Death toll in flood-devastated southern India rises to 222October 5th, 2009 Death toll from floods rises to 222 in south IndiaHYDERABAD, India — The death toll from flooding in southern India rose to 222 on Monday after days of torrential rain left vast tracts of land devastated and displaced millions of people, officials said. The floods have submerged scores of villages in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka states, disrupted transportation and communication links and forced whole villages to seek shelter in crowded government-run relief camps.
Death toll from floods in south India rises to 134 as army steps up rescue effortsOctober 3rd, 2009 Toll in south India floods rises to 134HYDERABAD, India — Soldiers plucked marooned villagers from rooftops in rescue operations Saturday after flash floods and landslides killed 134 people in southern India, officials and news reports said. Army helicopters and thousands of soldiers stepped up relief efforts, dropping food packets and drinking water to thousands of people stranded in the floods triggered by four days of torrential rains, officials said.
Incessant rain threatens floods in OrissaOctober 2nd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The threat of floods loomed over several districts of Orissa Friday as heavy rain continued to lash the state for the fourth day due to a cyclonic disturbance in the Bay of Bengal. Coastal and northern Orissa received maximum rainfall since Thursday, leading to a rise in the water level in several major rivers.
Report: Dozens more die in south Indian floods, death toll rises to 102October 2nd, 2009 Report: Toll in south India floods rises to 102NEW DELHI — At least 35 more people died Friday after flash floods washed away thousands of homes in southern India, pushing the death toll from this week's heavy rains to 102, officials and media said. In worst-hit Karnataka state, floods have destroyed at least 26,000 houses, submerged roads and snapped communication links in many areas.
UN humanitarian chief says Indonesia death toll rises to 1,100October 1st, 2009 UN: Indonesia death toll rises to 1,100UNITED NATIONS — The U.N.'s humanitarian chief said Thursday the powerful earthquakes that struck Indonesia have killed at least 1,100 people. John Holmes said the latest figures "suggest the death toll has risen already to 1,100" and that there are "many hundreds of injured people as well" because of Wednesday's 7.6-magnitude earthquake, which originated in the sea off Sumatra island.
Death toll rises to 8 in Southeast floods; rescuers find body of teen boy in Ga. riverSeptember 22nd, 2009 Death toll rises to 8 in Southeast floodsATLANTA — The death toll in Southeast flooding has reached eight after rescuers found the body of a 15-year-old boy in northwest Georgia following days of heavy rain that turned docile creeks into surging rivers. The teen's body was found in the Chattooga River on Tuesday morning.
Orissa flood toll rises to 41July 23rd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The death tally in Orissa's flash floods, due to nearly two weeks of incessant rains, went up to 41 Thursday even as the officials said the water level has started receding in most of the rivers and streams. The death toll has risen to 41, D.N.
Death toll in Orissa flash floods rises to 27July 19th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The death toll in the Orissa flash floods, triggered by heavy monsoon rains over the past week, rose to 27 Sunday after two more people died in Ganjam district, an official said. The highest number - 11 deaths - have been reported from Nayagarh district followed by four in Ganjam.
Death toll in Orissa flash floods rises to 23July 16th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The toll in flash floods in Orissa, triggered by heavy monsoon rains, rose to 23 Thursday, state Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Surya Narayan Patro said. While highest number of deaths (ten) have been reported from Nayagarh district, Keonjhar, Kandhamal and Koraput districts have reported three deaths each, Patro said making a statement in the assembly.
Death toll from landslides, floods in northern Vietnam rises to 22July 6th, 2009 22 die in Vietnam landslides, floodsHANOI, Vietnam — The government says the death toll from landslides and floods in Vietnam's mountainous north has risen to 22. Thirteen other people are still missing after the heavy rains that struck on Friday night.
Orissa heat wave toll rises to 31May 11th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The death toll in the heat wave sweeping across Orissa has risen to 31 Monday, an official said. 'The death toll due to heat wave has risen to 31,' Manoranjan Chaudhury, officer on special duty in the state revenue control room, told IANS.
Heat wave continues in Orissa, toll rises to 22May 4th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The death toll in an unprecedented heat wave in Orissa has risen to 22, officials here said Monday. The Met Department said that high temperatures were recorded in most parts of the state except the coastal belt that was a little cooler due to sporadic rain.
Sunstroke death toll in Orissa rises to 18May 1st, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The death toll due to the heat wave sweeping across Orissa has risen to 18, an official said Friday. 'The Dhenkanal and Khordha districts have reported highest of four deaths each, the districts of Jajpur and Balasore reported two deaths each,' D.N.
Heat wave death toll rises to 11 in OrissaApril 30th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The death toll in the heat wave sweeping across Orissa has risen to 11 Thursday with eight of the victims dying during the past seven days, an official said Thursday. 'Four people died in the district of Khordha followed by two each in Jajpur and Balasore districts,' M.R.
Heat wave death toll rises to three in OrissaApril 28th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The death toll in the heat wave sweeping across Orissa has risen to three and authorities are investigating 38 more deaths occurred this month to find out if they were due to sunstroke, an official said Tuesday. 'Three people died of sunstroke - one each in the districts of Jajpur, Ganjam and Jagatsinghpur.
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