Heavy rain and flooding kill at least 62 in northern India
Officials said 62 people were killed and schools closed as rescue teams evacuated residents from flooded districts and helicopters airlifted stranded people.
- At least 62 people died following three days of heavy rain and flooding in Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Monday, with more than 40 injured and nearly 1,000 homes damaged.
- The weather department recorded 775 per cent more rainfall than normal between September 25 and 27, with 56 of the 75 districts receiving rainfall classified as "large excess" in the state.
- Relief commissioner Hrishikesh Bhaskar Yashod said district administrations are assessing crop losses while conducting rescue operations; flooding in Odisha prompted evacuation of about 75,000 people near the Mahanadi river system.
- Across the international border, Nepal reported 21 weather-related deaths between Thursday and Sunday, with five people remaining missing and five injured after floods and landslides damaged 194 homes.
- According to senior scientist Atul Kumar Singh at the Regional Meteorological Centre, rainfall is expected to ease Monday as the weather system over the Bay of Bengal weakens, though Nepal continues recovering from August floods that killed more than 1,400 people.
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At least 34 people have died and 15 others have been injured in floods, landslides and other disasters caused by heavy rains in Nepal in recent days. 11 people remain missing, local authorities said, quoted by DPA, BTA reports. Landslides caused 23 of the deaths. The remaining victims died in floods, avalanches and other incidents related to severe weather conditions. Nearly 1,200 families have been affected, with hundreds of homes destroyed or…
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Because of its mountain landscape and the large rivers, Nepal is vulnerable to natural disasters. A few weeks after a devastating flood, heavy rain and landslides are now causing people to die.
The Media Line: Monsoon Rains Leave at Least 90 Dead in India, Nepal, Myanmar - Regional Media News
Monsoon Rains Leave at Least 90 Dead in India, Nepal, Myanmar By The Media Line Staff At least 62 people have died, 46 were injured and 1,000 homes were destroyed after heavy monsoon rains triggered flooding in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state, officials said Monday. [...]
Russian citizens are not among those affected by the recent landslides in Nepal, as reported by the Minister Counsellor of the Russian Embassy in the Republic of Rinchen Rakshaev. There are no reports of Russians among those affected by the natural disaster in Nepal. Rakshaev referred to TASS ' s tourism police. The major landslides occurred in Nepal from 24 to 29 September due to heavy rains, which caused more than 300 landslides and flood…
The country's government estimates that after the disaster of 26 August, it will need more than four billion euros for reconstruction. It does not want to borrow the money, it wants to be able to request it.
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