Indo-Nepal conflict and coronavirus lockdown have intensified flood threat in Bihar

This year, Nepal put up barricades that hindered Bihar’s annual river embankment repair work.

Mohd Imran Khan

· Jul 19, 2020 · 07:30 pm

These satellite images show the severity of the floods in Assam and Bihar

Rivers in both states are in spate.

Nithya Subramanian

· Jul 19, 2019 · 06:06 pm

Kashmir flood control: Crores spent on dredging Jhelum may have led to only a few minutes of relief

The state’s standard response to the threat of flooding has been desilting the Jhelum to increase its capacity. But experts say this is not enough.

Rayan Naqash

· Jul 03, 2018 · 07:30 am

In Sri Lanka, Colombo is dealing with worsening flood risk

As extreme rainfall increases as a result of climate change, Colombo is moving to keep itself above the floodwater tide.

Amantha Perera, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Mar 08, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Devastation everywhere: Poor planning for floods has destroyed livelihoods in south Bengal

Breach of riverbanks after torrential rains and water released from overflowing reservoirs has flooded southern portions of West Bengal.

Aditi Roy Ghatak

· Sep 20, 2017 · 07:30 pm

Battered by climate change, shrinking Sagar Island in the Sundarbans struggles to stay afloat

The island at the confluence of the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal is losing the battle to sea level rise, coastal erosion, tidal surges and violent cyclones.

Soumya Sarkar

· Mar 11, 2017 · 07:30 pm

Massive flood on Bhutan-India border triggers blame game

Assamese officials blame Bhutan for releasing water that has flooded the Manas national park, but the Bhutanese say they have no control over the flow.

Omair Ahmad

· Oct 18, 2016 · 08:30 pm

Why many of Bihar's bridges are under threat

Bigger floods and increased erosion due to climate change are threatening and damaging river bridges in the state.

Alok Gupta

· Jul 19, 2016 · 11:30 pm

The Mumbai rains weren't as bad as TV claimed, but the monsoons are set to get much worse

A study shows that days of extreme rainfall will become more frequent in coming years.

Mridula Chari

· Jun 20, 2015 · 09:15 am

With all eyes on Manhattan, media has failed flooded people of Meghalaya and Assam

Eighty five people have been killed in floods and landslides in the two states. But you wouldn't know if you were watching the news.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 28, 2014 · 08:01 pm

Srinagar's 'dewatering' programme shows little effect

Citizens have begun to clean up their neighbourhoods themselves.

Fahad Shah

· Sep 20, 2014 · 06:30 am

Kashmir separatists claim that they have been helping flood victims too

But divisions between groups are apparent even in tragedy: each is running its own relief effort.

Sheikh Saaliq

· Sep 17, 2014 · 08:12 am