Karnataka Flood  

Floods can be ravaging and devastating. It is essential that preventive measures are taken so that their impact can be mitigated. For this purpose, the management of dams is also very important

 

While several parts of North Karnataka and Malnad region are suffering from severe flooding, a crocodile was seen resting on top of a house in Belagavi district, adjacent to River Krishna

The wait for Karnataka chief minister Yediyurappa’s new Cabinet will only get longer as he is preoccupied with flood-related activities and talk about the issue only on August 16 when he meets Union home minister Amit Shah to finalise the expansion

The 19-year-old passionate boxer, along with his supportive father swam 2.5 km in floodwaters to let him reach his district boxing teammates as they were heading to Bengaluru for a boxing competition

2.3 cusecs water has been released from Tungabhadra Dam in Karnataka.  Incessant rains in Karnataka have caused dams to fill more than they can hold.
 

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

Hundreds have lost their lives and thousands have been displaced owing to torrential rains and floods across India. With rains predicted to worsen in the coming days, the government has ordered military teams to form rescue units.

Union home minister Amit Shah will be conducting an aerial survey of the flood-hit region of Belagavi in Karnataka. State chief minister BS Yediyurappa is also expected to be a part of the survey

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BJP MLA from Honnali, near Davanagere, Karnataka was seen oaring a coracle in shallow waters. As the video went viral, people began to wonder if the effort was sincere of just for the shutterbugs

Death toll due to floods in Karnataka has increased to 16 and in Kerala has gone up to 28 while lakhs have been displaced in the two states

With only one boat operational, thousands of people are awaiting to be rescued in flood-hit district of Haveri in Karnataka.

BJP Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar took to Twitter and announced that he would contribute Rs 1 crore from MPLAD for the relief work of north Karnataka floods

Former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy and other members of his party JDS would donate their one month’s salary towards flood relief activities in rain-battered North Karnataka