India Rains Live: UP releases compensation for farmers affected by rains

The death toll due to heavy rainfall and floods in Uttarakhand rose to 65, with losses amounting to Rs 7,000 crore. Meanwhile, the IMD issued an orange alert for 8 districts in Kerala including Kottayam and Idukki which were impacted by a series of landslides. Stay tuned to DH for more updates...

Uttar Pradesh Government releases Rs 77,88,96,748 from State Disaster Response Fund for providing compensation to 2,35,122 farmers across 35 districts of the state who are affected due to flood and heavy rain

A damaged road after a landslide due to heavy rain near Chikmagalur. Credit: PTI Photo

Idukki Dam's red alert revised to orange as water level sees slight dip

Uttarakhand CM meets affected people in Chamoli's rain-hit Dungri village

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday visited Dungri village in Chamoli district to meet the disaster-hit people who lost their kin in the landslides triggered by heavyrainsin the state.

Accompanied by Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj, State Disaster Management Minister Dhan Singh Rawat and officials, the Chief Minister trekked up the steep slippery slopes of the village with a stick in hand for support to do an on-the-spot assessment of the losses. (PTI)

River Adhwara flowing above danger level in Bihar

IMD downgrades alert for Kerala districts

Uttarakhand: Disaster relief camps set up in Rudrapur, Udhamsinghnagar

NDRF personnel carry out rescue operations in a landslide-affected area following heavy rains in Dungree village of Chamoli district

Credit: PTI Photo

Heavy rainfall with thunderstorm lashes several parts of Kerala; Orange Alert for 8 districts

Weather alerts in Kerala continued to fluctuate on Thursday, with the IMD sounding Orange alert in eight of the 14 districts by evening.

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Amit Shah conducts aerial survey of rain-ravaged areas of Uttarakhand; relief, rescue ops continue

Union Home Minister Amit Shah undertook an aerial survey of the rain-ravaged areas of Uttarakhand on Thursday as relief and rescue operations continued in the worst-hit Kumaon region amid efforts to restore connectivity and evacuate people from vulnerable areas.

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Uttarakhand rains: Five tourists killed, toll rises to 65; state pegs its losses at Rs 7,000 crore

Five tourists have died in Kapkot in Uttarakhand’s Kumaon, officials said Thursday as the death toll in the state battered by the recent rains rose to 65.

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