J&K flash flood: Over 20 deaths, dozens missing in Poonch, Rajouri districts

IANS | July 20, 2026 9:41 AM

Jammu, July 20 (IANS) As the horrors of unprecedented death and destruction caused by the flood unfold in the twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir, bone-chilling reports of human suffering and infrastructure collapse came to light on Monday, with hundreds of fortunate civilians escaping death with a whisker.

‘Centre will help’: HM Amit Shah as floods wreak havoc in J&K

IANS | July 19, 2026 8:14 PM

Jammu, July 19 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday assured all possible assistance from the Centre to J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah as massive flash floods wreaked havoc in Poonch and Rajouri districts, killing ten people and leaving many missing.

Eight killed as massive landslide devastates Nagaland’s Mon district

IANS | July 19, 2026 6:53 PM

Kohima, July 19 (IANS) At least eight people, including children, were killed after a massive landslide ripped through Defence Colony in Nagaland’s Mon district on Sunday, sweeping away several houses and triggering a large-scale multi-agency rescue operation, officials said.

India emerges as trusted capacity building partner for Southeast Asia

IANS | July 18, 2026 5:59 PM

Canberra, July 18 (IANS) India has emerged as a valuable partner for ASEAN by focusing its cooperation on areas where the regional bloc seeks support, while remaining least concerned about dependence. When disaster strikes maritime Southeast Asia — whether a typhoon across the mainland, an earthquake in Myanmar, or a vessel in distress in the Andaman Sea — the true measure is not who is most powerful, but who responds first, how quickly, and at what cost, a report has stated.

Floods in China's Guangxi leave 39 dead, nine missing

IANS | July 16, 2026 7:24 AM

Beijing, July 16 (IANS) Floods triggered by rounds of torrential rains have left 39 people dead and nine others missing in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the Chinese authorities said on Thursday.