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August 4, 2025 12:13 PM

Himachal Pradesh reels under Monsoon fury; death toll rises, infrastructure severely hit

Amid ongoing monsoon-induced calamities, Himachal Pradesh continues to grapple with severe disruptions across vital public utilities and a rising death toll. The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) on Sunday released its latest landslide ...

August 4, 2025 11:35 AM

Beijing warns of more rain as fatal floods keep city on edge

Beijing on Monday warned residents in its mountainous suburbs to brace for another round of heavy rainfall, a week after catastrophic floods killed dozens in the deadliest deluge to hit the Chinese capital since 2012. Up to 200mm (7.9 inches) of rai...

August 4, 2025 10:36 AM

Beijing on top alert for heavy rain, tells residents to avoid going out

Beijing put most of its hilly districts on the highest alert for heavy rainfall on Monday and warned residents against going out unnecessarily, after dozens recently died in the deadliest floods to hit the Chinese capital since 2012. Up to 200mm (7....

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...

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