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Amid carnivals, deadly flood lashes Brazil's Sao Paulo
Fp Staff •Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides in Brazil's northern Sao Paulo, killing at least 36 people. Dozens of people are still missing and over 50 houses have collapsed. Several cities have cancelled carnivals as the calamity unfolds
Flood havoc in Nigeria: Over 600 killed, millions displaced
Fp Staff •This is the worst flood in Nigeria in the last decade. About 13 lakh people have been displaced due to the floods while more than two lakh houses have been completely destroyed
Flood-hit Pakistan vows IMF reforms as damage estimated at over $16 bn
•Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said that a flood donors' conference promised by French President Emmanuel Macron would take place next month, which he hoped would help the nation both with immediate and longer-term needs
UN chief Antonio Guterres appeals to world to help badly flood-hit Pakistan
•The floods have touched all of Pakistan and affected more than 3.3 million people. Heritage sites have also been damaged, including Mohenjo Daro, considered one of the best-preserved ancient urban settlements in South Asia
'Need to know swimming to get a job': Flood-like situation in Bengaluru sparks meme fest
Trendingdesk •Now several videos from different corners of the technology capital have emerged online, which exhibit the current scenario in the city. These videos making the rounds on the internet have sparked a meme fest.
Watch| Heavy rain wreaks havoc in Bengaluru, disturbs normal life of citizens
Fp Staff •Following heavy rain in Bengaluru city, several residential areas were waterlogged and huge traffic jams were seen due to the flooded water, disturbing the normal life of citizens
Watch: Villagers take sick man to hospital on makeshift boat in flooded Bihar
Trendingdesk •In a shocking incident, water-logged roads during the flood-like scenario in Bihar forced the villagers to improvise and take a sick person to the hospital on a boat made of plastic containers, bamboo sticks, and ropes.
Water level in Ganga crosses danger mark in Varanasi
•The district administration, in a statement, said that 18 municipal wards and more than 80 villages have been affected by the floods in Ganga and its tributary Varuna in the district and 228.69 hectares of crops have been damaged in the district
Watch: People seen flowing in the streets of Jodhpur, video goes viral
Trendingdesk •Several areas in Jodhpur district have been facing a flood-like situation for the last two days due to heavy to very heavy rainfall. Schools have also been closed in the district
Monsoon mayhem: Jammu and Kashmir's Doda battles flood; red alert for Uttarakhand
Fp Staff •IMD has forecast fairly widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls and thunderstorm/lightning over Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and east Rajasthan during 20-24 July