Bengal Flash Flood

Sikkim floods: The Sikkim government has confirmed 33 deaths in the state due to flash floods caused by a glacial lake burst last week. Another 40 bodies were found in the river bed of a raging Teesta in the neighbouring West Bengal

The number of deaths in Sikkim's flash flood has risen to 34, officials in the state said on Monday, while the administration in adjoining northern West Bengal said that 40 bodies have been fished from the downstream of Teesta River.

At least 53 people, including seven soldiers, have died in the Sikkim flash floods, with 27 more dead bodies found in the Teesta river bed in neighbouring West Bengal over the last three days. Seven of these bodies have been identified.

Fourteen people have been killed and 102 others, including 22 soldiers, are missing after flash floods hit Sikkim early on Wednesday.According to figures released by the state government, 26 people have been injured so far

At least eight people have drowned and several others are missing after flash floodhit Mal river in West Bengal during the immersion of Goddess Durga's idols last night, a senior official has said.

At least eight persons drowned and several others were feared missing, after they were swept away due to flash floods in the Mal river in Jalpaiguri district during idol immersion on the occasion of 'Vijayadashami', a senior official said.

Monsoon 2020: With the formation of a new low pressure area over north Bay of Bengal, most parts of Odisha are likely to get heavy rain till Thursday, the Met office said. The state government has asked district collectors to be ready to deal with possible flash floods, landslides and water-logging.

As Assam and Bihar struggle with floods unleashed by unprecedented rains that have killed many and affected lakhs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised all help to flood-hit states. Nearly 20 lakh have been severely hit in Bihar. The second wave of floods in Assam within a month has affected over 22 lakh. The flood situation is likely to worse...

At least 70 people have been killed in floods in three states, Bengal, Odisha and Manipur, because of rain in the aftermath of cyclone Komen. There are reports that a flash flood has destroyed a village in Leh in Jammu and Kashmir.

Heavy monsoon rains have created flood havoc in four states across north India - Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand and West Bengal - with dozens killed and lakhs affected.

What really happened in those fateful 48 hours in the Kedarnath valley and all over Uttarakhand that led to such a massive 'flash flood' that killed thousands of people washing away villages?

A bus carrying nearly 100 passengers was washed away today in a flash flood in West Bengal's Bankura district.

Sikkim floods: The Sikkim government has confirmed 33 deaths in the state due to flash floods caused by a glacial lake burst last week. Another 40 bodies were found in the river bed of a raging Teesta in the neighbouring West Bengal

The number of deaths in Sikkim's flash flood has risen to 34, officials in the state said on Monday, while the administration in adjoining northern West Bengal said that 40 bodies have been fished from the downstream of Teesta River.

At least 53 people, including seven soldiers, have died in the Sikkim flash floods, with 27 more dead bodies found in the Teesta river bed in neighbouring West Bengal over the last three days. Seven of these bodies have been identified.

Fourteen people have been killed and 102 others, including 22 soldiers, are missing after flash floods hit Sikkim early on Wednesday.According to figures released by the state government, 26 people have been injured so far

At least eight people have drowned and several others are missing after flash floodhit Mal river in West Bengal during the immersion of Goddess Durga's idols last night, a senior official has said.

At least eight persons drowned and several others were feared missing, after they were swept away due to flash floods in the Mal river in Jalpaiguri district during idol immersion on the occasion of 'Vijayadashami', a senior official said.

Monsoon 2020: With the formation of a new low pressure area over north Bay of Bengal, most parts of Odisha are likely to get heavy rain till Thursday, the Met office said. The state government has asked district collectors to be ready to deal with possible flash floods, landslides and water-logging.

As Assam and Bihar struggle with floods unleashed by unprecedented rains that have killed many and affected lakhs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised all help to flood-hit states. Nearly 20 lakh have been severely hit in Bihar. The second wave of floods in Assam within a month has affected over 22 lakh. The flood situation is likely to worse...

At least 70 people have been killed in floods in three states, Bengal, Odisha and Manipur, because of rain in the aftermath of cyclone Komen. There are reports that a flash flood has destroyed a village in Leh in Jammu and Kashmir.

Heavy monsoon rains have created flood havoc in four states across north India - Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand and West Bengal - with dozens killed and lakhs affected.

What really happened in those fateful 48 hours in the Kedarnath valley and all over Uttarakhand that led to such a massive 'flash flood' that killed thousands of people washing away villages?

A bus carrying nearly 100 passengers was washed away today in a flash flood in West Bengal's Bankura district.