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Fearing Floods, Chennai Residents Move To Top Floors In Low-Lying Areas
Residents in several low-lying parts of South Chennai - already known flood-prone zones - have begun shifting their belongings to upper floors, fearing inundation ahead of the next spell of rain.
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55 Evacuated As Hyderabad's Musi River Swells After Heavy Rainfall
At least 55 people from flood-prone localities in Hyderabad were evacuated as the inflow in the Musi River increased after heavy rainfall in the city.
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Flood Alert In Jammu As Rivers Swell Amid Heavy Rain
A flood alert has been sounded in large parts of the Jammu region as the water level in various rivers and rivulets is swelling amid heavy rain that has battered the region.
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J&K Authorities Issue Advisories Amid Intense Rainfall Forecast
Authorities on Saturday issued advisories amid a weather forecast of intense rainfall with possibility of cloudbursts, flash floods and landslides in high altitude areas of Jammu and Kashmir during the next four days.
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Tens Of Thousands Evacuated As Typhoon Doksuri Batters China
Tens of thousands of people were evacuated from flood-prone areas of Beijing as Typhoon Doksuri lashed China's capital with heavy rain on Sunday and residents were urged to stay indoors.
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Massive Traffic Jams In Rain-Hit Delhi, Police Issues Advisory
Prohibitory measures under CrPC section 144 were imposed in flood-prone areas on Wednesday.
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Old Railway Bridge Remains Shuts As Yamuna Water Level Crosses Danger Mark
The Yamuna in Delhi has exceeded the evacuation mark of 206 metres, prompting the relocation of people residing in flood-prone areas to safer locations and a closure of the Old Railway Bridge for road and rail traffic, officials said today.
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Need Structures Allowing Free Flow Of Flood Water: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday said that residential structures in flood-prone areas should be built in such a way that they allow free flow of flood water on the ground, which would avoid damage.
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Chandrababu Naidu Alleges Andhra Government Conspiring To Shift Capital
The opposition Telugu Desam Party has accused the Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh of hatching a conspiracy to shift the state capital from Amaravati by projecting it as a flood-prone area, a charge denied by the ruling YSRC.
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Finished 85% Work Of Covering Manholes, BMC Tells Bombay High Court
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has completed about 85 per cent work of installing protective iron meshes over manholes in flood-prone areas across the city, the Bombay High Court was told today.
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Fearing Floods, Chennai Residents Move To Top Floors In Low-Lying Areas
Residents in several low-lying parts of South Chennai - already known flood-prone zones - have begun shifting their belongings to upper floors, fearing inundation ahead of the next spell of rain.
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55 Evacuated As Hyderabad's Musi River Swells After Heavy Rainfall
At least 55 people from flood-prone localities in Hyderabad were evacuated as the inflow in the Musi River increased after heavy rainfall in the city.
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Flood Alert In Jammu As Rivers Swell Amid Heavy Rain
A flood alert has been sounded in large parts of the Jammu region as the water level in various rivers and rivulets is swelling amid heavy rain that has battered the region.
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J&K Authorities Issue Advisories Amid Intense Rainfall Forecast
Authorities on Saturday issued advisories amid a weather forecast of intense rainfall with possibility of cloudbursts, flash floods and landslides in high altitude areas of Jammu and Kashmir during the next four days.
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Tens Of Thousands Evacuated As Typhoon Doksuri Batters China
Tens of thousands of people were evacuated from flood-prone areas of Beijing as Typhoon Doksuri lashed China's capital with heavy rain on Sunday and residents were urged to stay indoors.
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Massive Traffic Jams In Rain-Hit Delhi, Police Issues Advisory
Prohibitory measures under CrPC section 144 were imposed in flood-prone areas on Wednesday.
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Old Railway Bridge Remains Shuts As Yamuna Water Level Crosses Danger Mark
The Yamuna in Delhi has exceeded the evacuation mark of 206 metres, prompting the relocation of people residing in flood-prone areas to safer locations and a closure of the Old Railway Bridge for road and rail traffic, officials said today.
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Need Structures Allowing Free Flow Of Flood Water: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday said that residential structures in flood-prone areas should be built in such a way that they allow free flow of flood water on the ground, which would avoid damage.
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Chandrababu Naidu Alleges Andhra Government Conspiring To Shift Capital
The opposition Telugu Desam Party has accused the Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh of hatching a conspiracy to shift the state capital from Amaravati by projecting it as a flood-prone area, a charge denied by the ruling YSRC.
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Finished 85% Work Of Covering Manholes, BMC Tells Bombay High Court
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has completed about 85 per cent work of installing protective iron meshes over manholes in flood-prone areas across the city, the Bombay High Court was told today.
