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Heavy rain and possible flooding forecast in northern regions, while south will stay mostly dry

At least 41 people have been killed and almost 100 remain missing after heavy rains caused a Himalayan glacial lake in north-east India to burst its banks.

In Sikkim, 18 dead, 98 missing & 2,011 rescued after flash flood triggered by cloudburst. 22 Army personnel among missing. 26 injured. 3,000 tourists, incl. foreigners, stranded. Army activated telecoms to contact families. IAF & Army choppers ready to evacuate. CM visited worst-hit areas & wrote to PM for support.…

Toll likely to worsen as floods, storms, droughts and wildfires intensify due to climate crisis, according to Unicef and IDMC study

IIT Hyderabad researchers develop Urban Flood Information System (UFIS) to reduce effects of floods in twin cities. UFIS involves data collection, modelling, forecasting and product development. SnapFloodTM platform for citizens to provide flood-relevant data and social media platforms to yield flood info. RAFT modelling, rainfall analysis and real-time flood info…

Floods or fires are worrying enough, but as Gippsland has experienced this week, combined they are even more extreme, experts say

The floods have severely damaged the Chungthang dam that is the mainstay of a key hydropower project, the Teesta -3, situated along the Teesta river that courses through Sikkim, West Bengal and Bangladesh.

Activists oppose hydel projects on Teesta, cite human-made mistake for floods in Sikkim. Death toll rises to 18, 100 missing. Rescue teams yet to reach epicentre. Gov. Bose calls for balance between ecology and development. 7K tourists stranded, 3.5K in relief camps.

In this first part of a three part series, political parties spoke to Newsroom about their approaches to adaptation, the next climate plan and farm emissions.