Cloudburst

2 Pregnant Women Rescued In Chopper From Flood-Hit Uttarakhand

India News | Edited By Richa Taneja (With Inputs From Agencies) | Friday August 23, 2019

After incidents of cloudbursts, the Uttarakhand government sent teams of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) to carry out rescue and evacuation operations in the region.

18 People Missing As Flood Washes Away 20 Houses In Uttarakhand

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday August 18, 2019

Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand Flood: At least 18 people are missing after a flood in the Tons River washed away around 20 houses in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district on Sunday.

5 Missing, Several Houses Damaged After Cloudburst In Uttarakhand

India News | ANI | Sunday August 18, 2019

A cloudburst triggered floods in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district on Sunday, prompting the state government to dispatch teams of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) to carry out rescue and evacuation operations.

On Camera, Houses Washed Away After Cloudburst In Uttarakhand, 6 Dead

India News | Edited by Prionka Jha | Monday August 12, 2019

Three including a mother and her baby were killed and two houses were washed away following a cloudburst this morning in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district.

Flash Floods in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu After Cloudburst

Cities | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 7, 2019

A car was washed away today in flash floods after a cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district, police said.

Over 400 Tourists Stranded For 4 Days Evacuated From North Sikkim

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Debanish Achom | Friday June 21, 2019

Over 400 tourists were evacuated from North Sikkim on Thursday, four days after they got stranded in the district due to heavy rain and the resulting damage to roads.

427 Tourists Stranded After Cloudburst Evacuated From North Sikkim

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 21, 2019

Altogether 427 tourists were evacuated from North Sikkim on Thursday, four days after they got stranded in the district as torrential rain damaged road infrastructure, an official said.

Alert In North Sikkim As Teesta Flows Over Danger Mark After Cloudburst

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Monday June 17, 2019

A flood alert has been sounded in several areas in north Sikkim and parts of neighbouring Bengal after a massive cloudburst inundated the upper reaches of Teesta river. The Teesta river is flowing over the danger mark after the cloudburst.

2 Dead, 3 Trapped After Cloud Burst In Uttarakhand's Chamoli

Cities | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday July 20, 2018

Two persons have died and three others have been buried in rubble on a hillside after a cloud burst triggered heavy rains in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, an official said on Friday.

Houses, Shops Swept Away After Cloud Burst In Uttarakhand's Chamoli

Cities | Press Trust of India | Monday July 16, 2018

Nearly a dozen houses, ten shops and six vehicles were swept away following a cloud burst in Tharali and Ghat areas of Chamoli district early today, officials said.

4 Dead As Hailstorm Mar Ram Navami Celebration In Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh News | Edited by Sumana Nandy | Saturday March 31, 2018

Cloudburst wreaked havoc on Friday evening in Andhra Pradesh's Vontimitta killing four people and injuring over 50. The state government had planned to organise Sita Rama Kalyanam at the Konda Rama Swamy temple, 450 km from state capital Hyderabad, as part of the ongoing Sri Ram Navami festivities.

Now, Lake Froth On Hyderabad Streets After 5-Hour Rain

Hyderabad News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Tuesday October 3, 2017

Three people died as Hyderabad was lashed for five hours by heavy rain, triggered by a cloudburst, on Monday, leaving the city paralysed. While it hasn't rained this morning, the weather office predicts more rain today.The heavy rain led to Saroornagar Lake in the city spewing foam and froth which entered nearby residential colonies.

Uddhav Thackeray's 'Cloudburst' Remark On Mumbai Rains Causes Flutter

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 31, 2017

In a sensational claim regarding Tuesday's downpour, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said that "nine-km-high" clouds were hovering above the city and the impact would have been severe had they burst. Lapping up Mr Thackeray's remarks, which he made at a press conference, political parties across the spectrum asked the Sena chief t...

Cloudbursts Kill 6 In Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh, 10 Missing

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 14, 2017

Six persons died and 10 others, including six Army jawans, were reported to be missing in two incidents of cloudbursts in the Dharchula sub-division of Pithoragarh district in the early hours of Monday.

46 Dead In Himachal Pradesh Landslide, Rescue Operations Resume

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Monday August 14, 2017

At least 48 people were killed and several injured after a massive landslide buried two government buses in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district, officials said on Sunday. The number of people killed could rise as over 50 passengers were travelling in the two buses hit by the landslide at Kotpuri near Padhar on the Mandi-Pathankot national highway in ...