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August 4, 2025 9:53 AM

Southern Taiwan lashed by torrential rain, four dead, more than 5,900 evacuated

Four people died and more than 5,900 have been evacuated in southern Taiwan after the island recorded more than a year's rainfall over the past week which caused widespread landslides and flooding. Three people are missing and 77 have been injured s...

August 4, 2025 9:46 AM

Rain batters UP: Schools shut in Lucknow, flood alert in multiple districts

All government and private schools from Classes 1 to 12 in Lucknow will remain closed on Monday amid heavy rainfall, District Magistrate Visakh G. Iyer announced on Sunday. The closure comes as several districts in Uttar Pradesh continue to face wat...

August 3, 2025 3:37 PM

IMD predicts heavy rainfall across northeast, eastern India; Delhi to see light showers

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast widespread heavy to very heavy rainfall across northeast and adjoining eastern India over the next seven days, with extremely heavy showers expected over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, and Me...

August 3, 2025 1:02 PM

Australian towns blanketed with rare snow in wild weather

Several towns in eastern Australia were blanketed with their thickest layer of snow in decades as wild weather swept the area this weekend, causing floods, stranding vehicles and cutting power to thousands of homes, authorities said. A cold air fron...

August 3, 2025 10:33 AM

Amarnath Yatra suspended a week ahead of schedule due to bad weather, unsafe tracks

The annual Amarnath Yatra has been suspended from Sunday, nearly a week before its scheduled conclusion on August 9, which was to coincide with the festival of Raksha Bandhan. Authorities attributed the decision to persistent adverse weather conditi...

August 3, 2025 3:42 PM

Russia cancels tsunami warning for Kamchatka after quake, dormant volcano erupts

Russia's Ministry for Emergency Services lifted a tsunami warning for the Kamchatka Peninsula on Sunday after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the nearby Kuril Islands. The ministry had said earlier on the Telegram messaging app that expected wave hei...

August 2, 2025 3:36 PM

‘Matri Van’ launched in Gurugram: 750-acre urban forest to boost Delhi NCR’s green cover

Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav and Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, and Power Manohar Lal on Saturday jointly launched the 'Matri Van' initiative, a theme-based urban forest spanning 750 acres i...

August 1, 2025 3:40 PM

IMD predicts heavy rainfall over northeast, eastern India; TN and Kerala in for week-long wet spell

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday forecast continued heavy to very heavy rainfall over Northeast and adjoining eastern India over the next seven days, with extremely heavy downpours expected in specific pockets. Sub-Himalayan West B...

August 1, 2025 12:15 PM

Heavy downpours, flash flooding disrupt travel along US Eastern Seaboard

New York Governor Kathy Hochul and her acting New Jersey counterpart declared states of emergency for areas facing the threat of flash floods on Thursday from heavy downpours disrupting rail and air travel along the Eastern Seaboard. The N...

August 1, 2025 12:05 PM

Rain, thunderstorms likely in Delhi for next three days: IMD

The national capital is expected to witness a fresh spell of rain over the next three days, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light to moderate showers accompanied by thunderstorms between Friday and Sunday (August 3). Accor...

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