Pakistan, India and Flash flood
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Entire villages were swept away as torrential rain caused deadly flash floods and landslides in India-controlled Kashmir and northern Pakistan. Dramatic video shows the devastation in the neighboring countries as the death toll is expected to rise.
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Karnataka dam gates fail: Flash flood threat looms as water gushes out
On this report, the focus is on the Tungabhadra dam in Karnataka's Kopal district. Seven crest gates of the dam have malfunctioned, leading to a massive gush of water and a significant flash flood threat.
Communities in mountainous areas of India and Pakistan are mourning the loss of hundreds of lives due to recent flash floods, with many families holding funerals as the search for those still
Uttarakhand, the mountainous northern state that hosts Dharali, has been devastated by cloudbursts before. A June 2013 cloudburst killed over 6,000 people in Uttarakhand and surrounding states, becoming the country's worst natural disaster in ten years. In 2021, flash flooding triggered by a cloudburst killed over 200.
The Secretary-General offered his sincere condolences to the families of the victims and expressed solidarity with all those affected by the disaster
Flash floods triggered by torrential rain have killed more than 280 people in India and Pakistan and left scores of others missing, officials said Friday, as rescuers brought to safety some 1,600 people from two mountainous districts in the neighboring countries.
A flash flood and subsequent landslides have killed at least four people and left a trail of destruction in a high-altitude village in north-eastern India, media reports said on Tuesday. Numerous people are missing,
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Asian News International on MSNFlash floods, landslides block Chandigarh–Manali highway, thousands of tourists stranded
A massive traffic jam brought movement to a standstill at the Mandi–Kullu border, leaving thousands of commuters stranded since midnight of August 16. According to reports, the Chandigarh–Manali National Highway was blocked due to multiple landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall in the region.