British PM Keir Starmer on Saturday made headlines after he was photographed at the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony not wearing a protective plastic and getting drenched in rain. The viral picture showed Starmer as the only one not wearing any raincoat.Calling it a “British” phenomenon, Starmer, when asked about the picture, told French channel…
GUWAHATI: Five family members, including three minors, died in a landslide caused by continuous rain in Assam’s Karimganj district on Wednesday. The incident occurred in Gainachora village, situated in the Badarpur Police Station area, Karimganj SP Partha Protim Das informed.“Around 12:45 am, information was received about the landslide at a hillock in which a house…
SHILLONG: The unrelenting rains in Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh have prompted the IMD to extend the ‘red alert‘ for an additional day in the three states until Wednesday, even as floods and landslides continued to wreak havoc across the northeast, cutting off several areas.In Assam, the number of people affected by floods crossed 1.61…
GUWAHATI: The unrelenting downpour persists in Assam, Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh, prompting the IMD to extend the ‘red alert‘ for an additional day in these three northeastern states until Wednesday. Mawsynram, renowned as one of the wettest locations globally, experienced the season’s peak precipitation within the past 24 hours, exacerbating the already dire situation in…
MUMBAI: The southwest monsoon hit Mumbai on Sunday (June 9), two days before its expected arrival date, according to IMD. Previously, in the years 2021 and 2018, the onset of monsoon was declared on June 9 .BMC has claimed that it has completed all the pre-monsoon works, including the required desilting of drains and winding…
Bengaluru: Intense thundershowers lit up the skies over Bengaluru on Sunday evening and the downpour broke a 133-year-old record in the state capital. The city received 111.6mm of rain in 24 hours till 8am on Monday, making it the city’s wettest day in June till date.The record for the highest single-day rainfall for the month…
DEHRADUN: At 43.2 degrees on Friday, Dehradun faced the hottest day in May in the past 157 years.Previously, the hottest day in Dehradun in May was in 2012 at 43.1 degrees. Data of last six years shows that with 40.7 degrees, May 26 was hottest day in May in 2018, May 31 in 2019 with…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra saw dust storm and rain showers on Monday evening. After initial dust storm, raining was reported in Thane and Navi Mumbai. Dust storm occured near Mantralay.Train services stopped between Thane-Mulund after beaches of tree fell on OHE.Train services on Harbour line intermittently getting stopped because of OHE fluctuation due to heavy rains…
NEW DELHI: Heavy thunderstorms struck the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, pouring “over a year and a half’s worth of rain” on Dubai within hours, causing flooding on highways and the international airport. In Oman, heavy flooding claimed 18 lives with some still missing, while the sultanate braced for the storm.Starting late Monday, rain soaked…
