<p>Marooned on a dusty slope in the world's largest refugee camp, Osiur Rahman looked to the hill where a Rohingya girl was buried in a landslide just days earlier and contemplated his chances should the earth give way beneath his feet.</p>

<p>"Our families would be killed. There are children everywhere around here. We constantly fear that rain could trigger a landslide," the 53-year-old told AFP on the steep embankment where he lives with nine family members in a bamboo shack.</p>

<p>For the 700,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled to southeast Bangladesh in the past nine months, the approaching monsoon season poses the most serious threat since they were violently expelled from Myanmar.</p>

<p>Close to one million of the stateless Muslim minority live in the Cox's Bazar district but the new arrivals, stranded on unstable hills in bamboo and plastic shacks, are especially vulnerable.</p>

<p>A massive operation to shore up the camps against disaster is in overdrive, with bulldozers levelling hills and refugees bunkering down however they can.</p>

<p>But as the rains approach, the young girl's death this month in a torrent of mud and rock has heightened fears of a much greater tragedy.</p>

<p>There is a dearth of safe land to relocate the estimated 200,000 refugees in direct danger of floods and landslides, and just 21,000 have been moved so far.</p>

<p>"We could literally have lives lost as people slide down hillsides and valleys are flooded with water," Kevin J&nbspAllen, head of the UNHCR refugee agency's operations in Cox's Bazar, told AFP.</p>

<p>"They could face yet again another emergency, this time driven by mother nature."</p>

<p>The camps' makeshift homes are predicted to receive more than 2.5 metres (eight feet) of rainfall over three months starting June -- roughly triple what Britain gets in a year.</p>

<p>Cox's Bazar has been battered by cyclones for three years running, having already suffered astonishing devastation in the past.</p>

<p>Cyclones have killed tens of thousands along the Bangladesh coast in recent decades and countless more have been swept to their deaths in floods and landslides.</p>

<p>This time, nature is on a collision course with refugees who have nowhere to run -- no higher ground and no cyclone shelters.</p>

<p><strong>Nowhere to go&nbsp</strong></p>

<p>The first storms underscored the fragility of the camps: the brief rains turned roads into quagmires, crumbled hillsides and flooded low-lying areas.</p>

<p>The huge endeavour to prevent disaster has seen slopes vulnerable to collapse flattened and extensive canal systems carved throughout the camps.</p>

<p>Toilets are being fortified with sandbags to prevent a major disease outbreak should floodwater meet overflowing latrines.</p>

<p>But there are limits to how much can be done.</p>

<p>Bangladesh has restricted the use of sturdier materials for shelters because it may suggest the Rohingya plan to stay, contrary to Dhaka's desire to return them to Myanmar.</p>

<p>The roof was blown clean off Noor Mohammad's shack in a recent squall. He had gathered chunks of wood and rocks to weigh it down but was "scared of what could pass" when Bangladesh's wild weather barrels through.</p>

<p>The Rohingya are no strangers to the monsoon, he said. But in Myanmar, villages were built to withstand its ferocity and trees provided a bulwark against the elements.</p>

<p>"Here, there is nothing to stop the wind," he said, gesturing to the deforested hills stretching for miles.</p>

<p>Bangladesh has freed up hundreds of hectares (acres) but most is hilly and was prone to landslides even before the Rohingya uprooted trees for shelters and firewood.</p>

<p><strong>We will die</strong></p>

<p>Mosques and community centres could shelter 150,000 people if needed, said Kazi Abdur Rahman, acting district administrator of Cox's Bazar.</p>

<p>"But if there is a big cyclone, and all these people need relocating, there is not a system for that yet. It is not possible to shift one million people," he told AFP.</p>

<p>The Rohingya, who have fled persecution time and again, fear being on the run once more.</p>

<p>"Everybody is afraid, wondering where we'll go if our houses are destroyed," Rohingya imam Muhammad Yusuf told AFP.</p>

<p>Aid groups say a cyclone or devastating storm could cut access to the camps for a week -- restricting food and supplies to a tent city with a population greater than San Francisco.</p>

<p>The World Food Programme's emergency coordinator Peter Guest said thousands of porters were being assembled to carry food on foot if access roads were cut.</p>

<p>Those left homeless or starving will have nowhere to run anyway: the Rohingya are encircled by military checkpoints and prohibited from leaving.</p>

<p>"What else can we do? If Allah does not protect us, we will die," said 60-year-old refugee Dil Mohammad.</p>


For the 700,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled to southeast Bangladesh in the past nine months, the approaching monsoon season poses the most serious threat since they were violently expelled from Myanmar

Marooned on a dusty slope in the world's largest refugee camp, Osiur Rahman looked to the hill where a Rohingya girl was buried in a landslide just days earlier and contemplated his chances should the earth give way beneath his feet. "Our families would be killed. There are children everywhere around here. We constantly fear that rain could trigger a landslide," the 53-year-old told AFP on the steep embankment where he lives with nine family members in a bamboo shack. For the 700,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled to southeast Bangladesh in the past nine months, the approaching monsoon season poses the most serious threat since they were violently expelled from Myanmar. Close to one million of the stateless Muslim minority live in the Cox's Bazar district but the new arrivals, stranded on unstable hills in bamboo and plastic shacks, are especially vulnerable. A massive operation to shore up the camps against disaster is in overdrive, with bulldozers levelling hills and refugees bunkering down however they can. But as the rains approach, the young girl's death this month in a torrent of mud and rock has heightened fears of a much greater tragedy. There is a dearth of safe land to relocate the estimated 200,000 refugees in direct danger of floods and landslides, and just 21,000 have been moved so far. "We could literally have lives lost as people slide down hillsides and valleys are flooded with water," Kevin J&nbspAllen, head of the UNHCR refugee agency's operations in Cox's Bazar, told AFP. "They could face yet again another emergency, this time driven by mother nature." The camps' makeshift homes are predicted to receive more than 2.5 metres (eight feet) of rainfall over three months starting June -- roughly triple what Britain gets in a year. Cox's Bazar has been battered by cyclones for three years running, having already suffered astonishing devastation in the past. Cyclones have killed tens of thousands along the Bangladesh coast in recent decades and countless more have been swept to their deaths in floods and landslides. This time, nature is on a collision course with refugees who have nowhere to run -- no higher ground and no cyclone shelters. Nowhere to go The first storms underscored the fragility of the camps: the brief rains turned roads into quagmires, crumbled hillsides and flooded low-lying areas. The huge endeavour to prevent disaster has seen slopes vulnerable to collapse flattened and extensive canal systems carved throughout the camps. Toilets are being fortified with sandbags to prevent a major disease outbreak should floodwater meet overflowing latrines. But there are limits to how much can be done. Bangladesh has restricted the use of sturdier materials for shelters because it may suggest the Rohingya plan to stay, contrary to Dhaka's desire to return them to Myanmar. The roof was blown clean off Noor Mohammad's shack in a recent squall. He had gathered chunks of wood and rocks to weigh it down but was "scared of what could pass" when Bangladesh's wild weather barrels through. The Rohingya are no strangers to the monsoon, he said. But in Myanmar, villages were built to withstand its ferocity and trees provided a bulwark against the elements. "Here, there is nothing to stop the wind," he said, gesturing to the deforested hills stretching for miles. Bangladesh has freed up hundreds of hectares (acres) but most is hilly and was prone to landslides even before the Rohingya uprooted trees for shelters and firewood. We will die Mosques and community centres could shelter 150,000 people if needed, said Kazi Abdur Rahman, acting district administrator of Cox's Bazar. "But if there is a big cyclone, and all these people need relocating, there is not a system for that yet. It is not possible to shift one million people," he told AFP. The Rohingya, who have fled persecution time and again, fear being on the run once more. "Everybody is afraid, wondering where we'll go if our houses are destroyed," Rohingya imam Muhammad Yusuf told AFP. Aid groups say a cyclone or devastating storm could cut access to the camps for a week -- restricting food and supplies to a tent city with a population greater than San Francisco. The World Food Programme's emergency coordinator Peter Guest said thousands of porters were being assembled to carry food on foot if access roads were cut. Those left homeless or starving will have nowhere to run anyway: the Rohingya are encircled by military checkpoints and prohibited from leaving. "What else can we do? If Allah does not protect us, we will die," said 60-year-old refugee Dil Mohammad.

'Our families would be killed': Rohingya brace for monsoon

<p>India's national capital recorded the hottest day of the season today with the mercury touching 40 degrees Celsius.</p>

<p>Last week Delhi was hit by dust and thunderstorm which gave Delhiites some relief, however, the temperature has been climbing ever since then touching a record high today.</p>

<p>Skymet weather had earlier predicted rain or thundershowers in the capital today instead the residents in Delhi had to bear the hot weather as the day temperature touched a new high.</p>

<p>On Sunday, the maximum temperature recorded was 36 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature was at 20.5 degrees Celsius.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, the Indian Meteorological&nbsp;Department(IMD) today predicted normal monsoon in the country with rains due to hit&nbsp;the Kerela coast in May end or early June.</p>

<p>"Last two year India had a good monsoon and this year also we are going to have an effective monsoon," K J Ramesh, Director general IMD said.<br />
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Last week Delhi was hit by dust and thunderstorm which gave Delhiites some relief

India's national capital recorded the hottest day of the season today with the mercury touching 40 degrees Celsius. Last week Delhi was hit by dust and thunderstorm which gave Delhiites some relief, however, the temperature has been climbing ever since then touching a record high today. Skymet weather had earlier predicted rain or thundershowers in the capital today instead the residents in Delhi had to bear the hot weather as the day temperature touched a new high. On Sunday, the maximum temperature recorded was 36 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature was at 20.5 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, the Indian Meteorological Department(IMD) today predicted normal monsoon in the country with rains due to hit the Kerela coast in May end or early June. "Last two year India had a good monsoon and this year also we are going to have an effective monsoon," K J Ramesh, Director general IMD said.

Delhi records hottest day of the season

<p>India's Meteorological&nbsp;Department(IMD) said today that there is very less possibility of a deficient monsoon in the country.</p>

<p>The IMD predicted that the&nbsp;monsoon will arrive in Kerela in end May or in the first week of June.</p>

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<p>"In the middle of May, we will forecast when monsoon will touch Kerala," the IMD added.</p>

<p>India will experience third successful monsoon this year, it said.</p>

<p>"Last two year India had a good monsoon and this year also we are going to have an effective monsoon," K J Ramesh, Director general IMD said.</p>

<p>The IMD will assess the progress of monsoon once again in June.</p>

<p>"In FY 2017-18, record food production occurred due to successful monsoon," the IMD observed.</p>

<p>The Met said warm water in the surface is the main reason for the successful monsoon.</p>

<p>The monsoon is considered normal if the average rainfall is between 96 to 104 per cent of long period average.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Anything less than 90 per cent of LPA is termed a "deficient' monsoon", and 90-96 per cent of the same is considered "below normal".</p>

<p>The four-month monsoon season provides about 70 per cent of the country's annual rainfall.</p>


The IMD will assess the progress of monsoon once again in June.

India's Meteorological Department(IMD) said today that there is very less possibility of a deficient monsoon in the country. The IMD predicted that the monsoon will arrive in Kerela in end May or in the first week of June. India is going to experience third successful normal monsoon with a quantitative figure of 97% (+-5) in 2018: KJ Ramesh, director general of meteorology at the IMD pic.twitter.com/taw4d0DI0U — ANI (@ANI) April 16, 2018 × "In the middle of May, we will forecast when monsoon will touch Kerala," the IMD added. India will experience third successful monsoon this year, it said. "Last two year India had a good monsoon and this year also we are going to have an effective monsoon," K J Ramesh, Director general IMD said. The IMD will assess the progress of monsoon once again in June. "In FY 2017-18, record food production occurred due to successful monsoon," the IMD observed. The Met said warm water in the surface is the main reason for the successful monsoon. The monsoon is considered normal if the average rainfall is between 96 to 104 per cent of long period average. Anything less than 90 per cent of LPA is termed a "deficient' monsoon", and 90-96 per cent of the same is considered "below normal". The four-month monsoon season provides about 70 per cent of the country's annual rainfall.

Very less possibility of deficient monsoon this year: IMD

<p>No flights were scheduled for Mumbai for six hours on Monday as the airport to remain closed between 11 am to 5 am.</p>

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<p>The runway of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport will have pre-monsoon maintenance work.</p>

<p>According to reports the airport may also remain closed on April 10 as well.</p>

<p>Passengers who will be traveling during this time will need to contact airline first to confirm the timings as several flights have been rescheduled.</p>

<p>Jet Airways also announced a list of rescheduled and canceled flights on its website.</p>

<p>Earlier this year, several flights were canceled and rescheduled at the primary international airport of Mumbai after a similar shut down carried by Mumbai International Airport Limited.</p>

<p>Reports say that Chhatrapati Shivani Maharaj International Airport is India's second busiest airport in terms of total passengers. It comes on number 14 on the list of the busiest airport in Asia.</p>

<p>The airport's passenger traffic crossed 45 million in 2016-17.</p>


The runway of Chhatrapati Shivani Maharaj International Airport will have pre-monsoon maintenance work

No flights were scheduled for Mumbai for six hours on Monday as the airport to remain closed between 11 am to 5 am. × The runway of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport will have pre-monsoon maintenance work. According to reports the airport may also remain closed on April 10 as well. Passengers who will be traveling during this time will need to contact airline first to confirm the timings as several flights have been rescheduled. Jet Airways also announced a list of rescheduled and canceled flights on its website. Earlier this year, several flights were canceled and rescheduled at the primary international airport of Mumbai after a similar shut down carried by Mumbai International Airport Limited. Reports say that Chhatrapati Shivani Maharaj International Airport is India's second busiest airport in terms of total passengers. It comes on number 14 on the list of the busiest airport in Asia. The airport's passenger traffic crossed 45 million in 2016-17.

Mumbai: Airport to remain shut for six hours due to maintenance work

<p>A<a href="http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/monsoon-rains-arrive-in-kerala-coast-north-east-16224"> US-based weather forecaster</a> has said India&#39;s monsoon may be slightly below normal this year.</p>

<p>Kyle Tapley, <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/northeast-monsoon-brings-widespread-rain-spell-in-chennai-23142">senior</a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/northeast-monsoon-brings-widespread-rain-spell-in-chennai-23142"> agricultural meteorologist at Radiant Solutions</a>, formerly MDA Earthsat told Reuters: &quot;La Nina is weakening and we are moving towards neutral weather, which is forecast to be followed by El Nino in the second half of the year as the most likely scenario.&quot;&nbsp;</p>

<p>Last year, the Indian weather office had said the monsoon would be below normal at 96 per cent of the long-term average. However, India&#39;s monsoon delivered 1 per cent more rain than normal. The IMD had said India would receive monsoon rains at 96 per cent of the long-term average or normal last year while forecasting annual rainfall.</p>

<p>&quot;Somewhat weaker than normal monsoon expected in India. It&nbsp;may stress soybeans, groundnuts and cotton,&quot; Tapley told Reuters in an interview.</p>

<p>The monsoon in India last year was blighted by erratic rainfall with droughts in some areas and floods in other parts especially in Assam, Orissa, parts of Maharashtra which worried Indian officials.</p>

<p>Although monsoon arrived on time on May 30 in southern India last year but scattered rainfall led to increase of prices of several vegetables with several areas receiving deficient rainfall.</p>

<p>Southern states Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu received less rainfall than in the drought-hit 2016 season, creating a scarcity of drinking water in 2017.</p>


Last year, the Indian weather office had said the monsoon would be below normal at 96 per cent of the long-term average.

A US-based weather forecaster has said India's monsoon may be slightly below normal this year. Kyle Tapley, senior agricultural meteorologist at Radiant Solutions, formerly MDA Earthsat told Reuters: "La Nina is weakening and we are moving towards neutral weather, which is forecast to be followed by El Nino in the second half of the year as the most likely scenario." Last year, the Indian weather office had said the monsoon would be below normal at 96 per cent of the long-term average. However, India's monsoon delivered 1 per cent more rain than normal. The IMD had said India would receive monsoon rains at 96 per cent of the long-term average or normal last year while forecasting annual rainfall. "Somewhat weaker than normal monsoon expected in India. It may stress soybeans, groundnuts and cotton," Tapley told Reuters in an interview. The monsoon in India last year was blighted by erratic rainfall with droughts in some areas and floods in other parts especially in Assam, Orissa, parts of Maharashtra which worried Indian officials. Although monsoon arrived on time on May 30 in southern India last year but scattered rainfall led to increase of prices of several vegetables with several areas receiving deficient rainfall. Southern states Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu received less rainfall than in the drought-hit 2016 season, creating a scarcity of drinking water in 2017.

India's monsoon may be slightly below normal: US weather forecaster

<p>Several local trains in India&#39;s western city of Mumbai were canceled after heavy downpour as the Metrological office predicted more rains in the next 48 hours.</p>

<p>WION reports traffic in the city has been disrupted due to heavy waterlogging in Sion, Dadar, Mumbai central, Kurla, Andheri and Sakinaka.</p>

<p>&quot;From 8 am to 3 pm on Tuesday, three of BMC-run weather stations in the city recorded heavy and incessant rains. The weather station in Mumbai city recorded 30.92 mm rain, while those in eastern and western suburbs recorded 15.56 mm and 12.42 mm rainfall respectively during that period,&quot; a statement issued by civic body said.</p>

<p>&quot;Despite heavy rains, no untoward incident was reported and suburban services of the Central Railway, Western Railway, and the Harbour line were normal. The BEST buses were also running smoothly,&quot; the statement&nbsp;added.</p>

<p>People in Mumbai took to social media as several areas reported heavy rains reminding Mumbaikars about the 2005 rain havoc which had brought the whole city to a standstill.</p>

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Several local trains in India's western city of Mumbai were canceled after heavy downpour as the Metrological office predicted more rains in the next 48 hours. WION reports traffic in the city has been disrupted due to heavy waterlogging in Sion, Dadar, Mumbai central, Kurla, Andheri and Sakinaka. "From 8 am to 3 pm on Tuesday, three of BMC-run weather stations in the city recorded heavy and incessant rains. The weather station in Mumbai city recorded 30.92 mm rain, while those in eastern and western suburbs recorded 15.56 mm and 12.42 mm rainfall respectively during that period," a statement issued by civic body said. "Despite heavy rains, no untoward incident was reported and suburban services of the Central Railway, Western Railway, and the Harbour line were normal. The BEST buses were also running smoothly," the statement added. People in Mumbai took to social media as several areas reported heavy rains reminding Mumbaikars about the 2005 rain havoc which had brought the whole city to a standstill. Brace yourself Mumbai. Heavy rain coming. Plan ahead. Stay safe.#MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/gRXHzZuGnC — Gul Panag (@GulPanag) August 29, 2017 × Dadar Circle, Hindmata, Gandhi Mkt water logging.. Take Bridges to travel #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/S33RtsyZNp — Rishi Bagree ???? (@rishibagree) August 29, 2017 × Returning from #Siddhivinayak. #GanpatiBappaMorya. #MumbaiRains ##KharBandraSVRoad Courtesy @NeerajGuptaLive pic.twitter.com/mmCmswsTrx — Ashoke Pandit (@ashokepandit) August 29, 2017 ×

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<p>India&#39;s monsoon has delivered&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/indias-monsoon-rains-seen-at-average-levels-in-2017-14643">1 per cent more rain than normal, according to Indian Metrological Department</a>(IMD), but erratic rainfall may affect&nbsp;India&#39;s booming economy in the long term, experts have told Reuters.</p>

<p>In April, India&#39;s Metrological department(IMD) had forecast above average rainfall. The IMD had said India would receive monsoon rains at 96 per cent of the long-term average or normal, however erratic rainfall over the country with droughts in some areas and floods in other parts especially in Assam, Orissa, parts of Maharashtra and even parts of western Rajasthan has Indian officials worried.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The western part of Rajasthan has received 126 per cent more rain than normal, leading to floods which has&nbsp;killed more than 300 people and displaced millions.</p>

<p>On the other hand, Marathwada region in central India has received 21 per cent lower rainfall than normal this monsoon - which started on June 1 - while some regions in southern India recorded as much as a 34 per cent shortfall, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD).</p>

<p>Although the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/monsoon-rains-arrive-in-kerala-coast-north-east-16224">monsoon arrived on time on May 30 in southern India</a>, it has scattered across the country&nbsp;leading to fears among Indian agricultural experts that it could lead to price rise of some food products and even lead to lower food grain production in the long run.</p>

<p>Prices of some vegetables have gone up sharply. Onion prices have doubled and tomato prices have quadrupled in a month. The floods in Gujarat and large-scale procurement by the Madhya Pradesh government have already pushed onions prices.</p>

<p>This year, 58 per cent of the country received normal rainfall, and the remainder got excess or deficient rains, according to IMD. Rainfall is unlikely to revive in southern and central India this week, Reuters quoted an IMD meteorologist who declined to be named.</p>

<p>Southern states Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have received less rainfall than in the drought-hit 2016 season, creating a scarcity of drinking water.</p>

<p>The scarcity of food grains and skewed rainfall could also hit inflation which currently stands at 1.54 in June.</p>


The scarcity of food grains and skewed rainfall could also hit inflation which currently stood at 1.54 in June.?

India's monsoon has delivered 1 per cent more rain than normal, according to Indian Metrological Department(IMD), but erratic rainfall may affect India's booming economy in the long term, experts have told Reuters. In April, India's Metrological department(IMD) had forecast above average rainfall. The IMD had said India would receive monsoon rains at 96 per cent of the long-term average or normal, however erratic rainfall over the country with droughts in some areas and floods in other parts especially in Assam, Orissa, parts of Maharashtra and even parts of western Rajasthan has Indian officials worried. The western part of Rajasthan has received 126 per cent more rain than normal, leading to floods which has killed more than 300 people and displaced millions. On the other hand, Marathwada region in central India has received 21 per cent lower rainfall than normal this monsoon - which started on June 1 - while some regions in southern India recorded as much as a 34 per cent shortfall, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD). Although the monsoon arrived on time on May 30 in southern India, it has scattered across the country leading to fears among Indian agricultural experts that it could lead to price rise of some food products and even lead to lower food grain production in the long run. Prices of some vegetables have gone up sharply. Onion prices have doubled and tomato prices have quadrupled in a month. The floods in Gujarat and large-scale procurement by the Madhya Pradesh government have already pushed onions prices. This year, 58 per cent of the country received normal rainfall, and the remainder got excess or deficient rains, according to IMD. Rainfall is unlikely to revive in southern and central India this week, Reuters quoted an IMD meteorologist who declined to be named. Southern states Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have received less rainfall than in the drought-hit 2016 season, creating a scarcity of drinking water. The scarcity of food grains and skewed rainfall could also hit inflation which currently stands at 1.54 in June.

Uneven monsoon could lead to lower food grain production in India: Experts

<p>Heavy monsoon rains and landslides have killed at least 156 people in southeast Bangladesh and India, burying many in their homes as they slept, authorities said Tuesday.</p>

<p>Three young children from the same family were among those killed in the disaster, which comes just weeks after a cyclone battered the region and destroyed camps housing thousands of Rohingya refugees.</p>

<p>Police warned the death toll would likely rise as emergency workers reached remote parts of the Chittagong Hills, where telephone and transport links had been cut.</p>

<p>Manzurul Mannan, the government administrator of the worst-hit Rangamati district, said at least 98 people were killed in the hilly region alone.</p>

<p>&quot;The death toll might rise,&quot; Mannan told AFP.&nbsp;</p>

<p>At least 30 people were killed in neighbouring Chittagong and another six in Bandarban, officials told AFP, adding about 15 people were missing, feared buried under chunks of mud.</p>

<p>Many of the victims were from poor tribal communities in the remote hill district of Rangamati, close to the Indian border, where mudslides buried hundreds of homes.&nbsp;</p>

<p>One woman described the ground sliding from beneath their family home in the dead of night, sending them fleeing to a house next door.</p>

<p>&quot;A few other families also took shelter there, but just after dawn a section of hill fell on the house. Six people are still missing,&quot; Khatiza Begum told local news website Bangla Tribune at Rangamati hospital.</p>

<p>District police chief Sayed Tariqul Hasan said most of the landslides happened before dawn Tuesday. &nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;Some of them were sleeping in their houses on hillsides when the landslides occurred,&quot; he said.</p>

<p>Police and local authorities ordered the evacuation of thousands of people living in slums at the base of hills in the neighbouring district of Chittagong, where 30 people have been confirmed dead.</p>

<p>At least 126 people were killed in that district when a massive landslide buried a village a decade ago.</p>

<p>In the latest incident six people were killed in the nearby district of Bandarban, among them three children buried by a landslide as they slept in their home.</p>

<p>Authorities have opened 18 shelters in the worst-hit hill districts, where 4,500 people have been evacuated, disaster management and relief minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya told reporters.</p>

<p><strong>&#39;Constant fear&#39;</strong><br />
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Head of disaster management department Reaz Ahmed said disaster response teams had been deployed but had not yet been able to reach all the affected areas. &nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;Once the rains are over, we&#39;ll get a full picture of the damage and get the recovery work in full swing,&quot; he added.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The monsoon rains came two weeks after Cyclone Mora smashed into Bangladesh&#39;s southeast, killing at least eight people and damaging tens of thousands of homes.</p>

<p>Rohingya leader Mohammad Anam said the latest rains had further worsened conditions in camps that were badly hit by the cyclone.</p>

<p>&quot;We&#39;re living in constant fear of landslides,&quot; he told AFP.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Around 300,000 Rohingya, a mainly Muslim stateless ethnic minority, are living in camps in southeastern Bangladesh after fleeing persecution in Myanmar.</p>

<p>Heavy monsoon rains also pounded the capital Dhaka and the port city of Chittagong in the district of the same name, disrupting traffic for hours and flooding key roads and business districts.</p>

<p>A ferry sank in the River Buriganga in Dhaka on Monday evening with an estimated 100 passengers aboard, police said, adding all the passengers had managed to swim ashore.</p>

<p>Among the victims in Rangamati district were at least four soldiers who had been sent to clear roads after an earlier landslide.</p>

<p>Thousands of troops are stationed in Rangamati, where a tribal insurgency raged for two decades, and which still suffers sporadic violence.</p>

<p>&quot;The soldiers were sent to clear roads hit by landslide in Manikchhari town when they were themselves buried by a second landslide,&quot; armed forces spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Rashidul Hassan told AFP. &nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;They fell 30 feet (nine metres) from the main road,&quot; he said, adding one soldier was missing and 10 injured, five critically.<br />
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Police warned the death toll would likely rise as emergency workers reached remote parts of the Chittagong Hills

Heavy monsoon rains and landslides have killed at least 156 people in southeast Bangladesh and India, burying many in their homes as they slept, authorities said Tuesday. Three young children from the same family were among those killed in the disaster, which comes just weeks after a cyclone battered the region and destroyed camps housing thousands of Rohingya refugees. Police warned the death toll would likely rise as emergency workers reached remote parts of the Chittagong Hills, where telephone and transport links had been cut. Manzurul Mannan, the government administrator of the worst-hit Rangamati district, said at least 98 people were killed in the hilly region alone. "The death toll might rise," Mannan told AFP. At least 30 people were killed in neighbouring Chittagong and another six in Bandarban, officials told AFP, adding about 15 people were missing, feared buried under chunks of mud. Many of the victims were from poor tribal communities in the remote hill district of Rangamati, close to the Indian border, where mudslides buried hundreds of homes. One woman described the ground sliding from beneath their family home in the dead of night, sending them fleeing to a house next door. "A few other families also took shelter there, but just after dawn a section of hill fell on the house. Six people are still missing," Khatiza Begum told local news website Bangla Tribune at Rangamati hospital. District police chief Sayed Tariqul Hasan said most of the landslides happened before dawn Tuesday. "Some of them were sleeping in their houses on hillsides when the landslides occurred," he said. Police and local authorities ordered the evacuation of thousands of people living in slums at the base of hills in the neighbouring district of Chittagong, where 30 people have been confirmed dead. At least 126 people were killed in that district when a massive landslide buried a village a decade ago. In the latest incident six people were killed in the nearby district of Bandarban, among them three children buried by a landslide as they slept in their home. Authorities have opened 18 shelters in the worst-hit hill districts, where 4,500 people have been evacuated, disaster management and relief minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya told reporters. 'Constant fear' Head of disaster management department Reaz Ahmed said disaster response teams had been deployed but had not yet been able to reach all the affected areas. "Once the rains are over, we'll get a full picture of the damage and get the recovery work in full swing," he added. The monsoon rains came two weeks after Cyclone Mora smashed into Bangladesh's southeast, killing at least eight people and damaging tens of thousands of homes. Rohingya leader Mohammad Anam said the latest rains had further worsened conditions in camps that were badly hit by the cyclone. "We're living in constant fear of landslides," he told AFP. Around 300,000 Rohingya, a mainly Muslim stateless ethnic minority, are living in camps in southeastern Bangladesh after fleeing persecution in Myanmar. Heavy monsoon rains also pounded the capital Dhaka and the port city of Chittagong in the district of the same name, disrupting traffic for hours and flooding key roads and business districts. A ferry sank in the River Buriganga in Dhaka on Monday evening with an estimated 100 passengers aboard, police said, adding all the passengers had managed to swim ashore. Among the victims in Rangamati district were at least four soldiers who had been sent to clear roads after an earlier landslide. Thousands of troops are stationed in Rangamati, where a tribal insurgency raged for two decades, and which still suffers sporadic violence. "The soldiers were sent to clear roads hit by landslide in Manikchhari town when they were themselves buried by a second landslide," armed forces spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Rashidul Hassan told AFP. "They fell 30 feet (nine metres) from the main road," he said, adding one soldier was missing and 10 injured, five critically. (AFP)

Heavy rains, landslides kill at least 156 in Bangladesh & India

<p>Heavy rains lashed parts of Mumbai late last night leaving many areas waterlogged even as monsoon reached India&#39;s southern coast on Tuesday.</p>

<p>Khar and Andheri in Mumbai were inundated on Thursday evening after the heavy downpour.</p>

<p>The normal onset date for the monsoon to hit the Kerala coast, which marks its official arrival in the country, is June 1, however, it reached two days ahead of schedule on May 30. The monsoon also made inroads in India&#39;s North-East thanks to Cyclone Mora.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/monsoon-rains-arrive-in-kerala-coast-north-east-16224">Also Read:&nbsp;Monsoon rains arrive in Kerala coast, North East</a></p>

<p>Torrential rain also disrupted normal life in Tripura&#39;s capital Agartala on Wednesday evening as streets remained waterlogged.</p>

<p>India&#39;s metrological department has predicted monsoon levels to be in the range of 96 per cent in the long-term average. <a href="http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/indias-monsoon-rains-seen-at-average-levels-in-2017-14643">India&#39;s weather office defines average, or normal&nbsp;rainfall as between 96 per cent</a> and 104 per cent of a 50-year average of 89 cm for the entire four-month season beginning June.</p>

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Heavy rain lashed parts of Mumbai late last night leaving many areas waterlogged.

Heavy rains lashed parts of Mumbai late last night leaving many areas waterlogged even as monsoon reached India's southern coast on Tuesday. Khar and Andheri in Mumbai were inundated on Thursday evening after the heavy downpour. The normal onset date for the monsoon to hit the Kerala coast, which marks its official arrival in the country, is June 1, however, it reached two days ahead of schedule on May 30. The monsoon also made inroads in India's North-East thanks to Cyclone Mora. Also Read: Monsoon rains arrive in Kerala coast, North East Torrential rain also disrupted normal life in Tripura's capital Agartala on Wednesday evening as streets remained waterlogged. India's metrological department has predicted monsoon levels to be in the range of 96 per cent in the long-term average. India's weather office defines average, or normal rainfall as between 96 per cent and 104 per cent of a 50-year average of 89 cm for the entire four-month season beginning June. Heavy rain lashed Mumbai late last night, many areas waterlogged: Visuals from Khar and Andheri areas. pic.twitter.com/DQT8QmRMha — ANI (@ANI_news) June 2, 2017 × (WION with agency inputs) Here's a look at the global weather forecast for the next 24 hours, along with updates on weather activities (WION) ×

Heavy rains in Mumbai, Tripura

<p>Monsoon rains arrived in India&#39;s southern Kerala coast on Tuesday in line with forecast, a weather office source told Reuters, brightening the outlook for higher farm output and robust economic growth.</p>

<p>Director General of the India Meteorological Department K J Ramesh told PTI that monsoon has also hit the North East, thanks to Cyclone Mora, which aided the advancement of the seasonal rainfall.</p>

<p>The normal onset date for the monsoon to hit the Kerala coast, which marks its official arrival in the country, is June 1.</p>

<p>&quot;All the required conditions have been met,&quot; a weather office source told Reuters. The official announcement is expected shortly.</p>

<p>The India Meteorological Department declares the arrival of monsoon rains only after parameters measuring the consistency of rainfall over a defined geography, intensity, cloudiness and wind speed are satisfied.</p>

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The arrival of rains has brightened the outlook for higher farm output and robust economic growth

Monsoon rains arrived in India's southern Kerala coast on Tuesday in line with forecast, a weather office source told Reuters, brightening the outlook for higher farm output and robust economic growth. Director General of the India Meteorological Department K J Ramesh told PTI that monsoon has also hit the North East, thanks to Cyclone Mora, which aided the advancement of the seasonal rainfall. The normal onset date for the monsoon to hit the Kerala coast, which marks its official arrival in the country, is June 1. "All the required conditions have been met," a weather office source told Reuters. The official announcement is expected shortly. The India Meteorological Department declares the arrival of monsoon rains only after parameters measuring the consistency of rainfall over a defined geography, intensity, cloudiness and wind speed are satisfied. (WION with agency inputs)

Monsoon rains arrive in Kerala coast, North East

<p dir="ltr">As heavy downpour brought the lives of people in Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida to a standstill, people took to Twitter to vent their dampened spleens.<br />
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However, &nbsp;a few managed to spice it up with their hilarious tweets. Here&#39;s a round-up of some of the funniest tweets we found.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Gurgaon didn&#39;t have a river so they arranged for it. Thank you, Sarkar!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GurgaonRains?src=hash">#GurgaonRains</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SmartCities?src=hash">#SmartCities</a> <a href="https://t.co/pkmS3Mttp9">pic.twitter.com/pkmS3Mttp9</a></p>
&mdash; ????? (@eDeepika) <a href="https://twitter.com/eDeepika/status/771206299388301312">September 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Gearing up for the Olympics, are we?
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">If <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Olympics?src=hash">#Olympics</a> happen in Delhi NCR, we don&#39;t need special infrastructure for a rowing competition. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/gurgaonrains?src=hash">#gurgaonrains</a></p>
&mdash; Sanjana Agnihotri (@Sanjanagnihotri) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sanjanagnihotri/status/770839791810248704">August 31, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Really?
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I&#39;m a fish and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gurgaon?src=hash">#Gurgaon</a> is my aquarium. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/gurgaonrains?src=hash">#gurgaonrains</a></p>
&mdash; Anwesha Sanyal (@anweshasanyal) <a href="https://twitter.com/anweshasanyal/status/770833181587144704">August 31, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Clouds seem to be in-sync with my office check-in hours,started pouring again <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/gurgaonrains?src=hash">#gurgaonrains</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DelhiRains?src=hash">#DelhiRains</a> but thankfully no traffic jams today</p>
&mdash; Gopika (@gopikaajmani25) <a href="https://twitter.com/gopikaajmani25/status/771195279068450816">September 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Filmy much?
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">And the bravehearts that we are... Headed back to Gurugram to face Gabbar of our lives.. Rain !!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/gurgaonrains?src=hash">#gurgaonrains</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gurugram?src=hash">#Gurugram</a></p>
&mdash; Abhinav Balooni (@AbhinavBalooni) <a href="https://twitter.com/AbhinavBalooni/status/771176119210868738">September 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Let&#39;s talk infra!
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Sohna Lake extends upto Sohna Road ?<br />
Time talk about the other BRT - Boat Rapid Transit <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/gurgaonrains?src=hash">#gurgaonrains</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PandaSarika">@PandaSarika</a> <a href="https://t.co/eW0G5mSicz">https://t.co/eW0G5mSicz</a></p>
&mdash; Amit Bhatt (@amitbhatt4u) <a href="https://twitter.com/amitbhatt4u/status/770871776704356352">August 31, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Now, that makes sense.
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gurugram?src=hash">#Gurugram</a> should be renamed to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gurujam?src=hash">#Gurujam</a> Heavy rains flooded <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gurgaon?src=hash">#Gurgaon</a> yet again. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gurgaonrains?src=hash">#Gurgaonrains</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TrafficAlert?src=hash">#TrafficAlert</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DelhiRains?src=hash">#DelhiRains</a></p>
&mdash; kaamini rana (@kaaminirana) <a href="https://twitter.com/kaaminirana/status/770290474649161728">August 29, 2016</a></blockquote>
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We want one!

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Introducing &quot;Sea View&quot; apartments in Gurgaonwan..HURRY limited units available<br />
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...offer valid till monsoons last...<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/gurgaonrains?src=hash">#gurgaonrains</a></p>
&mdash; iKunaal (@kunaal1511) <a href="https://twitter.com/kunaal1511/status/759927833766408192">August 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Of course!
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<p dir="ltr" lang="in">Why blame AAP?<br />
Kejriwal promised Free Water<br />
He has kept his promise?<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DelhiRains?src=hash">#DelhiRains</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/tufailelif">@tufailelif</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/sardanarohit">@sardanarohit</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/virendersehwag">@virendersehwag</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GautamGambhir">@GautamGambhir</a></p>
&mdash; . (@ShiriishKunder) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShiriishKunder/status/770988081881243648">August 31, 2016</a></blockquote>
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This one&#39;s the best
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<p dir="ltr" lang="hi"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DelhiRains?src=hash">#DelhiRains</a><br />
My Dad used to say &quot; Beta mai Nadi paar kar ke School jaya Karta tha &quot;<br />
Me Now: &quot;Dad mai v Nadi Paar Kar ke hi Office Jata Hun&quot;</p>
&mdash; Virender Sehwag (@virenderswag) <a href="https://twitter.com/virenderswag/status/770872909975982080">August 31, 201</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Indra devta draws inspiration from <a href="https://twitter.com/ArvindKejriwal">@ArvindKejriwal</a> &#39;s 20000 L free water scheme <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DelhiRains?src=hash">#DelhiRains</a></p>
&mdash; Parveen Verma (@studio6t9) <a href="https://twitter.com/studio6t9/status/771221888076918785">September 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Get your boats.
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Delhi opens boating clubs everywhere... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DelhiRains?src=hash">#DelhiRains</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Gurujam?src=hash">#Gurujam</a> <a href="https://t.co/X5dPrd4qQl">pic.twitter.com/X5dPrd4qQl</a></p>
&mdash; Matar Chheelar (@neerajgujral) <a href="https://twitter.com/neerajgujral/status/770828378085683200">August 31, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Hilarious tweets lighten the mood as people in Delhi-NCR struggle with the incessant rains

As heavy downpour brought the lives of people in Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida to a standstill, people took to Twitter to vent their dampened spleens. However, a few managed to spice it up with their hilarious tweets. Here's a round-up of some of the funniest tweets we found. Gurgaon didn't have a river so they arranged for it. Thank you, Sarkar!#GurgaonRains #SmartCities pic.twitter.com/pkmS3Mttp9 — ????? (@eDeepika) September 1, 2016 Gearing up for the Olympics, are we? If #Olympics happen in Delhi NCR, we don't need special infrastructure for a rowing competition. #gurgaonrains — Sanjana Agnihotri (@Sanjanagnihotri) August 31, 2016 Really? I'm a fish and #Gurgaon is my aquarium. #gurgaonrains — Anwesha Sanyal (@anweshasanyal) August 31, 2016 Clouds seem to be in-sync with my office check-in hours,started pouring again #gurgaonrains #DelhiRains but thankfully no traffic jams today — Gopika (@gopikaajmani25) September 1, 2016 Filmy much? And the bravehearts that we are... Headed back to Gurugram to face Gabbar of our lives.. Rain !!! #gurgaonrains #Gurugram — Abhinav Balooni (@AbhinavBalooni) September 1, 2016 Let's talk infra! Sohna Lake extends upto Sohna Road ? Time talk about the other BRT - Boat Rapid Transit #gurgaonrains @PandaSarika https://t.co/eW0G5mSicz — Amit Bhatt (@amitbhatt4u) August 31, 2016 Now, that makes sense. #Gurugram should be renamed to #Gurujam Heavy rains flooded #Gurgaon yet again. #Gurgaonrains #TrafficAlert #DelhiRains — kaamini rana (@kaaminirana) August 29, 2016 We want one! Introducing "Sea View" apartments in Gurgaonwan..HURRY limited units available ...offer valid till monsoons last...#gurgaonrains — iKunaal (@kunaal1511) August 1, 2016 Of course! Why blame AAP? Kejriwal promised Free Water He has kept his promise?#DelhiRains @tufailelif @sardanarohit @virendersehwag @GautamGambhir — . (@ShiriishKunder) August 31, 2016 This one's the best #DelhiRains My Dad used to say " Beta mai Nadi paar kar ke School jaya Karta tha " Me Now: "Dad mai v Nadi Paar Kar ke hi Office Jata Hun" — Virender Sehwag (@virenderswag) August 31, 201 Indra devta draws inspiration from @ArvindKejriwal 's 20000 L free water scheme #DelhiRains — Parveen Verma (@studio6t9) September 1, 2016 Get your boats. Delhi opens boating clubs everywhere... #DelhiRains #Gurujam pic.twitter.com/X5dPrd4qQl — Matar Chheelar (@neerajgujral) August 31, 2016 (WION Edge)

Locals flood the internet as #DelhiRains pour in

Flash floods caused by torrential rains have killed at least 33 in northern Pakistan, including 31 from a village near the border with Afghanistan, officials said today.<br />
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The rains began late Saturday and were concentrated mainly in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakthunkwa, which has been badly affected by flooding in recent years that some scientists have linked to climate change.<br />
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The worst hit district was Chitral, on the country&#39;s northwest border, where flood waters swept away a mosque, several houses and army post in the remote village of Ursoon, district mayor Maghfirat Shah told AFP.<br />
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Osama Waraich, another senior local official, added that eight bodies of the missing villagers had been found from the Afghan side and six soldiers were still missing.<br />
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Separately, two Chinese engineers were killed and five Pakistani workers injured when the roof of a construction site collapsed at Tarbela<br />
Dam owing to the rains that began late Saturday, Latifur Rehman, spokesman for the Provincial Disaster Management Authority said.<br />
Rescue and relief operations were underway, he added.<br />
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In April rains and landslides killed 127 people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan region and Pakistani Kashmir.<br />
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Poorly built homes across Pakistan, particularly in rural areas, are susceptible to collapse during the annual spring and monsoon rains in July-August, which are often heavy.<br />
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Severe weather in recent years has killed hundreds and destroyed huge tracts of prime farmland.<br />
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During the rainy season last summer, torrential downpours and flooding killed 81 people and affected almost 300,000 people across the country.<br />
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The worst flooding in recent times occurred in 2010, which covered almost a fifth of the country&#39;s total land mass, killed nearly 2,000 people and displaced 20 million.<br />
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The worst hit was Chitral along Pakistan's northwest border where flood waters swept away 31, a mosque, several houses and an army post.

Flash floods caused by torrential rains have killed at least 33 in northern Pakistan, including 31 from a village near the border with Afghanistan, officials said today. The rains began late Saturday and were concentrated mainly in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakthunkwa, which has been badly affected by flooding in recent years that some scientists have linked to climate change. The worst hit district was Chitral, on the country's northwest border, where flood waters swept away a mosque, several houses and army post in the remote village of Ursoon, district mayor Maghfirat Shah told AFP. Osama Waraich, another senior local official, added that eight bodies of the missing villagers had been found from the Afghan side and six soldiers were still missing. Separately, two Chinese engineers were killed and five Pakistani workers injured when the roof of a construction site collapsed at Tarbela Dam owing to the rains that began late Saturday, Latifur Rehman, spokesman for the Provincial Disaster Management Authority said. Rescue and relief operations were underway, he added. In April rains and landslides killed 127 people in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan region and Pakistani Kashmir. Poorly built homes across Pakistan, particularly in rural areas, are susceptible to collapse during the annual spring and monsoon rains in July-August, which are often heavy. Severe weather in recent years has killed hundreds and destroyed huge tracts of prime farmland. During the rainy season last summer, torrential downpours and flooding killed 81 people and affected almost 300,000 people across the country. The worst flooding in recent times occurred in 2010, which covered almost a fifth of the country's total land mass, killed nearly 2,000 people and displaced 20 million. (AFP)

33 killed in flash floods in northern Pakistan

At least 67 people have been killed by lightning in India over the past two days, disaster management officials said today, as the annual monsoon rains sweep the country.<br />
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Lightning strikes are relatively common in India during the June-October monsoon, which hit the southern coast earlier this month, but this week&#39;s toll is particularly high.<br />
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An overnight storm in the eastern Indian state of Bihar killed at least 47 people and injured another 22, mostly in rural areas.<br />
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&quot;We have confirmation of 47 deaths and fear the toll may go up as reports are pouring in from other districts,&quot; Anirudh Kumar, a senior official at Bihar`s diaster management agency, told AFP.&nbsp;<br />
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Authorities in the neighbouring state of Uttar Pradesh said 20 people were killed over two days.<br />
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Lightning kills thousands of Indians every year, most of them farmers working in the fields.<br />
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More than 2,500 people were killed by lightning in India in 2014 according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the most recent figures available.<br />
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(AFP)

Over two days at least 47 have died in the Indian state of Bihar and 20 in Uttar Pradesh

At least 67 people have been killed by lightning in India over the past two days, disaster management officials said today, as the annual monsoon rains sweep the country. Lightning strikes are relatively common in India during the June-October monsoon, which hit the southern coast earlier this month, but this week's toll is particularly high. An overnight storm in the eastern Indian state of Bihar killed at least 47 people and injured another 22, mostly in rural areas. "We have confirmation of 47 deaths and fear the toll may go up as reports are pouring in from other districts," Anirudh Kumar, a senior official at Bihar`s diaster management agency, told AFP. Authorities in the neighbouring state of Uttar Pradesh said 20 people were killed over two days. Lightning kills thousands of Indians every year, most of them farmers working in the fields. More than 2,500 people were killed by lightning in India in 2014 according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the most recent figures available. (AFP)

Lightning strikes kill at least 67 as monsoon sweeps India

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