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An aerial view shows partially submerged road at a flooded area in the southern state of Kerala, India, August 19 2018. (Sivaram V/Reuters)
ABHAYA SRIVASTAVA

India ignored warnings of Kerala flood disaster: experts

Muralee Thummarukudy, a UN disaster response expert, and ecologist Madhav Gadgil warned in 2011 that a mega-monsoon was inevitable

  • Abhaya Srivastava
4 min read
Up to 1 000 people are feared dead and more than 8 000 mainly pilgrims and tourists are still awaiting rescue nine days after flash floods and landslides hit.
INDIA

3 000 still missing in India’s flood-hit north

Two weeks after the tragedy it is unclear how many of those missing have been killed, a top state official said o Sunday.

  • Sapa Afp
2 min read
Up to 1 000 people are feared dead and more than 8 000 mainly pilgrims and tourists are still awaiting rescue nine days after flash floods and landslides hit.
AFP

Mass cremation planned for India’s flood victims

India’s priests are planning to cremate hundreds of flood victims as heavy rains halted the search for thousands of stranded tourists, say officials.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
Raging rivers have swept away houses
INDIA

India monsoon death toll reaches 600

Relief teams have been racing against time to rescue tens of thousands of stranded people in rain-ravaged northern India.

  • Staff Reporter
4 min read
Vehicles pass through a water-logged road as the waters of the Yamuna River rise in New Delhi.
FLOODING

Monsoon death toll expected to rise in India

Monsoon flooding that has caused landslides in northern India has killed almost 120 people, and the prime minister says the toll could increase.

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read