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Heavy rainfall triggers wall collapse at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar; no injuries reported
Trendingdesk •Lightning struck near the Brahmakund at Har Ki Pauri, following which a transformer got ignited and the wall collapsed.
Flood alert in Paris as Seine river water level remains at high; 1,500 people evacuated, say authorities
Ians •The Seine river, which runs through Paris, kept rising on Sunday and led to the evacuation of about 1,500 people, police said.
Paris on flooding alert as Seine river bursts its banks, military deployed for possible evacuations
Fp Staff •Torrential rains in France caused flooding in the eastern and northern parts of the country, with the Seine River rising in Paris and bursting its banks on Tuesday
Cyclone Ockhi leaves 16 dead, 100 missing in India and Sri Lanka, moves towards Lakshadweep archipelago
Fp Staff •Cyclone Ockhi may have moved away from Kerala’s borders and has intensified into a severe storm on Friday and moved to the Arabian Sea
Flash floods, landslides hits Indonesia's Java island, 11 dead, over 4,000 evacuated
•At least 11 people have died in severe floods and landslides in the east of Indonesia's main island of Java
Kolkata rains: Weather improves after heavy downpour; western districts likely to receive more showers
•A day after torrential rain battered Kolkata city, people heaved a sigh of relief as the weather relented, with a deep depression that had triggered the downpour
Bangladesh flash floods: 18 lives lost by heavy rains, several houses washed away
Ians •Flash floods triggered by heavy rains and onrush of water from hills across the Indian borders on Sunday claimed lives of at least 18 people in Bangladesh
Japan floods: Death toll climbs to 25, rescue teams battle through thick mud to save stranded
•The death toll from torrential rains and flooding that swept through Japan's south has reached 25.
Japan floods: Six dead, over four lakh evacuated as heavy rains leave trail of destruction
Fp Staff •Atleast six people have been killed and 22 others missing in huge floods that are surging through southern Japan from first week of July.
China landslide: 15 dead, over 140 missing in Sinchaun province; rescue operations underway
Fp Staff •Around 100 people are feared buried after a landslide smashed through their village in southwest China's Sichuan Province early on Saturday