Flooding  

The River Yamuna continued to flow above the danger mark on Wednesday (August 21). However, the flood department has said that the level of Yamuna at the railway bridge was consistently 206.60 metres and is expected to recede

 

While North Karnataka and Maharashtra witnessed massive flooding due to the overflow of water from rivers, 41 Navy teams were deployed in difficult terrains in the flood-hit states

While several parts of North Karnataka and Malnad region are suffering from severe flooding, a crocodile was seen resting on top of a house in Belagavi district, adjacent to River Krishna

Speaking to reporters, Kolhapur's superintendent of police Abhinav Deshmukh said that Mumbai-Bengaluru national highway No 4 was partially opened to let trucks carrying relief materials reach to areas affected due to flooding

A video of a dog saving its puppy went viral on social media after several districts in Karnataka reeled under severe flooding

Flooding due to heavy rains has left 15 districts in Maharashtra in disarray. The NDRF and local police have been carrying out rescue and relief operations across the state
 

Flooding due to heavy rains in Dakshina Kannada has affected as many as 10 districts in Karnataka. Three people lost their lives in rain-related incidents in Shivamogga, Belagavi and Haveri districts
 

As many as 1,050 passengers were stranded in the Mahalaxmi Express which came to a halt due to flooding on tracks

As many as 600 people have been killed and over 25 million others affected due to flooding, said the United Nations. In India, UNICEF is working with the state governments to provide multi-sectoral planning and coordination support in the three worst-affected states of Assam, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

Five rivers in Bihar are flowing above the danger level due to torrential rains. The floods have claimed the lives of four people
 

In a stinging indictment of the CPI(M)-led government in Kerala, a court-appointed amicus curiae has laid bare that the government's bungle was at the core of the flood devastation. According to the report, the flooding was caused by the delay in the opening of the shutters of some of the major dams in the state

Incessant rains in the city have been wreaking havoc, crumbling the infrastructure, flooding the roads, uprooting trees, causing traffic jams and leaving many stranded. At such a time, a Home Minister asking for zero-traffic facility, when he was in no urgency to attend an emergency meeting or concern is surely a matter of concern.
 

In an affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court, Kerala alleged that the decision taken by Tamil Nadu led to overflow of reservoir in Idukki, forcing Kerala to release water, flooding the entire district.

Kodagu floods: An estimated 123 km of roads have been damaged and more than 800 homes have been destroyed. While on the aerial survey, Karnataka chief minister, HD Kumaraswamy was seen coolly reading a newspaper. It really did not look like he was bothered by the devastation below.