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Relentless rains submerge Australian towns for second time in a month

Heavy rains deluged Australia's east coast on Wednesday, submerging roads and bridges, while tens of thousands fled their homes for the second time within weeks

Australia's New South Wales issues fresh flood warnings, evacuation orders

Just as flood waters from record rainfall in Australia's eastern states began to recede, a return of extreme weather has renewed warnings for recovering residents.

Study finds human actions speed up climate-driven floods, droughts

A new study has found that streams altered by human activity are at a higher risk of flooding.The research was published in the journal Nature Sustainability.The study from the University of Waterloo analyzed the seasonal flow patterns of 2,272 streams in Canada and the U.S. and found that human-managed streams - those impacted by developments like dams, canals, or heavy urbanization - had significantly different flow patterns compared to streams in natural watersheds.Greater flow increases in managed watersheds indicate more severe flooding -- possibly as a result of the increased paved surfaces in urban regions. Flow dampening on the other hand can lead to water shortages and a loss in biodiversity in managed streams.The study used natural watersheds untouched by human activity to measure the impact of climate change on streamflow. Using them as a baseline, the researchers then compared flow in managed streams within a radius of 115 kilometres to measure the impact of human ...

Death toll from heavy flooding in Malaysia climbs to 41; 8 still missing

The death toll from heavy seasonal floods in Malaysia has risen to 41, with eight people still missing, the police said on Friday.It was previously reported that 27 people were killed in the floods. At present, there are 26 men, 13 women and two children killed in the floods."Of the 41 deaths, 25 were reported in Selangor, 15 in Pahang and one man in Kelantan," Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said, as quoted by The Star newspaper.The Malaysian Meteorological Department forecasts heavy rains and thunder storms in the coastal states of Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan on Saturday.Flooding is common in Malaysia during the rainy season, but it turned disastrous after torrential rains hit the country's east on December 17 and continued until December 19. The heavy rains stopped on Monday and the flood waters began to recede, buy they are still up to 5 feet high in many regions of the country.

Central team starts assessing damage in flood-affected areas of Tamil Nadu

The central team, which has arrived in Chennai, has split into two and commenced spot assessment of the damage incurred in the recent rains in Tamil Nadu

Main rail, road routes cut off in Andhra Pradesh as Penna river overflows

The main rail and road routes in Andhra Pradesh, connecting the south and east, remained cut off as the Penna river in spate caused heavy destruction

Dam management faces heat as flood death toll rises to 35 in Kerala

Dam management was considered as a major reason for the 2018 floods in the state that led to a loss of around Rs 50,000 crore and claimed around 483 lives

Flood alert for people in Chennai's suburbs as reservoirs nears capacity

The WRD, sounding initial alert, asked the Tiruvallur District administration to take steps to house people living in low lying areas to safe locations and alert residents

Maharashtra: Water reaches 'alert' mark in Godavari river amid heavy rains

The water level in Godavari river has reached the "alert" mark amid heavy rainfall in the Marathwada region, and the phenomenon has occurred after nearly 15 years

PM Modi dials Mamata, assures help to mitigate flood situation in Bengal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi telephoned West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday and took stock of the flood situation in the state, a senior official of the state government said. The prime minister assured Banerjee of all central assistance to mitigate the flood situation, he said. The chief minister, who was visiting flood-hit Udaynarayanpur in Howrah district, was learned to have told the prime minister that her administration will send a report to the PMO on the flood situation, and damages caused by the deluge after completing the survey, the official said. At least 15 people have been killed and nearly 3 lakh were displaced as large parts of six districts of the state have been inundated due to heavy rain and the release of water by the Damodar Valley Corporation and the Durgapur Barrage.

Maharashtra govt sanctions Rs 11,500 crore for flood victims, repair works

Government said apart from providing immediate relief, a part of Rs 11,500 crore package will be spent on repair works and taking some long-term measures to address issues related to flood prevention

Death toll in worst flood in China's Henan province rises to 302

The death toll from last month's unprecedented flash floods triggered by the heaviest rainfall in a thousand years in central China's Henan province has climbed to 302

Yamuna level breaches 'danger mark'; evacuation begins in low-lying areas

The Delhi administration on Friday sounded a flood alert and expedited efforts to evacuate people living in the Yamuna floodplains, as the river in the capital breached the danger mark

Restore electricity, water supply in Maha's flood-ravaged areas: Thackeray

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday directed the administration to restore electricity and water supply in flood-hit areas at the earliest

CM's visit to flood-hit parts in western Maha cancelled due to bad weather

Thackeray was to take a helicopter from Pune to Koynanagar and conduct an aerial survey of the affected areas.

Maha flood: Central war room set up between army, navy, air force

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K'taka evacuates 31,360 people from flood hit Belagavi, Uttar Kannada

Karnataka revenue minister, said that due to heavy rains for the last two weeks across north Karnataka region, thousands of people were displaced, at least 31,360 people evacuated.

NDRF carries rescue, relief operations in flood-affected Maha's Chiplun

Following heavy rainfall, a National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team carried out rescue and relief operations in the flood-affected lower Chiplun area in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district

Around 1,000 homes damaged, hundreds evacuated in flood-hit Goa

One person died, around 1,000 houses were damaged and hundreds of people evacuated from low-lying parts inundated due to heavy rains in Goa

Assam govt adds sanitary napkins to flood relief material distribution list

The Assam government has added sanitary napkins to the list of relief materials to be distributed among women and adolescent girls affected by floods and other natural disasters