Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) in Maharashtra on Friday began its monsoon preparations and kicked off a massive drain cleaning drive in city. Pics/TMC
10 April,2026 08:31 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
Officials in Hawaii ordered some 4,000 people living near an aging dam on the island of Oahu to evacuate the area immediately, following severe rains that have battered the region. Pics/AFP
22 March,2026 03:31 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
Intense rainfall linked to the El Niño Costero phenomenon battered southern Peru in mid-to-late February 2026, unleashing flash floods, mudslides (huaicos), and debris flows that devastated parts of Arequipa province. The crisis began escalating around February 19, with the Chullo torrentera (ravine) overflowing and dumping thick mud, rocks, and water into urban neighborhoods. PICS/AFP
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Cyclone Gezani has claimed 59 lives in Madagascar, displaced thousands, and injured hundreds, impacting lakhs of people. Coming just days after Tropical Cyclone Fytia, it has intensified the country’s ongoing humanitarian crisis. The storm is part of a series of recent tropical cyclones, underscoring Madagascar’s increasing vulnerability to extreme weather driven by climate change. (PICS and TEXT: AFP)
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