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At least 26 dead and 11 missing after flash floods and landslides in Indonesia

At least 26 dead and 11 missing after flash floods and landslides in Indonesia

Rescuers recovered more bodies as waters began to recede after flash floods and landslides caused by torrential rains on Indonesia's Sumatra island

11 March,2024 01:37 PM IST | Padang | AP
Sumatra island landslide toll rises to 19; seven still missing

Sumatra island landslide toll rises to 19; seven still missing

Rescuers pulled out seven bodies in the village of Koto XI Tarusan, and recovered three others in two neighbouring villages.

11 March,2024 07:38 AM IST | Padang | Agencies
40 killed by flash floods in Kenya and Somalia

40 killed by flash floods in Kenya and Somalia

In Somalia, the government declared an emergency after the extreme weather killed at least 25 people and destroyed homes, roads and bridges

08 November,2023 07:51 AM IST | Nairobi | Agencies
Hurricane Otis causes heavy rains, flash floods in Mexico

Hurricane Otis causes heavy rains, flash floods in Mexico

Otis is stronger than Hurricane Pauline that hit Acapulco in 1997, López said. Pauline destroyed swaths of the city and killed more than 200 people. Hundreds of others were injured in flooding and mudslides

26 October,2023 07:33 AM IST | Acapulco | Agencies
Sikkim flash flood toll rises to 37

Sikkim flash flood toll rises to 37

Pakyong district accounted for the maximum number of fatalities at 24, including ten army personnel, followed by seven in Gangtok, four in Mangan and two in Namchi districts

11 October,2023 06:16 PM IST | Gangtok | PTI
176 tourists airlifted from disaster-hit North Sikkim

176 tourists airlifted from disaster-hit North Sikkim

With this, a total of 690 tourists, including 26 foreigners, have been rescued by air from the Lachen and Lachung towns in North Sikkim by the Indian Air Force (IAF) since Monday

10 October,2023 08:25 PM IST | Gangtok | PTI
2 killed in Bengal's Jalpaiguri as mortar shell carried by floodwaters explodes

2 killed in Bengal's Jalpaiguri as mortar shell carried by floodwaters explodes

Police said the identities of the two killed in the blast are yet to be ascertained

06 October,2023 10:36 AM IST | Jalpaiguri | PTI
Sikkim flash flood: Toll rises to 21, searches on for 103 missing people

Sikkim flash flood: Toll rises to 21, searches on for 103 missing people

A total of 103 people, including the 15 jawans, remained missing after a cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim in the early hours of Wednesday triggered the flash flood

06 October,2023 10:33 AM IST | Gangtok | PTI
14 dead, 102 missing in Sikkim flash flood

14 dead, 102 missing in Sikkim flash flood

12-14 workers working in the Teesta Stage 3 dam in Chungthang are still stranded in the tunnels of the dam

05 October,2023 09:02 AM IST | Gangtok | ANI
Libya floods: Rescuers retrieve hundreds of bodies as 10,000 reported missing

Libya floods: Rescuers retrieve hundreds of bodies as 10,000 reported missing

Mediterranean storm Daniel caused havoc and flash flooding in many towns in eastern Libya but the worst destruction was in Derna

12 September,2023 03:37 PM IST | Cairo | AP

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