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Rare floods after extraordinary rains in Sahara turn deserts in Morocco green, lakes lying dry for decades filled with water

OpIndia Staff - 27 October, 2024

Intense and unseasonal rainfall has led to flooding in parts of the Sahara Desert near the Draa Valley in Morocco, sparking an unprecedented wave of vegetation growth across the arid landscape

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Himachal rains: Over 50 dead in last 24 hours, rescue operation underway

ANI - 14 August, 2023

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said he National Disaster Response Force teams are engaged in rescue and relief operations.

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Monsoon mayhem in Himachal Pradesh: 199 dead, 31 missing so far

ANI - 4 August, 2023

Out of 199 deaths, 57 were due to landslides and flash floods while 142 people died due to road accidents during the monsoon period.

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Arvind Kejriwal surrenders before weather, says Delhi’s systems can’t handle this much rain

OpIndia Staff - 10 July, 2023

Arvind Kejriwal said that potholes on roads would be filled with stones and inquiry has been initiated into three different road cave-in incidents.

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North India faces heavy rainfall – 14 die amid water logging, submerged societies, roaring rivers across states

OpIndia Staff - 9 July, 2023

At least 14 people died due to heavy rainfall across North India including Delhi NCR region

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Delhi: Autorickshaw driver drowns in a ditch dug by PWD for flyover construction, probe on

OpIndia Staff - 1 July, 2023

The Public Works Department (PWD) dug the pothole to erect a pillar inside of it as part of the construction of a flyover in the area. However, the ditch was filled with water as a result of the recent rainfall in the capital.

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Telangana: School bus carrying 30 students submerges in a waterlogged underpass, locals rescue all kids safely

OpIndia Staff - 8 July, 2022

In Mahabubnagar, Telangana, a private school bus got trapped at an underpass after the whole route had become completely submerged in rainfall due to the monsoon.

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Heavy rains and thunderstorm leaves the central dome of the Jama Masjid structure in Old Delhi damaged

OpIndia Staff - 30 May, 2022

Many social media users have shared images showing the finial atop the main dome at Jama Masjid getting damaged due to the rain

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Heavy rains, thunder, hailstorm lash Delhi-NCR, temperature drops 10 degrees in an hour, trees uprooted

OpIndia Staff - 23 May, 2022

The surface temperature fell by 11 degrees from 29 degree Celsius to 18 degree Celsius in just an hour because of sudden weather change leading to thunder and rain in Delhi-NCR

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