A landslide-induced lake outburst triggered a chain reaction among several small lakes, resulting in a massive flash flood ...

This year's pattern shows a striking contrast indicating that seasonal rainfall in the 'normal' category may not always ...

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has raised a red alert, cautioning against an imminent threat of flash floods ...

IMD warns of 'low to moderate' flash flood risk in Himachal, Uttarakhand, Bihar, West Bengal, and Sikkim due to heavy ...

By a widely accepted definition, a cloudburst means more than 100 mm of rainfall in one hour, over a small area.

On Aug. 5, a flash flood devastated much of the Himalayan village of Dharali in India’s Uttarakhand state. As of Aug. 17, six ...

The flood buried half of Dharali village, built on a dried river course, and washed away an Army camp in Harshil. Six people ...

Flash floods and landslides in Jammu and Kashmir highlight increasing extreme weather in India's Himalayas, linked to climate ...

The IMD has urged people to remain vigilant over the next 24 hours, as extremely heavy rainfall from cloudbursts may trigger ...

Scientists from the Indian Institute of Science suspect a 'hanging glacier' may have contributed to the devastating flash ...

Sudden and intense bursts of extreme rainfall are causing devastation across mountainous parts of South Asia, triggering ...