The respective tahsildars issued the order as a precautionary measure
Dozens of vehicles were swept away or submerged after overflowing rivers breached their banks, causing widespread disruption, the officials said
Hundreds of rescuers are racing against incoming thunderstorms in southwestern China after a landslide struck Chongqing’s Pengshui county on Friday morning, destroying buildings and leaving residents trapped under mud and debris. The disaster is among several brought about by heavy rainfall and extreme weather to hit parts of China in recent weeks, and has resulted in senior rescue officials being sent to the scene from Beijing. Local community officials in Hanjia subdistrict of Chongqing’s...
The order informed that rainfall had increased water flow, and made the ground slippery, posing a danger to anyone venturing towards such areas
Parts of southern Gujarat received “extremely heavy” rainfall, with the worst-affected being Surat district, where five persons died in rain-related incidents
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster has warned of severe downpours and serious flooding in Yuen Long under the amber rainstorm signal. The Hong Kong Observatory, which issued the signal at 5.30am on Tuesday, said hourly rainfall in the northwestern New Territories district was expected to exceed, or had already exceeded, 100mm. “There is a severe rainstorm in Yuen...
Girish Mahajan said Mumbai and neighbouring Palghar and Raigad districts have witnessed record-breaking rainfall, and 13 persons were killed in rain-related incidents in the last three to four days
The MeT office upgraded the warning from 'orange' to 'red' alert in the morning after observing changes in weather conditions
Heavy rainfall has been lashing Pune district for the past several days
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Greater Accra Regional Fire Command says crews rescued more than 400 people.