Tag Archives: Maharashtra

A cyclone is lashing areas on India’s west coast after making landfall near the densely populated city of Mumbai. The eye of Cyclone Nisarga narrowly missed the megacity as it slammed into Maharashtra state. There are warnings it may trigger big storm surges. Officials moved tens of thousands of people …

Coronavirus patients were among more than 100,000 people evacuated from low-lying coastal areas in India’s western states as a cyclone advanced toward Mumbai in Maharashtra today. Cyclone Nisarga made landfall at around 1 p.m. local time (3:30 a.m. ET) with wind speeds of up to 110 kph (68 mph), according …

The number of confirmed new coronavirus cases in South Asia neared 6,000 on Saturday, even as authorities in some cities tightened restrictions on movement and warned lockdowns could be extended in a bid to rein in the pandemic. “If people don’t obey the rules seriously and cases continue to rise, …

At least 12 people have been killed and around 50 injured after a series of explosions at a chemical factory in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, hospital officials and police say. An official at Shirpur sub-district hospital in Dhule district said that 12 people had died in the explosion. …

More than 300,000 people displaced as Kerala, Karnataka, and Maharashtra states are hit by devastating floods. Floods have killed at least 100 people and displaced hundreds of thousands across much of India with the southern state of Kerala being the worst hit, authorities said. With rains predicted to worsen in …

A human chain of rescuers is searching for survivors a day after a building collapsed in the Indian city of Mumbai, killing 13 people and trapping dozens. Officials say rescue efforts have been hampered by a warren of old streets which prevent access by heavy vehicles. Rescuers are hopeful of …

An Indian lawmaker and his supporters have been caught throwing mud and slime over a local engineer before attempting to lash him to a bridge in an apparent protest at the state of disrepair of a local highway. Nitesh Rane, 37, a politician with the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and his …

At least 43 people are dead and another 17 are still missing as heavy monsoon rains continue to pummel the western Indian state of Maharashtra, washing away houses and flooding transport hubs. Seven people were killed after water gushed from a burst dam late Tuesday, washing away houses in Ratnagiri, …

Fifteen people, including two children, have died after a wall collapsed in Pune, India. Two people were rescued by India’s National Disaster Response Force and are in hospital, Pune police commissioner K Venkatesham said. The squad recovered the bodies of nine men, four women, and two children. And Venkatesham suggested …