India Flood  

 The IMD has issued severe weather alerts across India, forecasting heavy rains and flooding. Areas affected include Delhi, Maharashtra, Kerala, and several other states until early August.
 

The government announced Rs 1.5 lakh crore in interest-free loans for states and significant investments in infrastructure, road connectivity, and rural development in the Union Budget 2024-25.
 

Indian Army constructed a 70-feet long Bailey bridge on the Dikchu-Sanklang road in just under 72 hours. With the arrival of monsoon, floods had damaged roads in many areas of North Sikkim

Rain related incidents in the northern states of India have left 38 people dead. Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters carried dramatic rescue operations in Jammu and Karnal districts on Monday (August 19), and the administration was on alert in parts of Haryana and Punjab
 

Jacqueline Fernandez spreads awareness about the floods affecting the entire country while appealing to all her friends and fans to support Habitat for Humanity India in reaching out to the families in need
 

The death toll in Karnataka caused due to the floods has reached 58, with the recovery of four more bodies. Rescue operations continue as and as many as 1,160 relief camps are operational. 

Over 200 people have lost their lives due to catastrophic monsoon. Torrential rains across Gujarat,  Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, parts of Tamil Nadu and Odisha have left thousands stranded

An official update by the Karnataka government stating that the flood situation has improved, and water is receding
 

Rains wreak havoc not only in Karnataka and Kerala but also in Maharashtra and Gujarat. The death toll in Maharashtra has touched 35 while and 31 in Gujarat. Maharashtra also witnessed an incident of boat capsize that took the lives of 17 people.
 

Floods and torrential rains in Kerala have left as many as 72 people dead. The NDRF are working round the clock in rescue operations. The situation in Karnataka remains grim and those living close to dams have been relocated. 

A video of a dog saving its puppy went viral on social media after several districts in Karnataka reeled under severe flooding

Over 30 people have been killed in rain-related incidents in five districts of western Maharashtra in the last one week, including 17 who drowned when a boat capsized near Brahmanal village in Sangli on August 8

 

Heavy rains lashed Gujarat leaving as many as 19 people dead. Wall and building collapses were reported in several parts of the state leaving as many as 16 people dead. Chief minister Vijay Rupani has taken stock of the situation and stated that there was no drought anywhere in the region

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Torrential rains affected Goa causing floods in several parts of the state. Relief work has begun after the rains have subsided and restoration work in flood affected regions have also begun in full swing.