relief and rehabilitation operations are now the state government's prim...
Assam flood situation improves marginally with over 6.5 lakh affected; deaths toll at 66Assam's flood situation saw a slight improvement on Saturday. Nearly 6.55 lakh people remain affected across six districts. Four deaths wer...
Relief distribution underway in Palghar for flood victims; Rs 32 lakh disbursed to kin of deceasedAccording to an official release, surveys were conducted, disaster management, agriculture, animal husbandry, public works, and electricity...
In 1948, America built Mud Mountain Dam for flood control; decades later, a $112 million facility was designed to carry 1.2 million fish around it annuallyThe Mud Mountain Dam serves as a crucial flood prevention structure, shielding communities downstream from severe weather. Yet, its constru...
Assam Floods: Death toll rises to 61, 14 deaths in last 24 hoursAssam's flood death toll has reached sixty-one after fourteen more people perished. Over seven lakh people are affected across twelve distr...
Mumbai-Ahmedabad flooding dominates BRICS meetRecent urban flooding in Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Surat featured in discussions at the BRICS Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction in...
Assam flood situation: 47 dead, 40 missing, 7.21 lakh people affectedAssam's flood situation remains critical with 47 deaths and over 7.21 lakh people affected. Many rivers continue to rise due to incessant r...
Assam chief secretary orders faster relief, restoration as floods worsenAssam's Chief Secretary has ordered officials to speed up flood relief and restoration work. Ten people died in floods affecting over six l...
Assam floods leave 35 dead, over 100 missing; toll may rise, says CM Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam's chief minister reported thirty-five flood deaths and over one hundred missing people. He expressed apprehension that the casualty f...
Toll in Assam floods rises to 11; over 3.10 lakh affected as major rivers in spateOne more death was reported in Assam floods, bringing the total to eleven. Over 3.10 lakh people remain affected across eleven districts in...
Assam floods submerge Nazira tea estates, over 57,000 people affectedUnprecedented floods have severely impacted tea estates in Nazira Sub-Division, Sivasagar District. Incessant rainfall in Nagaland caused r...
One dead, over 57,000 affected as Assam flood situation deterioratesAssam's flood situation has worsened, with one death and over 57,000 people affected. The state government requested Army and Air Force sta...
Assam floods: Over 37,000 affected in 6 districtsAssam floods have affected over thirty-seven thousand people across six districts. One flood-related death has been reported in the Sonitpu...