Govt agencies, experts had warned of Sikkim’s glacial lake outburst

Oct 06, 2023, at 06:05 am

New Delhi: The flash floods in Sikkim, which claimed at least 14 lives and 102 others still missing, did not come without warnings, media reports said.

Across Sudan, heavy rains and flash floods destroy houses, wash away crops – UN relief wing

Aug 05, 2020, at 04:16 pm

New York: Hundreds of houses have been destroyed and vital infrastructure damaged due to riverine and flashfloods after heavy rains across large parts of Sudan, the United Nations relief wing has reported.

Indonesia flash floods, landslides: Death toll rises to 77

Mar 18, 2019, at 02:30 pm

Jakarta, Mar 18 (UNI): The death toll from flash floods and landslides in Indonesia's easternmost Papua province has climbed to 77 with 116 others injured, a local official in charge of rescue efforts said on Monday.

Flash floods hit Assam, Manipur and Mizoram, many places inundated

Jun 13, 2018, at 04:28 pm

Guwahati/Imphal/Aizawl, June 13 (IBNS): Torrential rains in Assam, Manipur and Mizoram over the past few days have triggered massive landslides and flash floods in several parts of the three northeastern states.

GPS sensor web helps forecasters warn of Monsoon flash floods

Apr 21, 2018, at 02:09 pm

Washington, Apr 21 (IBNS): In the American Southwest and in northwestern Mexico, more than half the annual rainfall often comes in the form of the torrential and unpredictable downpours of the North American monsoon.