107330 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/16/world/asia/india-bangladesh-nepal-flooding-rain.htmlTorrential rainfall and floods have killed more than 200 people and displaced millions across South Asia, the result of more frequent extreme weather and rapid urbanization that has pushed people into flood-prone areas. In recent days, more than 100 people were killed in India alone and nearly 40 died in Afghanistan.2024-07-16T12:39+0200nytimes-39cad1f41bc48d078288fc3db822cff120240716123900https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/8-more-killed-in-rain-related-incidents-erosion-threat-haunts-farmers-101721062236880.htmlLUCKNOW/LAKHIMPUR KHERI Eight more people died across UP in rain related incidents during the past 24 hours. Among the victims, five drowned in Agra, Kanpur, Bahraich, Chitrakoot and Ghazipur. One each in Hathras, Ghazipur and Shravasti died due to boat capsize, snake bite and other rain-related....2024-07-15T18:55+0200HindustanTimes-908ab640a010fa612fbaef0bf67fd4b620240715185500https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/floods-in-bihar-saharsa-due-to-rise-in-water-level-in-kosi-river-people-affected-2566791-2024-07-15The rapid rise in the water level of the Kosi River in Bihar has resulted in floodwaters entering homes in several villages in the Saharsa district, crippling the normal life of people. According to local administration reports, incessant rain in northern Bihar and Nepal has increased the water....2024-07-15T05:39+0200indiatoday-caf4f38aac51e805038d0a73f8cafbb620240715053900https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/cm-yogi-adityanath-leads-flood-rescue-operations-in-up/articleshow/111740071.cmsLucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has been leading from the front the flood rescue operations in the state by visiting the affected areas. Over the past 10 days, more than 12,000 individuals have been rescued from low-lying and dangerous areas and brought to the safer zones.2024-07-15T01:32+0200timesofindia-006bf947c7b8126a01ba999b011e5b0f20240715013200