The government today dispatched teams of the Horticulture Department to assess the widespread damage caused by the intense fury of the hailstorm over the past two days in the entire apple belt of Shimla and parts of Kinnaur with the estimated damage to the apple crop already touching Rs 248 crore.

A strong hailstorm last evening caused major damage to the apple crop in most areas of Shimla dist

A storm unleashed torrential rains, mudslides and flooding in Haiti, killing at least 10 people, Haitian officials said on Tuesday after thunderstorms pounded several Caribbean countries.

The heavy rainfall across the region, which began over the weekend, comes after the June 1 start of the Atlantic hurricane season and as Haiti and the Dominican Republic grapple with cholera outbreaks that cou

A severe hailstorm caused extensive damage to the apple crop in the Kotkhai area in the heart of the apple belt.

The hailstorm struck in the afternoon and continued to lash the region for about 90 minutes. The maximum damage was reported from Baghi, Ratnari, Baghal, Kalbogh, Khaneti, Tharola and adjoining areas.

The monsoon has officially arrived in the city. And the first shower of this season has already claimed a life and injured one.

Khayyum, 45, died and Prakash Babar, 56, was injured after a portion of a single-storey building collapsed at Homi Modi street in Fort on Sunday evening.

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At least 30 people, including children and women, were injured in house collapse as violent storm lashed 10 villages in Kochua upazila Sunday morning and Saturday evening. About 400 dwelling houses and 100 shops and educational institutions were razed to the ground. Witnesses said the storm damaged the thatched houses in 10 villages including Golbahar, Doghar and Nalua of the upazia.

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The sun shone for the first time in days on this devastated city on Tuesday, illuminating the full extent of the damage as rescue workers performed the grim task of searching for survivors and victims in buildings leveled by the United States

After four dozen deaths due to heavy storm and rainfall during the last 48-hours, 14 more casualties were reported in separate mishaps in the State since Sunday evening.

In Bulundshahr, one Rakesh Agarwal, a native of Jawa locality of Aligarh was returning with his family after attending marriage of his maternal niece in Bulundshahr in the wee hours of Monday.