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Business Standard
3 hours ago
- Business Standard
Kishtwar cloudburst: Search continues as families look for those missing
In Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, the search operation continues for those missing after a cloudburst hit Chasoti village, which claimed 61 lives. Ravi Kumar, who came from Jammu, said he is searching for his sister and other family members after losing his elder sister in the disaster. He added that he has contacted the GMC in Jammu and the Kishtwar administration for updates on the ongoing search operation. Speaking to ANI, Ravi Kumar said, "I have come from Jammu to find my family members missing after the incident... My sister, her children, her mother-in-law and sister-in-law... My elder sister died in the Kishtwar cloud burst incident... We talked to the GMC in Jammu and talked to the Kishtwar administration as well for an update on the search for our relatives during the search operation..." Teams from NDRF, SDRF, Jammu and Kashmir Police, CISF, Indian Army, and the local administration are working on the seventh day of the rescue operation. A day earlier, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that it might be impossible to find anyone alive in the Kishtwar incident, stating that the disaster took place due to a cloudburst rather than a breach of glacial lakes. "Finding the missing persons alive now looks nearly impossible. In these circumstances, we will try to retrieve as many bodies and hand them over to their loved ones. According to the information we have received so far, the disaster that happened in Kishtwar was due to a cloudburst and not a glacial lake breach," Omar Abdullah told reporters. The cloudburst, which occurred during the Machail Mata Yatra on August 14, led to devastating flash floods, leaving around 55 people dead in Kishtwar. Security forces have since intensified relief and rescue efforts in the affected region.
Scroll.in
5 hours ago
- Scroll.in
Maharashtra: 21 killed in rain-related incidents in last five days
Twenty-one persons were killed in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra between August 15 and August 19, PTI reported, quoting the State Disaster Management Authority. In the last 24 hours, heavy rainfall and flooding in the state have led to six deaths – four in Nanded and one each in Mumbai and Beed districts. Five persons have been reported missing, according to ANI. The India Meteorological Department on Wednesday issued a red alert, warning of heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms in Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Palghar and Raigad. Mumbai and its neighbouring districts have been receiving heavy rainfall for three days. #Red Nowcast #warning for heavy rain accompanied with thunderstorm- #Maharashtra - Palghar, #Mumbai Suburban, #Mumbai city, Thane, #Pune, Raigad #Gujarat - Devbhoomi Dwarka, Porbandar, Junagarh, Gir Somnath, Amreli #MumbaiRain #Mumbai #MumbaiRains @mybmc @ndmaindia @moesgoi … — India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) August 20, 2025 Between Monday and Tuesday morning, Mumbai received more than 300 mm of rain. This led to waterlogging and widespread disruptions to public transport, including at least 100 local trains getting delayed or cancelled, The Indian Express reported. #WATCH | Maharashtra: Normal life affected in Mumbai as several parts of the city remain waterlogged following incessant heavy rainfall. Visuals from Nalasopara West. — ANI (@ANI) August 20, 2025 In two separate incidents, monorail trains were stuck in the city on Tuesday due to electrical failures caused by overcrowding, The Hindu reported. One of the trains came to a halt between Mysore Colony and Bhakti Park stations, following which more than 500 passengers were rescued. Around 200 passengers were evacuated from another stalled monorail between Acharya Atre and Wadala stations. According to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority, preliminary checks showed that the total weight of the train had reached approximately 109 metric tonnes, exceeding its design capacity of 104 metric tonnes. This caused a mechanical disconnection between the power rail and the current collector, effectively cutting off the electricity supply needed to operate the trains, said the authority. 🔹चेंबूर ते भक्ती पार्क दरम्यान म्हैसूर कॉलनीजवळ अडकलेल्या मोनो रेलमधून, आतापर्यंत सुमारे ४४२ पेक्षा अधिक प्रवाशांची बृहन्मुंबई महानगरपालिकेच्या मुंबई अग्निशमन दलाने स्नॉर्केल (शिडी) वाहनांच्या साहाय्याने सुटका केली आहे. उर्वरित प्रवाशांना बाहेर काढण्याची कार्यवाही सुरु आहे.… — माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) August 19, 2025 On Wednesday morning, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation stated that all three lines of Mumbai's suburban railways, as well as BEST bus operations, are functioning smoothly, despite disruptions the previous day. Commercial airlines, including IndiGo and SpiceJet, issued advisories warning passengers in Mumbai that heavy rains could lead to air traffic congestion and potentially impact flight schedules. Five teams of the National Disaster Response Force remain deployed in the city, The Hindu reported. Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday said that all 525 water pumps in the city were in operation. 'What happened in Mumbai on Tuesday was almost a cloudburst-like situation,' The Hindu quoted him as saying. 'The city witnessed 350 mm rain in 24 hours and 200 mm rain in just six hours.'
News18
9 hours ago
- News18
Earthquake of magnitude 3.7 strikes Pakistan
Last Updated: Islamabad [Pakistan], August 20 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 struck Pakistan in the early hours of Wednesday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) per the statement, the earthquake took place at a depth of a post on X, the NCS said, 'EQ of M: 3.7, On: 20/08/2025 02:38:23 IST, Lat: 29.86 N, Long: 71.09 E, Depth: 170 Km, Location: Pakistan." Earlier on Tuesday, an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 jolted Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and several parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Seismic Network of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said in a statement quoted by to the statement, the quake was felt in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, KP's Peshawar, Swat, Chitral, and Abbottabad. The PMD's press release said that the earthquake originated at 10:20 am (local time). Its epicentre was the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan, at a depth of 190km. As per Dawn, Punjab's Provincial Disaster Management Authority reported that the earthquake was also felt in the province's divisions of Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Lahore, Multan, Sahiwal and casualties have been reported so far, and according to KP's Rescue 1122 spokesperson Bilal Faizi, an emergency has not yet been declared, Dawn falls on three major tectonic plates — the Arabian, Euro-Asian and Indian — which create five seismic zones under the country. The intersection of multiple fault lines means that tectonic movements remain a frequent occurrence in the Hindu Kush region is recognised as one of the most active seismic zones in the world, lying at the junction of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates where their ongoing collision generates frequent earthquakes, including rare deep-focus events that can reach depths of over 200km, according to the US Geological seismicity is attributed to subduction-related processes and slab break-off beneath the Hindu Kush-Pamir region, making it part of the broader Himalayan seismic belt that has produced several destructive earthquakes across Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northern India. (ANI) view comments First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Loading comments...
