Downpours

'One-in-a-hundred-years' downpours, floods hit New Zealand's South Island after persistent heavy rainfall

New Zealand`s South Island hit badly by floods that occurred due to continuous heavy rainfall and it lead to evacuations of more than 240 homes, power cuts and rising rivers.

May 31, 2021, 18:10 PM IST

After good rainfall, monsoon deficiency has dropped to 9%: IMD

The overall monsoon deficiency has reduced to 9 per cent after several parts of the country received a good amount of rainfall.

Jul 03, 2016, 18:31 PM IST

US Midwest braces for more flooding as rain-swollen rivers rise

Missouri, Illinois, Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma braced for more flooding on Thursday as rain-swollen rivers, some at record heights, overflowed their banks, washing out hundreds of structures, leaving thousands of people displaced from their homes, and some 9.3 million people in areas under flood warnings.

Jan 01, 2016, 01:42 AM IST