Some traders in areas that usually escape inundation invested in solar gadgets before the arrival of the monsoon in June

Traditionally, houses in Ladakh have had a wooden roof, built to withstand heavy snowfall.

The staff and security personnel are performing their duties using mechanised and country boats to deal with any kind of eventualities, they said.

Thee spread of Japanese Encephalitis during the flood has made the condition more challenging as death toll due to JE has also climbed to 82.

The flood situation in Bihar, Assam and other northeast states has turned worse with the death toll rising to 46 on Tuesday.

The Pacific's low-lying reef islands are likely to change shape in response to climate change, rather than simply sinking beneath rising seas and becoming uninhabitable as previously assumed, new r

MUZAFFARPUR: Tirhut divisional commissioner Narmadeshwar Lal on Sunday asked officials concerned to keep a close watch on embankments in the region amid rise in water level in several rivers.

According to rainfall data released by the India Meteorological Department, the suburb of Malad West had received 301 mm of rain from 8.30 am until 7.30 pm on Monday.