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Stormwater drain development a non-starter in most ULBs around Hyderabad due to stand-off over funding

The Strategic Nala Development Programme devised by Telangana government to prevent urban flooding has failed to take off in municipalities peripheral to GHMC covering the city of Hyderabad, due to lack of funding to the urban local bodies

The Hindu

Nearly 200 million people in US are under heat, flood advisories

Nearly 200 million people in the United States are under either a heat advisory or flood warning of some kind, as high temperatures and severe storms are to continue blazing and battering the nation

The Independent UK

Kaddam project witnesses higher inflows than discharge

The six-and-a-half-decade-old Kaddam Narayana Reddy project survived another scare and test of the time on Thursday, the second year in a row, as it withstood over 4 lakh cusecs flood that was reaching it for about 10 hours, in spite of its effective discharge capacity of 2.43 lakh cusecs through…

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Health issues then and now in flood-impacted southeastern Kentucky

The extensive flooding a year ago in southeastern Kentucky created immediate health issues as well as lasting challenges.

WEKU

Heavy rains continue to lash Telangana; State government puts administration on alert

Telangana Chief Secretary A. Santhi Kumari on July 28 said the administration has been put on alert as heavy rains continued to lash the state.

The Hindu

Appalachian Regional Healthcare invites locals to donate school supplies, recognize flood anniversa

Appalachian Regional Healthcare, a network based in the rural regions of eastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia, is recognizing the one-year anniversary of the eastern Kentucky floods by running school supply drives throughout the region.

WEKU

Officers told to visit rain-hit areas, work in coordination

Belagavi district in-charge secretary Anjum Parvez asked officers to coordinate for effective flood management. He urged them to monitor inflow/outflow, water levels, rainfall and discharge from neighbouring states. He stressed on preventive measures and immediate compensation for victims. He asked field officers to survey vulnerable property and take up hygiene…

The Hindu

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Godavari floods: NDRF deploys additional teams from Tamil Nadu and Odisha to undertake rescue operations in A.P. and Telangana

NDRF deploys 18 teams in AP, Telangana to rescue flood-hit people; teams equipped with medical kits, ropes, stretchers, lights, cutters, inflated boats and VMA with VHF, V-Sat and satellite phones. #NDRF #AP #Telangana #Rescue #Floods

The Hindu

Godavari in spate: 3,296 people moved to relief shelters in Bhadradri Kothagudem district

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Flood fears continue, one year later in Lost Creek

In the aftermath of the July 2022 flood, some people opted to move to higher ground, but others decided to stay in their homes.

WEKU

NDRF personnel rescue 70 persons from flood-hit Moranchapally village: Telangana Chief Secretary

Flash floods in a local stream triggered by incessant downpour marooned Moranchapalli village in the rain-battered Telangana’s Jayashankar Bhupalpally district, leaving the villagers stranded on the roof-tops of their houses and trees since morning.

The Hindu

Punjab BJP delegation meets governor on flood issue, demands compensation for farmers

Sunil Jakhar also alleged that the government failed to take necessary measures, including cleaning of drains and strengthening of embankments, that led to the flooding.

The Hindu

Scare at Kaddam project as it gets higher flood than discharge

Red alert issued to 12 villages along Kaddam river in Telangana; 4 spillway gates stuck, unable to operate; flood reaching project estimated at 3.86 lakh cusecs.

The Hindu

FEMA urges flood victims to open doors for damage survey: ‘We want to understand the impact’

Federal officials are surveying damage in the first step to sending federal aid to home and business owners. A July 2 storm flooded thousands of homes on Chicago’s West Side, suburban Cicero, Stickney and Berwyn.

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Vermont-based Phish to play 2 shows to benefit flood recovery efforts

Phish will play two special shows next month to benefit flood recovery efforts in Vermont and upstate New York

WEKU

Whitesburg, one year after the flood

A year after the flood that devastated much of eastern Kentucky, the people of Whitesburg, in Letcher County, look back — and forward.

Dynamite News

Delhi Flood: Yamuna river flowing few centimetres below danger mark

At 10:00 pm, the Yamuna water level near the old Yamuna Bridge was recorded at 205.24 metres against the danger mark of of 205.33 metres. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Heavy rain affects traffic flow on vital road link between Telangana and Chhattisgarh

Vehicular movement disrupted on NH 163 at Katakshapur village, Warangal due to swollen stream. Police monitoring water level, relief camps set up in Khammam. Godavari river at Bhadrachalam swells to 39.5 ft, just below first flood warning level of 43 ft.

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Mayor Brandon Johnson tours West Side flood damage as FEMA begins assessment

The federal agency’s review is the first step in getting a disaster proclamation and funds for repairs after a July 2 storm dumped 9 inches of rain in the Chicago area.

The Hindu

SNDP-covered areas largely free from flooding this season

As part of SNDP, surplus channels between Mansurabad Lake and Bandlaguda Lake, and from there up to Nagole Lake were fortified and box drains were provided wherever necessary. This has resolved the major problem of inundation in several areas.

The Independent UK

What are cloudbursts and is climate change making them more frequent?

Intense rainfall in the Himalayan regions of India’s Kashmir state and adjacent mountainous cold desert of Ladakh earlier this week destroyed roads and caused flooding of dozens of villages

The Hindu

Chances of Srisailam getting flood from upstream till Aug. first week low

The Hindu

Monsoon on course in Kodagu; rain deficiency narrows

Kodagu district in Mysuru received heavy rainfall on Tuesday, causing flooding in some areas. Orange alert declared till Wed. 8.30am. Cumulative rainfall of 818mm since June 1, 33% below normal. Harangi dam breached 100ft mark, inflow abated to 10,528 cusecs, outflow 13,000 cusecs. Fire brigade personnel deployed fibre boats to…

The Conversation

How well-managed dams and smart forecasting can limit flooding as extreme storms become more common in a warming world

The arduous task of cleaning up from catastrophic flooding is underway across the Northeast after storms stretched the region’s flood control systems nearly to the breaking point.

Al Jazeera

Two killed, two missing after violent flooding in eastern Canada

Floods in Nova Scotia bring new difficulties to a country struggling with ongoing wildfires and extreme weather.

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