Page 4 - Rains

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

9 killed in Tamil Nadu's Vellore after house collapses due to heavy rain

Nine people were killed at Pernambet in Tamil Nadu,'s Vellore, when the house in which they were staying collapsed in incessant rainfall.

3 die in flash floods in Andhra Pradesh's Kadapa; many feared washed away

At least three people were killed and many others feared washed away in a flash flood in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh

IMD issues red alert; Chennai, nearby areas prepare for heavy rainfall

Following a red alert issued by the India Meteorological Department in Chennai, the various parts of the city received heavy rainfall on Thursday

IMD forecasts relief in Chennai rains from Thursday night; toll rises to 12

Red alert in 20 districts, with Chennai already having surpassed average rainfall in November during the first week of the month itself

Bommai promises rain-hit Kerala support in relief and rehabilitation

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday promised his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan all support in relief and rehabilitation following loss of lives due to heavy rains and landslides. "Spoke to Kerala CM @vijayanpinarayi & expressed deep grief over the loss of lives due to heavy rains & landslides," Bommai tweeted. He added that he has asked Karnataka Chief Secretary P Ravi Kumar to be in touch with the Kerala Chief Secretary for all support in relief and rehabilitation. Bommai said "our prayers are with Kerala in this hour of crisis." A total of 39 people had lost their lives and 217 houses had been destroyed in the devastating landslides and flash floods that had occurred in the south-central districts of the state recently, Vijayan said in the Kerala Assembly. He also said that at least six people were missing and 304 rehabilitation camps were opened after the rains battered several areas of the state.

Uttarakhand struggles with rain aftermath: 46 people dead, 11 still missing

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said it has rescued over 1,300 people from flood-affected areas of Uttarakhand.

Over 1,300 people rescued from flood-affected Uttarakhand: NDRF

At least 46 people have died in rain-related incidents in the state so far.

Uttarakhand rains: 'Death toll mounts to 24, most casualties from Nainital'

Around 200 people were stuck at Lemon Tree Resort, located at the Ramnagar-Ranikhet route

Uttarakhand rains: Death toll rises to 16; Nainital cut off from state

Nainital was cut off from the rest of the state with three roads leading to the popular tourist spot blocked due to a series of landslides.

Heavy rains batter Hyderabad, inundate low-lying areas

For the second time in less than two weeks, heavy rains battered Hyderabad

Despite heavy spells, Delhi receives deficit rainfall in August

Nine days of rainfall out of 31, four of them with heavy spells, including record breaking 138.8 mm on August 21 and yet, August ended with a deficit of 13 per cent for Delhi.

Parts of south, west, north India to see heavy rains over next 3 days: IMD

It said enhanced rainfall activity with fairly widespread and isolated heavy to very heavy rains is very likely over Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala the during next three days

Another rain spell in Delhi from September 6, but no heavy downpour: IMD

'In Delhi, there is no orange alert till September 9. Drizzling will continue and temperature will not increase'

Rains cause waterlogging in national capital, traffic movement affected

Rains lashed many parts of the national capital and its neighboring areas on Wednesday morning, leading to waterlogging and traffic snarls in parts of the city

After July, August too set to record less than normal rainfall: IMD

The rainfall in August has been deficient by 26 per cent so far, with shortfalls in two successive months triggering fear of a below normal monsoon this year.

Crop sowing lags in India on scanty rains, raises concerns over yields

A drop in production could not only limit rice and cotton exports, but also boost imports of edible oils

Monsoon expected to be normal in August-Sept after prolonged dry spell: IMD

This augurs well for kharif crops, but experts advise monitoring of situation till mid-August, because any shortfall in acreage beyond that period will be difficult to compensate

Delhi rains: Gates of Saket metro station closed due to waterlogging

The yellow line connects Samyapur Badli in north Delhi to HUDA City Centre in Gurgaon.

Heavy rains cause extensive waterlogging on several road stretches in Delhi

Heavy rains on Tuesday morning led to extensive waterlogging on several road stretches across Delhi, including near Pragati Maidan in central and Dhaula Kuan in the southern part of the city.