News (Natural disasters)

Several cloudbursts occurred across Mandi's Seraj on the intervening night of June 30 and July 1. Thunag is a village in Seraj tehsil.
Natural Disasters

Cloudbursts devastate Himachal’s Mandi: At least 10 dead, 34 missing after 1,900% excess rain on July 1

Bhagirath
4 min read
Seraj worst hit; Locals plead for Army help and aerial survey as roads, bridges and power lines washed away
NGT issues notice to Centre, Bihar after newspaper report alludes to link between felling of toddy palm trees and deaths due to lightning
Natural Disasters

NGT issues notice to Centre, Bihar after report alludes to link between felling of toddy palm trees and deaths due to lightning

Vivek Mishra
2 min read
Asian palmyra or toddy palms help in safely transmitting electricity to the ground and their felling has made lightning incidents deadlier
Underconstruction bridge worth crores collapses in Padchhu, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.
Natural Disasters

Monsoon chaos in Himachal: Kullu Valley hit by 4 cloudbursts in 24 hours

Rohit Prashar
2 min read
Three found dead in Khaniyara, several missing as cloudbursts and dam discharges swell rivers
Northeast Deluge 2025: Nearly 600 landslides in Mizoram; five dead, hundreds displaced amid unrelenting rains
Northeast Deluge 2025: Over 500,000 people stare at homelessness in Assam due to floods caused by extreme rainfall, sudden release of dam waters
Northeast Deluge 2025: In Meghalaya, thousands affected in 86 villages; six deaths including one drowning at Umlew river reported
Localised flash floods are a possibility in Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Manipur
Rescue operations in Manipur by Spear Corps, Indian Army.
Northeast deluge 2025: Torrential monsoon rain hits Arunachal; 11 dead, 156 villages affected, 2 missing
Swiss glacier collapse: Lonza valley stares at flood risk as debris block river flow
January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires a ‘wake-up call’: Report
Kerala to launch disaster management plan to safeguard its tribal communities, using indigenous knowledge
AI can scan vast numbers of social media posts during disasters to guide first responders
Transboundary heatwaves: Not well understood but influencing heat events across regions
Over 160 killed by lightning in March-April 2025 — 184% surge from last year
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