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Sri Lanka closed schools on Monday as heavy rain triggered floods and mudslides in many parts of the island nation, leaving at least 10 people dead and six others missing, officials said. The ...
Between May and June 2024, heavy monsoon rains in Sri Lanka would lead to flash floods, mudslides, and falling trees across the western and southern parts of the island. [1] The floods killed at least 16 people and affected 20 out of the country's 25 districts, with some areas reporting over 400 mm (16 in) of rain.
In India, a total of 2,038 people were killed, 1,584 others were injured and 101 others were left missing due to flooding-related incidents between 1 April and 17 August. During this period, there were 518 deaths in Bihar , 330 more in Himachal Pradesh , 165 in Gujarat , 138 in Madhya Pradesh , 107 deaths each in Karnataka and Maharashtra , 90 ...
The annual southwest monsoon rains started from May 19 and caused severe damages throughout the nation with heavy rainfall causing flash floods. The flooding severely affected Sri Lanka's Sabaragamuwa Province, Central Province, Northern Province, Southern Province and Western Province leaving 13 dead, 23 missing and about 125, 954 have been ...
From June to July, floods in Maharashtra killed 105 people. [22] From June to August, floods have also affected the northwest of the country, killing at least 40 and leaving 13 others missing in the Indian state of Uttarakhand while 276 others died in Himachal Pradesh. [23] [24] Floods have also affected the state of Odisha, killing six. [25]
India — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged Sri Lanka to provide assistance in dealing with the disaster which caused by cyclone Roanu. [87] On 20 May the Indian Navy ships INS Sunayna and INS Sutlej arrived in Colombo with relief material. [88] [89] A flight from India arrived at BIA on 21 May carrying humanitarian aid. [90]
Air force helicopters rescued scores of stranded tourists Monday in India's Himalayan northeast after a 6-year-old hydroelectric dam cracked open last week in intense rain, flooding a valley with ...
Indian rescue teams are finding it difficult to reach flood-hit areas in the north-eastern state of Sikkim where more than 140 people are missing because the region is still experiencing bouts of ...