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Health risks surge in UK due to climate change: Report
The report estimates that there will be up to 10,000 deaths in the country by the 2050s as a result of extreme heat.
Tiruvallur begins preparations to tackle northeast monsoon
TIRUVALLUR: Tiruvallur district have begun preparations ahead of northeast monsoon. At a meeting held in this regard, officials from the police,...
Flooding after just 2 hours of rain
The downpour on Sunday night wreaked havoc on the main roads of Tambaram, Mudichur, Velachery, Perungalathur and Peerkankaranai – all of which were...
'Complete Chitlapakkam lake restoration work to prevent water...
The residents urged authorities to complete the water-body restoration project at the earliest to prevent inundations even during intermittent spells.
Hong Kong's heaviest rain in at least 140 years floods city streets
Hong Kong saw the highest hourly rainfall since records began 140 years ago. Cascades of water tumbled down the city's mountainous terrain.
Typhoon Haikui makes landfall in Taiwan; 2 injured, thousands left...
Haikui is the first typhoon to directly impact Taiwan in four years and is likely to bring severe rain to the eastern provinces.
33 dead in rain-related incidents in Beijing
The torrential downpour has caused significant damage to infrastructure in the mountainous areas, affecting water supply in 507 villages, causing...
Multiple warnings unheeded ahead of deadly underpass flooding in...
The inspection revealed a total of three calls were made to the 112 and 119 hotlines on the day of the flooding, the office said.