swollen rivers

In light of a recent unfortunate event, authorities in Meghalaya are rolling out essential safety measures for tourists and local operators in the East Khasi Hills. With rising river levels and popular adventure spots drawing in visitors, the government stresses the importance of hiring certified guides, rapidly restoring infrastructure, and adhering to stringent boating safety protocols.

Two incidents took place on Friday in which two different cars fell off into swollen river waters of Dudhganga in Shirol tehsil and Hanjhol river in Chandgad tehsil of Kolhapur district.

A teenage boy drowned in a swollen river at Ambernath in Thane district of Maharashtra while his friend is missing, police said on Saturday.

Two persons, among them a Class 11 student, are feared drowned in Yamuna waters of Dankaur after they went for a swim in the swollen river on Sunday morning.

At least six Hindu pilgrims, including four women, have died and three others reported missing after they were swept away by a swollen river in central Nepal.

PATNA: The abnormally heavy rainfall in the catchment areas and along the river course of north Bihar rivers in a week's time have made 55 breaches on the embankments.

Four children are feared drowned due to swollen rivers from heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Six children were swept away while bathing in Shahjahanpur; two died during treatment. In Pauri Garhwal, two boys went missing in the Ganga River; one body was recovered by rescue teams.

A 23-year-old pilgrim from UP's Budaun accidentally slipped into the gushing waters of Mandakini river in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand on Monday evening while taking a selfie. In a widely circulated video, he can be seen clinging on to a rock. He apparently lost balance when standing on the edge and had a lucky escape, a local official said.

PATNA: The flood situation in Bihar continued to deteriorate with major rivers of the state continuing to show a rising trend. The death toll in the current spate of floods in the state has already reached 12.

At least 10 people have died in rain that has lashed the state since Friday while over 10 lakh are marooned in six districts as water from swollen rivers gushed into villages and towns, officials at Nabanna said on Wednesday . Bankura was the worstaffected district, with floodwaters inundating villages in all its blocks.

An administrative officer is feared dead after being swept away on Friday in a swollen river along with his jeep and driver while crossing a bridge in Banswara district of Rajasthan.

Two seasonal rivers -- Soam and Pathrala -- were in spate due to heavy rainfall in the hills, from where these originate, submerging crops, besides flooding houses, in many villages of the district.

With heavy rains causing rise in water levels of rivers, the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) has issued letters to the district magistrates of Pithoragarh, Nainital and Haridwar and asked them to remain alert.

Amidst heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand, the Girthi river bridge in the Joshimath area of Chamoli district, which connects to the China border, sustained "minor structural damage" on Sunday due to the heavy debris carried by the swollen river. The information was shared on Monday by the public relations officer (defence), Dehradun, Lt Col Manish Srivastava.

Following heavy rainfall in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, almost all major rivers are in spate.Life line of the state - Narmada - was flowing at 955 feet, only nine feet below danger mark in Hoshangabad.

The relief commissioner office said a total population of over 17 lakh has been affected by the floods. Over 1,000 villages are adversely hit and people have been displaced.