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Thousands of tribal people settle on top of Papikonda hills to escape flood fury in Andhra Pradesh’s Eluru district

Third flood warning withdrawn at Bhadrachalam, while second warning continues at Dowleswaram; enumeration of crop loss to begin after floods recede completely

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Godavari floods: Police personnel join rescue effort in affected areas in Andhra Pradesh

The police, including women officers, are working in tandem with the SDRF and NDRF personnel in shifting the flood-affected people to safer places and supplying them essential commodities, says DGP Rajendranath Reddy

The Hindu

Godavari flood leaves a trail of destruction in Chintoor, inundates 250 tribal habitations

Members of the Koya tribe are the worst-affected; at least 14,000 families are being evacuated from the affected region, says ASR district Collector; second flood warning continues at Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage

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Houses in Shimla at risk of sinking due to incessant rain

Heavy rain lashed the Rampur area of Shimla district on Friday night, triggering landslides and blocking the National Highway 5 (Shimla–Kinnaur) at several points including Borni Nallah and Jeori besides links roads.

The Hindu

World Bank to provide assessment of damages due to Himachal floods

The World Bank has offered to provide full support to flood-affected Himachal Pradesh and will provide a comprehensive assessment of the damages which will aid reconstruction efforts, a statement issued here on Friday said.

The Hindu

Auckland flood recovery could cost $4 billion

The costs are mounting on the long list of jobs Auckland Council needs to do to rebuild, recover and future-proof following this year's severe weather events..

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Godavari floods: A.P. Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy directs district Collectors to be vigilant

Ensure enough stocks of medicines and essential items, and provide relief to the affected people without bothering about the expenditure involved, Jagan Mohan Reddy tells district Collectors

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Godavari floods: Work on Polavaram irrigation project in A.P. put on hold as inflows rise

Work on the construction of the Polavaram irrigation project has been stopped as the Godavari, Sabari, and Sileru rivers continue to be in spate in the Godavari region in Andhra Pradesh.

The Hindu

Srisailam, N’Sagar need 344 tmc ft flood to become surplus

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Posh villas in Rainbow Drive Layout may face demolition as HC ordered survey finds SWD encroachment

Several posh villas built in Rainbow Drive Layout (RBD), an upscale private gated community off Sarjapura road in Bengaluru east, that was flooded in 2022, may face demolition as the survey conducted by Assistant Director of Land Records (ADLR) found Storm-Water Drain (SWD) encroachment. The survey was submitted to the Karnataka…

The Hindu

HC seeks comprehensive report on flood relief measures

Government does not have a disaster management plan, a petitioner took to the notice of the High Court

The Hindu

Telangana Flood | Death toll in Mulugu district climbs to 14

The death toll due to the incessant rains in the northern Telanagana districts has been rising with flooding in more rivulets

The Hindu

283 houses partially damaged in heavy rain in Kalaburagi district

As many as 283 houses have been partially damaged across Kalaburagi district due to heavy rain and flood-like situation caused by the discharge of huge volume of water from various reservoirs in the last one week. In a rain-related mishap, a woman was killed on Sunday last.

The Hindu

Flood in Munneru, ‘first time in 20 years’, catches villagers off-guard in NTR district of Andhra Pradesh

Flash floods in the Munneru river snapped road connectivity between Vijayawada and Hyderabad as the NH-65 remained below a sheet of water on Friday

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Minister visits rain-hit villages, assures people of relief

Labour Minister and Dharwad district in-charge Santosh Lad has said that a detailed project report (DPR) on proper utilisation of water available in the Benni Halla stream during the rainy season is being prepared and it is estimated to cost around ₹500 crore.

The Hindu

Congress leaders’ ‘Dallas’ comment angers GHMC Commissioner, protest follows

Congress leaders protest at the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation seeking financial assistance for flood-affected people in Hyderabad

The Hindu

Discoms bear the brunt of incessant rains, suffer heavy damage

With flood water yet to recede in many places under the jurisdiction of the Northern Discom the repairs to the damaged power infrastructure is yet to begin

The Hindu

Spillway discharge of flood begins at Jurala, Sriramsagar

Spillway discharge of flood for this season begins at Jurala, Sriramsagar

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48 people rescued from flash floods in Nandigama mandal in NTR District n Andhra Pradesh

48 villages trapped in flash floods rescued from AP Village by NDRF

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One in five Texans lives in a floodplain, state’s first-ever analysis shows

As it prepares a statewide flood prevention plan, the state found that almost 6 million Texans live in an area susceptible to floodwaters.

The Hindu

Stormwater drain development a non-starter in most ULBs around Hyderabad due to stand-off over funding

The Strategic Nala Development Programme devised by Telangana government to prevent urban flooding has failed to take off in municipalities peripheral to GHMC covering the city of Hyderabad, due to lack of funding to the urban local bodies

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: parts of Canada record three months of rain in a day

Nova Scotia records its worst rainfall event in 50 years, and Typhoon Doksuri causes damage in the Philippines

The Hindu

Kaddam project witnesses higher inflows than discharge

The six-and-a-half-decade-old Kaddam Narayana Reddy project survived another scare and test of the time on Thursday, the second year in a row, as it withstood over 4 lakh cusecs flood that was reaching it for about 10 hours, in spite of its effective discharge capacity of 2.43 lakh cusecs through…

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After reviewing flood situation, KTR says rain impact is less this time

Minister for Municipal Administration & Urban Development K.T. Rama Rao said the impact of heavy rains is less on the city during the current bout as against earlier, due to various works taken up by the government, including the Strategic Nala Development Programme (SNDP).

The Hindu

Heavy rains continue to lash Telangana; State government puts administration on alert

Telangana Chief Secretary A. Santhi Kumari on July 28 said the administration has been put on alert as heavy rains continued to lash the state.

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