Australia Facing Deadly Climate Change Induced Floods

For the last two weeks, the east coast of Australia has been inundated by several rainstorms That have been so severe, they have been termed rain bombs.

Around 22 people have lost their lives to the floods and tens of thousands have had to be displaced and were forced to evacuate their ...

Canadian military joins rescue operations in flood-devastated areas

The Canadian Armed Forces have deployed hundreds of troops, a Hercules transport aircraft and several search helicopters in the flood affected region, while thousands more are kept on standby.

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• Canadian Armed Forces deploy hundreds of troops ...

Hyundai forms a task force for supporting flood-affected customers

Hyundai Motor India has said that the company has formed a task force to support their customers who are affected due to heavy floods in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry.

Highlights

• Hyundai Motor forms a task force for flood affected customers
• The...

180 people lost their lives in Nepal and India, due to floods

More than 180 people have lost their lives due to heavy rainfall and flash floods in Nepal, Uttarakhand and Kerala, two Indian states. Homes are submerged under water and crushed by rocks and swept  by landslides.

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• Many people lost their...

Flash floods in Tennessee USA, huge loss of life and property

The record-breaking flash flooding began on Saturday in the rural areas of Humphreys Country, which lies in the west of Nashville. These rains have caused a devastating effect on the rural areas, and a huge loss to property, many people have lost their lives.

Rescue operations are being...

MORE EVACUATIONS AS CLEAN-UP BEGINS IN AUSTRALIA

Highlights:

• Clean up begins in Australia as the floods slows down in the country
• More than 40,000 people in Australia have been forced to flee their homes as the torrential rain sparked the floods in the country

On Wednesday, a man&r...

AUSTRALIA FACES WORST FLOODS IN 60 YEARS

Highlights:

• The government of Australia has been planning to evacuate thousands of people from the western region of Sydney
• Australia has been facing the worst floods in 60 years

The authorities of Australia have been planning to eva...

AUSTRALIA: RESIDENTS EVACUATED AS SYDNEY BATTERED BY HEAVY RAINS

Highlights:

• The residents in Sydney have been battered by the floods caused by heavy rains
• A life threatening and record-breaking downpour has flooded the rivers in the country

On Saturday, a potentially life threatening, and record-...

EUROPEAN UNION TO PROVIDE 1.65 MILLION EURO AS AN AID TO VICTIMS OF FLOODS IN SOUTH ASIA

Highlights:

• The number of youths in the population of Germany is been decreasing constantly
• The current figures show that there are only 10.3 per cent youths in the overall population of Germany

The percentage of the young adults and...

PM MODI HOLDS VIRTUAL MEETING WITH CMs OF SIX FLOOD AFFECTED STATES

Highlights

• The Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed on the use of innovative technologies in order to improve the forecast and warning system

• Along with the Chief Ministers, this meeting was also attended by the Union Defence Minister, Health Minister and senior...

GREECE: AT LEAST SEVEN KILLED AFTER FLOODS IN EVIA ISLAND

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• Flooding have been caused in the island of Evia by thunderstorms and torrential rain in Greece
• At least seven people have lost their lives in the floods in Greece

In Greece, a number of at least seven people which ha...

SOUTH KOREA AT THE RECEIVING END OF TYPHOON WRATH

• Torrential rains, landslides and floods in South Korea have taken lives of nearly 30 people in the past several days, but agony is that the death toll may rise further as more than 10 people have gone missing.
• More heavy rains are predicted in the southern-most part of the coun...

ASSAM FLOODS: DEATH TOLL RISES TO 108

Highlights

• According to the report made by the ASDMA, Goalpara remains the worst hit district where nearly 3.76 lakh people have been affected

• Total 134 people including 26 from landslides triggered by the flood have lost their lives

• In last 24 h...

ASSAM FLOODS: 104 DEAD, 56.71 LAKH AFFECTED IN 5,305 VILLAGES

Highlights

• The ASDMA report said total districts and 129 revenue circles have been affected by the floods

• The state government of Assam had set up 615 relief camps and 153,919 people have been taken to safe places

• Total 384 boats have been deploy...

ASSAM FLOODS: MORE THAN 26 LAKH PEOPLE AFFECTED ACROSS 26 DISTRICTS, DEATH TOLL AT 89

According to the report made by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), the floods in the state of Assam have already affected over 26 lakh people living in 26 districts and took lives of 89 people till date. ASDMA's flood report released on Wednesday clearly stated that the di...

ASSAM FLOOD: MORE THAN 40 LAKH PEOPLE AFFECTED, DEATH TOLL AT 71

Highlights

• According to the government sources, 27 of 33 districts have been affected by the floods and landslides

• Total 97 people have lost their lives from floods and landslides this year said the daily bulletin of ASDMA

• The Prime Minister of I...

EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL WARNING ISSUED IN CHINA

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• Weather alert during the China floods has changed to yellow, the third-highest of the four levels in the cities of Shanghai and Chongqing.
• More than 120 people died and many went missing due to the floods across the northern region of Chin...

SEVERE FLOODS IN CHINA AFFECTED MILLIONS

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• More than 140 people either died or went missing due to severe floods in China that have affected almost 38 million people.
• The flood has destroyed more than 28,000 buildings while the cost of damage accounts for 82.2 billion yuan which is...

MIDLAND, MICHIGAN FLOODED AS TWO DAMS BREAK; 11,000 RESIDENTS EVACUATED

Highlights:

• Incessant rains that accounted for 4 inches of rainfall in the last four days made the Tittabawassee river flow above the danger level at 35 feet
• 11,000 residents evacuated
• The dams that breached are: Edenville & Sanford

Mi...

SMALL COMMUNITIES IN THE FLOOD-PRONE AREAS PREPARE IN QUEBEC

Highlights: 

• The usual rescue exercises like community shelters not possible this year;
• The elderly population will have to be kept separated
• People are hoping that this year there would be not floods

Even as the Canadian government i...