monsoon
India’s August monsoon rains 3.4 percent above average, weather department says
World
September 3, 2022
India’s August monsoon rains 3.4 percent above average, weather department says
Mumbai, India – India received 3.4 percent more rainfall than average in August as heavy rains hit central and southern…
India: Dozens killed in flooding, landslides
World
July 23, 2021
India: Dozens killed in flooding, landslides
At least 36 people have died in landslides and flooding caused by heavy monsoon downpours in western India. The sudden rainfall prompted…
Monsoon rains wreak flood havoc across South Asia
World
July 16, 2019
Monsoon rains wreak flood havoc across South Asia
Survivors scrambled for higher ground as torrential monsoon rains swept away homes and triggered landslides across South Asia Tuesday, with…
Hell in high water: Braving the monsoon to save India’s rhinos
Environment
July 6, 2019
Hell in high water: Braving the monsoon to save India’s rhinos
The monsoon may bring respite from the scorching heat, but for the rangers and animals at Kaziranga National Park it…
Heavy rains in India kill 27, cripple financial capital
World
July 2, 2019
Heavy rains in India kill 27, cripple financial capital
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Monsoon rains caused wall collapses that killed 27 people in India on Tuesday, as a second day…
Water tankers prove a lifeline for India’s parched villages
World
June 12, 2019
Water tankers prove a lifeline for India’s parched villages
As Gajanand Dukre parks the water tanker in a drought-stricken Indian village, dozens of locals — mostly women in saris…
Australia cattle giant warns of ‘extreme losses’ from floods
World
February 12, 2019
Australia cattle giant warns of ‘extreme losses’ from floods
Australia’s largest cattle company has warned of “extreme losses” after record-breaking floods, as producers said more than 300,000 cows were…
‘Worst over’: Australia begins flood clean-up
World
February 6, 2019
‘Worst over’: Australia begins flood clean-up
Weary residents in Australia’s flood-hit northeast returned home Wednesday to begin a massive clean-up after almost two weeks of heavy…
More than a million people in India flood relief camps
World
August 21, 2018
More than a million people in India flood relief camps
More than one million people have packed relief camps to escape devastating monsoon floods that have killed more than…
More bodies found in flooded Kerala as toll hits 370
World
August 19, 2018
More bodies found in flooded Kerala as toll hits 370
Rescuers searched submerged villages in southwest India on Sunday in a desperate hunt for survivors after floods killed at…