Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 20 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said the July 30 landslides that struck four villages in Wayanad wiped out every member of 17 families, totalling 65 people.
Islamabad, Aug 18 (IANS) Torrential rains and flash floods starting in July have killed 187 people and injured 333 others in different parts of Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has reported.
Moscow, Aug 18 (IANS) Russia's Shiveluch volcano in the Kamchatka region erupted after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck off the eastern coast of the country, local media reported on Sunday.
Kottayam, Aug 17 (IANS) In a passionate speech on the loss of lives due to the Wayanad landslide, Supreme Court judge Justice B.R. Gavai on Saturday emphasised the need to have sustainable development instead of mindless destruction of the environment.
Wayanad, Aug 13 (IANS) As the search operations entered the 15th day for the over 128 missing people in the landslide-affected parts of Kerala's Wayanad, top experts will on Tuesday inspect the areas that were washed away.
Jaipur, Aug 12 (IANS) As many as 20 people have died in the last 24 hours due to rain-related incidents in Rajasthan and the state’s education department closed schools in seven districts of the desert state on Monday.
Jaipur, Aug 11 (IANS) In a tragic incident, at least seven boys of the same family drowned in the Banganga River in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district on Sunday.
Gurugram, Aug 11 (IANS) A heavy spell of monsoon rain turned Gurugram's major roads into streams on Sunday, and waterlogging was reported in several areas.
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 11 (IANS) The second phase of the search for the missing persons in the Wayanad landslide disaster commenced on Sunday with the operation being carried out in six zones where the survivors will help in locating the spots.
New Delhi/Wayanad, Aug 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday returned to Delhi after visiting the landslide-struck Wayanad in Kerala where he took stock of the overall situation in the aftermath of the disaster, met and interacted with survivors, besides holding crucial meetings with top officials , including Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
