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August 7, 2025 3:47 PM

France’s biggest wildfire since 1949 moving more slowly but not yet under control

A massive wildfire that has scorched through 16,000 hectares of forest and villages in southern France since Tuesday has lost intensity but is still not under control, officials said on Thursday. France's biggest wildfire in nearly eight decades has...

August 7, 2025 3:55 PM

Uttarakhand cloudburst: 409 rescued so far from flood-hit areas; more rescue personnel deployed to Uttarkashi

Several individuals stranded in disaster-hit areas of Uttarkashi were rescued and brought to Harsil on Thursday, bringing the total number of rescued people to 409, Uttarakhand officials involved in the ongoing relief and rescue efforts confirmed. T...

August 7, 2025 2:24 PM

Dharali-Harsil road connectivity to be restored within 3 days after cloudburst damage: BRO chief

Following a devastating cloudburst and heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has launched swift operations to restore road and bridge connectivity to the affected areas of Dharali and Harsil. BRO Director General Lt Gen ...

August 7, 2025 2:14 PM

IMD forecast heavy rainfall in Northeast, eastern India, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a prolonged spell of heavy to very heavy rainfall across Northeast and adjoining eastern India over the next seven days, with extremely heavy showers (more than 21 cm) likely at isolated places i...

August 7, 2025 1:23 PM

Heavy rain with thundershowers to continue across south Bengal: IMD issues yellow alert

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued a yellow alert for Kolkata and several districts in south Bengal, forecasting light to moderate rain accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds (30–40 km/h) through the weekend. A seni...

August 7, 2025 11:11 AM

Hot South Korean summer drives surge in aircon sales, power demand

Sweltering summers in South Korea are driving surging demand for air conditioners and electricity, with the country's electronics heavyweights pushing home upgrades by touting power-saving technology. Samsung Electronics' domestic home AC sales grew...

August 7, 2025 10:57 AM

Uttarkashi cloudburst: 44 people rescued by ITBP; Uttarakhand CM oversees relief efforts amid Red Alert

In the wake of twin cloudbursts that wreaked havoc in Uttarkashi district, rescue and relief operations have intensified across the affected regions of Dharali and Harsil. On Thursday, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) airlifted 44 individuals to...

August 7, 2025 9:16 AM

Volcanic eruption prompts highest aviation alert in Russia’s far East

The aviation alert code for the Klyuchevskoy Volcano in the Kamchatka Peninsula, located in Russia’s Far East, has been raised from orange to red following intensified eruptive activity, local authorities said on Thursday. In a statement published...

August 7, 2025 8:40 AM

Schools shut as Uttarakhand faces monsoon fury; red alert in 8 districts

Uttarakhand remains on edge as torrential monsoon rains continue to wreak havoc across the hill state. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for several districts, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall till August 12. ...

August 7, 2025 8:24 AM

France battles largest wildfire in decades, one person killed

French firefighters were battling on Wednesday to control the country's biggest wildfire in almost 80 years, with the blaze in the southern Aude region having already swept through an area bigger than Paris. One person died in the village of Saint-L...

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