Torrential downpours have been hammering the southern State of Louisiana in US. The floods have already claimed 11 lives, affected 40,000 homes and left many injured. So much so that a state of emergency had to be declared.   Long before the floods are forgotten the following humane  episode however , may be... Read More

On Monday afternoon of August 1, around 5 pm. the meteorological agency issued an erroneous emergency earthquake alert to railway companies & app operators in Japan.  An official at railway said that all of its main line trains stopped in response to the alert. The social media users were in a state of panic after... Read More

  Typhoon Nida has swept across Southern China, with the city of Guangzhou issuing its first-ever red storm alert and Hong Kong braced for severe flooding. Typhoon Nida hit Hong Kong on 2nd August Tuesday during the morning rush hours with high winds and torrential rain, forcing most of the financial hubs, schools, businesses and... Read More

The  time is 11.30 p.m., place Mahad in Raigad district —- 170 kms. from Mumbai.Seven garage workers,  happen to be near the river Savitri, on the old Mumbai-Goa bridge. of the British era.   They hear a thunderous sound of something crashing, and see three to four vehicles plunging into the swollen river.   Armed... Read More

Heavy rains that lashed Assam state over last 7-8 days have inundated flood waters in the 28 of 34 of the state’s districts affecting 16,68,865 people and forcing 1,12,856 people to take refuge in 472 relief camps as per ASDMA news. This year’s floods in Assam have been the worst since 2004. The Chief Executive... Read More

    Like in Assam , the flood situation in Bihar is equally grim. 26 people have died here in flood related incidents. Nine army columns have been deployed for flood relief in Assam and Bihar. It has managed to rescue 2000+ people. Ten districts worst hit in Bihar are Purnia, Kishanganj, Araria, Darbhanga, Madhepur,... Read More

Nashik, situated  on the river Godavari, experienced  massive flooding  as the city received 231 mm. of rainfall 95mm more than the average in the month of August. This sudden onslaught of rains has left district administration and residents  in jitters. Unabated downpour which became intensive in the last 48 hours caused water logging in areas... Read More

” Quite grim ! ” says the Home Minister while on an aerial survey of Nagaon, Morigaon and Kaziranga the worst hit areas of the State of Assam.   In the last 72 hours, 19 people have died ; 18 lakhs have been displaced and 3,374 villages devasted by the deluge.   Nine rivers—- Brahmaputra... Read More