Tag: Flood

Even smart city Bhubaneswar could not escape flooding. Watch these visuals from Kantilo in Sundarpada on the outskirts of the capital city where floodwater has entered from Daya River.

Since Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur and Keonjhar are likely to witness rains under the impact of depression, we are reducing water levels in the reservoirs in these districts, said SRC

As Odisha grapples with flood, Puri district has been among the worst hit districts. The district collector today conducted and on-field visit to take stock of the flood situation in affected areas. 

Many areas in Cuttack district have been inundated due to rise in river water levels. People are grappling with adverse situations while commuting has also become difficult as Birupa River water level rises.

As crops raised by local farmers stopped coming to markets, people have to depend on vegetables being exported from West Bengal and other neighbouring states. And this has led to a rise in vegetable prices. 

The video shows the temple flooded with gushing water from upstream Ahira nullah of Hemagiri area in Sundergarh district. Half of the temple was also filled with floodwater

This has led to the Mahanadi, its tributaries and other major rivers in Odisha flooding several districts and opening gates of misery for millions of people

Incessant rainfall activities have unleashed floodgates of worries for people in many parts of the State.

The situation in the upper catchment areas of Mahanadi river in Chhattisgarh look threatning as Odisha goes into flood-alert mode.

Alerting the downstream areas, Sambalpur District Collector, Ananya Das said heavy rains at the upper catchment areas of the Mahanadi river have made the Hirakud reservoir receive a lot of water which is being released now through 20 gates.

Seven persons were killed due to floods in northern and eastern United Arab Emirates (UAE) triggered by two days of heavy rains.

The height of the upper cofferdam was earlier 43 metres which has gone up to 44 metres now. 

Nine more people, including two children, died in rain-related incidents in Assam, raising the toll in this year's floods and landslides to 55, a bulletin by the state's disaster management authority said.

A motorcycle rider was swept away in overflowing river water in Karnataka’s Tumakuru area. The rider was later rescued with the help of the locals.

Excessive rain wreaked havoc in several parts of Andhra Pradesh. The state witnessed heavy downpour due to a depression in Bay of Bengal. Many areas were flooded and people have reportedly been stranded. CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has directed the authorities to be vigilant and take necessary measures.