Monsoon rains kill more than 100 people in India

Latest forecast from ESSO-IMD-IITM coupled model indicates 72 per cent probability of El Nino conditions to become strong during remaining part of the monsoon season.

Banerjee said the release of water from over-full dams in the neighbouring states of Jharkhand and Odisha had worsened the flooding in West Bengal, where at least 49 people have died.

Heavy monsoon rains have eliminated more than 100 certain people in India in yesteryear 7 days and compelled hundreds of thousands of folks to opt for dog shelter in state-run ease types, India’s Home Ministry said Sunday. “We’ve lost all that we have”.

“We are doing our best to help marooned people in vulnerable areas to take shelter in relief camps”.

Landslides in Chin state – south of Sagaing – have destroyed 700 homes in the state capital Hakha, according to the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar.

Incessant rain over several weeks has led to flooding and landslides in most parts of the country with thousands of homes washed away.

The refugee camps in Rakhine – which has been declared a disaster zone – have been damaged – the UN said 140,000 people in Rakhine are living in camps near the region’s capital, Sittwe.

The annual monsoon is a lifeline for farmers across the region but the rains and frequent powerful cyclones that usher them in can also prove deadly.

The floods have affected an estimated 3.9 million people in the state of West Bengal, and the situation remains grim in many areas, said Javed Ahmed Khan, the state’s disaster management minister.

“So far 630 peoples have been rescued from various districts in Rajasthan”, the home ministry said in a statement.

Poor infrastructure and limited search and rescue capabilities routinely hamper relief efforts across the region, more so as roads, phone lines and electricity are knocked out by rising waters.

“If there are no rains, the water level will come down in the next few days”, he added.

At least five people have died in the eastern state of Orissa, where more than 400,000 people are affected by the floods.

Dozens of deaths have also been reported in Nepal and Vietnam, where approximately 1,500 tourists were left stranded on Co To Island for days after the heavy rainfall forced officials to suspend boat operations.