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Choked drains: Karachi faces monsoon flood threat

July 23, 2026, 03:14 PM - 4 min read

Environmental expert and Climate Action Centre Director Yasir Hussain said Karachi's annual drain-cleaning campaign has become a temporary exercise that fails to address the structural causes of urban flooding.

Monsoon havoc in Pakistan, 12 killed

July 21, 2026, 03:05 PM - 3 min read

At least 12 people, including five children, have lost their lives and 18 others were injured in a series of rain-related incidents caused by heavy monsoon showers and flash floods across Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Floodwaters and rain-triggered landslides have cut off roads and damaged bridges across Arunachal Pradesh, affecting nearly one lakh people and disrupting connectivity in several districts.

Seven dead, nearly 1 lakh hit as Arunachal flood crisis deepens

July 13, 2026, 03:34 PM - 3 min read

Fresh floods and landslides have battered Arunachal Pradesh, affecting over 97,000 people, washing away bridges, blocking key roads and causing widespread damage.

Floodwaters and landslides damaged bridges and roads in Arunachal Pradesh's Nari-Koyu area, leaving several villages isolated as rescue teams and officials assessed the destruction.

Floods, landslides isolate villages in Arunachal

July 3, 2026, 05:12 PM - 3 min read

Floods, cloudbursts and landslides have damaged bridges, blocked roads and left several villages in Arunachal Pradesh's Nari-Koyu area isolated.

Flood-affected villagers are moved to a safer place after heavy rains at Baldakhal village on the outskirts of Agartala, Sunday, June 1, 2025.

Tripura govt begins flood-prevention project in Agartala

March 14, 2026, 05:03 PM - 3 min read

Tripura has launched canal cleaning and embankment construction along the Howrah River to protect Agartala from monsoon flooding and improve drainage capacity.

The torrential rains and floods have forced people to leave their homes. Representational image.

Torrential rains, floods kill over 100 across southern Africa

January 17, 2026, 04:21 PM - 5 min read

Torrential rains and severe flooding across southern Africa have killed more than 100 people, with Mozambique worst hit, as authorities warn of further rain and escalating humanitarian risks.

Floods across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia have killed 1,400 people.

Asian floods: Toll rises to 1,400

December 3, 2025, 05:38 PM - 3 min read

In Sri Lanka, the flooding is expected to have significant repercussions on the economy, which has only recently stabilised after an unprecedented economic crisis.

With this release, the cumulative disbursement under PM-KISAN to the three states has crossed ₹13,626 crore since the launch of the scheme

Govt releases ₹540-cr for 27 lakh farmers in flood-hit states

September 26, 2025, 05:27 PM - 2 min read

The government released funds over ₹540 crore under the PM-KISAN scheme to farmers in flood-hit states of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Uttarakhand

Punjab faced its worst flood in over three decades, but that has little to do with how the damage could be minimised substantially.

Flood defence: India needs a Dutch lesson

September 14, 2025, 12:47 PM - 9 min read

Every flood season and every flood-prone country has lessons galore for India—extreme rains can wreak havoc if met with weak infrastructure, compromised embankments, floodplain encroachments, obstruction of natural drainage and failure to desilt the rivers.

Yamuna water level recedes, community groups pitch for 'aid'

September 8, 2025, 08:19 PM - 2 min read

Even as the Yamuna River's water level in Delhi has receded from its danger mark after several days of concern, but problems persist as many low-lying areas remain submerged and thousands of people have been displaced, highlighting a continued flood threat despite the receding waters.

BSF personnel patrolling along the India-Pakistan international border fence on a boat.

Floods damage 110 km of int'l border fencing in Punjab, Jammu

September 4, 2025, 03:54 PM - 3 min read

Floods have torn through Punjab and Jammu, damaging 110 km of border fence and 90 BSF posts, forcing emergency measures to secure India’s frontier with Pakistan.

Residents commute through flooded streets in Guwahati while NDRF personnel distribute relief by boat in inundated areas, following torrential rain and flash floods across Assam and Meghalaya (R) on Saturday.

Flash floods, landslides kill 30 as monsoon hits NE India

June 1, 2025, 08:37 AM - 4 min read

Torrential monsoon rains over two days have triggered devastating floods and landslides across the Northeast, leaving at least 30 dead in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya. Authorities have issued red alerts and are rushing relief to affected districts as more rain is forecast.