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NDRF and SDRF teams were carrying out rescue and relief operations as the district administration opened special camps to provide essential items and food to the flood-hit villagers. (Photo: Representational)

Second flood warning signal issued in Andhra Pradesh

The famous Goshpada Kshetram on the banks of Godavari at Kovvuru was inundated, following which temples here were closed down.

04 Aug 2019 1:50 PM

The first warning signal has been issued and a high alert sounded in these districts as over 10 lakh cusecs of floodwater has flowed into the Godavari. (Photo: ANI/ Representational)

NDRF, SDRF teams deployed in Andhra Pradesh as water level rises in Godavari

More than 60 villages in the two districts remain marooned due to heavy discharge of floodwaters.

03 Aug 2019 4:12 PM

Local train wades through flooded railway tracks after a heavy rainfall in Sion on Wednesday. (Photo: RAJESH JADHAV)

3 cars collide, 8 injured as heavy rains lash city

The weather observatory in Santacruz recorded 58mm rainfall in the same period.

25 Jul 2019 2:24 AM

The death toll due to flood in Assam has increased to 28 with 10 bodies recovered from different parts of the region in the last 24 hours, authorities said on Thursday. (Photo: File)

Death roll rises up to 28 in Assam floods; over lakhs shifted to relief camps

According to ASDMA, lakhs of people have been affected in around 4,626 number of villages in Assam due to rains.

18 Jul 2019 3:27 PM

The building collapsed at 11 am on Tuesday on Tandel Street in Dongri area, initially killing two persons and trapping over 40 people under its debris. (Photo: ANI)

Mumbai building collapse: Death toll mounts to 13, 9 injured

Three teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are engaged in rescue operations.

17 Jul 2019 8:42 AM

As per reports and eyewitness accounts, most of the buildings in the area are in a dilapidated condition. Further, the lanes are too narrow for the smooth conduct of relief and rescue operations.

Most buildings in Dongri area dilapidated: Reports

Dongri areas such as Nishan-pada Cross Lane, Tandel Cross Lane are extremely congested due to presence of legal and illegal buildings.

17 Jul 2019 6:31 AM

According to reports, at least 40-50 people were still feared trapped in the debris. (Photo: ANI)

Mumbai building collapse: Toddler wrapped in cloth rescued

Locals said at least 12-15 families buried under the rubble were awaiting help.

16 Jul 2019 3:27 PM

‘This building must be 90-100 years old. I saw the bodies of some children. There were some seven-eight families in the building,’ eyewitnesses said at the scene. (Photo: PTI)

Mumbai building collapse: Residents form human chain to aid rescue ops

Pictures have come out, showing rescuers passing down a young child pulled out of the rubble, wrapped in blankets.

16 Jul 2019 3:15 PM

A lady being rescued out of the four-storey building which collapsed in Mumbai’s Dongri area on Tuesday. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav/ File).

10 dead, several trapped as building collapses in crowded Mumbai area

A team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has rushed to the building collapse site in Dongri.

16 Jul 2019 12:36 PM

Director General of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) apprised that 73 NDRF teams have been pre-positioned in vulnerable areas of flood affected states along with all necessary equipment.

Home Minister reviews flood situation; directs officers to provide assistance

Control rooms in MHA, NDRF, IMD and CWC are keeping a close watch on the situation on round the clock basis.

13 Jul 2019 9:39 PM

The search operation by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) for four missing persons entered the fifth day here on Sunday in the wake of a breach in Tiware Dam which has claimed 19 lives. (Photo: ANI)

Tiware Dam breach: Search operation enters fifth day for 4 missing persons

The death toll climbed to 19 after one more body was recovered during the search operation on Friday.

07 Jul 2019 11:42 AM

The Tiware dam in Chiplun taluka of Ratnagiri district breached late on Tuesday night. (Photo: File)

Tiware dam breach: Death toll rises to 15

Total 23 persons are feared dead in the incident and bodies of 11 persons were recovered till Wednesday.

04 Jul 2019 1:26 PM

Officials from the local police station said so far it could not be ascertained how the body ended up being there and a probe is on. (Photo: Twitter/ @noidapolice)

19-year-old woman’s body found stuck between high-rise buildings at 120 feet in Noida

The body was disfigured, swollen and bore injury marks, the official said.

03 Jul 2019 9:50 AM

A team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), police and volunteers are present at the spot. (Photo: ANI)

9 dead, 16 missing after dam in Ratnagiri breached; Fadnavis orders probe

12 houses near the dam have been washed away.

03 Jul 2019 8:43 AM

'Six people have died while three others sustained injuries after a portion of a compound wall of Sinhgad College collapse here. We will take immediate action against the builder and the one who owns the retaining walls. A risk assessment of 287 sites had been done, this site could not be assessed as no permission was taken for it,' the District Magistrate said. (Photo: ANI)

Pune's Ambegaon wall collapse claims six lives, injures 3

The incident took place around 1:15 am on Tuesday when the compound wall of the Sinhagad College campus in Pune's Ambegaon crumbled.

02 Jul 2019 11:50 AM

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), fire brigade and police had rushed to the spot to rescue those trapped under the debris. (Photo: ANI)

16 died after wall collapses in Mumbai's Malad

So far, four people were rescued and have been admitted at the Shatabdi hospital.

02 Jul 2019 7:26 AM

Home Minister Amit Shah (Photo: Twitter)

Home Minister asks NDRF to list disaster-combat tools

Appreciating the NDRF, Shah said efforts should be made to develop equipment to combat disasters in collaboration with DRDO.

30 Jun 2019 1:36 PM

An NDRF team has been rushed to the spot (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

At least 15 killed in wall collapse following incessant rains in Pune

According to the police, a portion of the 12 to 15-feet-high wall collapsed between 1.30 and 1.45 am.

29 Jun 2019 8:36 AM

The home minister said cyclone Vayu is expected to cross the Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Union Territory Diu and he "prays for the safety of the people". (Photo: File)

Cyclone Vayu: 'Over 3 lakh people evacuated in Gujarat, Diu,' says Amit Shah

'The NDRF has pre-positioned 52 teams equipped with boats, tree-cutters, telecom equipments etc,' Shah tweeted.

12 Jun 2019 8:35 PM

On Tuesday evening, the IMD issued Orange warning which predicts the landfall and likely impact of a cyclone. (Representational Image)

Cyclone Vayu to hit Gujarat tomorrow; schools, colleges closed

The weather department has issued a warning of heavy rains and high winds on June 13 and 14 in the coastal areas of Saurashtra and Kutch.

12 Jun 2019 9:59 AM

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