#flood-hit

Torrential rains to continue in flood-hit Peru

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Heavy rains continue to wreak havoc in Peru.

The floods have claimed at least 78 lives and a state of emergency has been declared covering half of the country.

It is a result of record downpours which caused rivers to overflow, triggered landslides and left thousands homeless.

Climate experts say it is due to the ‘coastal El Nino’ phenomenon, with exceptionally warm water in the Pacific causing the torrential rains.

On Peru’s northern coast, small villages have been totally cut off.

“Recently, I went to see my house which is bad, bad, bad. I lost all my things. I lost practically everything and that is why I was obliged to come here,” said one woman displaced by the floods.

On the outskirts of Lima, Besenta had to abandon her home to the floods.

“I don’t have water, I don’t have light. It’s a whole situation I am going through. I am 80 years old,” she said.

Rescue operation continues in flood-hit Chitral

CHITRAL (Online): Rescue operation is continuing in rain and flood devastated areas of Chitral.

Bodies of nine victims who were recovered from Afghanistan after being swept away in Chitral flooding Sunday have been handed over to Pakistani officials over Rs 20,000 to 30,000 per cadaver whereas other 17 corpses have also been found.

GOC Malakand Major General Ghafoor also met the sufferers and…

Relief operation in full swing in flood-hit areas of Chitral

Chitral (Online): Relief operation is in full swing in the rain and flood affected areas of Drosh in district Chitral.

According to Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pak Army helicopter has airlifted the injured people to Chitral. The provincial government has provided three hundred and fifty tents, two hundred quilts and kitchen sets to district administration…

Flood-hit Jammu farmers get Rs 32 as compensation

Jammu: Yet to come to terms with the losses suffered in the devastating floods in 2014, farmers in Jammu district received another rude shock when the state government issued them compensation cheques ranging from a meagre Rs 32 to Rs 113.

Refusing to accept the paltry dole, the farmers returned the cheques saying the PDP-BJP government has “rubbed salt into their wounds”.

Farmers in Saroor…

Government failed to provide succour to flood-hit areas in Jammu and Kashmir: Opposition

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly today witnessed noisy scenes as the opposition National Conference and Congress accused the government of failing to provide succour to the flood-hit areas.

“What are they doing there, while people continue to suffer the ministers are busy in photo opportunity,” NC member Ali Mohammed Sagar said.

The National Conference members accused the…

Centre assures support to flood-hit farmers in Jammu and Kashmir

New Delhi: Assuring support to flood-hit farmers in Jammu and Kashmir, the Centre today asked the state government to utilise Rs 209 crore available under the State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF) to compensate them from any crop loss.

“Due to excessive rains in Jammu and Kashmir over past 2-3 days, a flood like situation has developed in many parts of the state.

“The central government has assured…

Prioritize rehabilitation of flood-hit: Amirakadal Syed Altaf Bukhari

STATE TIMES NEWS SRINAGAR: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senior leader and MLA-elect from Amirakadal Syed Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday urged the Governor N.N Vohra to prioritize the process of relief and rehabilitation of the flood victims in Srinagar on the same lines as the welfare of displaced people from border areas of Jammu, has been taken by his office. In a statement issued here, Bukhari said…