North Chennai waterlogged after rain
Heavy northeast-monsoon rain left low-lying north Chennai waterlogged. The Greater Chennai Corporation says its area reported no rain-related deaths.
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Floods, storms and official warnings.
Gwalior temple crash: at least 14
As of 11:20 am IST on 18 October, officials put the Gwalior temple truck crash at at least 14 dead, and the cause is not confirmed.
Kolkata pandal crush: 19 dead
Nineteen people died and 25 were injured in a crowd crush at a north Kolkata Durga Puja pandal on the evening of 17 October, as of 8:20 am IST on 18 October. The cause is not confirmed.
Maharashtra drought list rises to 305
Maharashtra added 40 talukas to its drought list, taking it from 265 to 305 of 358, and announced a ₹5,000 advance on drought relief before Diwali. Central aid is not described as sanctioned. Twelve relief measures apply. IAS and IPS officers pledged one day's October salary.
Thwaites study: up to 30 mm by 2100
A Nature Communications paper of 12 October 2026, with a UC Irvine and NASA JPL release, estimates up to 30 mm, plus or minus 6 mm, of global sea-level rise from Thwaites Glacier by 2100. That is a model result, about double earlier projections even without extra warming.
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Boat capsizes in the Ganga at Raghopur; DM says 13 dead
Around 8:30 pm on Tuesday 13 October a small boat capsized in the Ganga near Rampur Shyamchand, Raghopur, Vaishali, Bihar. District Magistrate Varsha Singh said 13 bodies were recovered, most of them children, and 7 people were rescued. Three to four people were still reported missing. Developing: figures may change.
Maharashtra orders a minimum 10 percent water cut from 16 October
Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan said on 5 October that municipal corporations, municipalities and gram panchayats must cut water by 10 percent from 16 October. Drinking water is the priority, and the stock is meant to last until August 2027. A check on 11 October found no report that the cut had been put off.
Gomti still rising in Lucknow; colonies under water as officials expect relief in 24-48 hours
The Gomti was still rising slowly at Lucknow's three gauges on Thursday night, below danger marks, while levels upstream fell. Irrigation officials expect relief in the city in 24-48 hours; 52 boats and 26 pumps are deployed.
Maharashtra declares drought in 265 of 358 talukas; crop-loss aid is still a separate order
A resolution dated 25 September puts 12 Trigger-1 measures in force in those talukas. Crop-loss assistance waits on panchnamas and a later resolution. No amount has been announced.
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Chhattisgarh floods: nearly 5,000 rescued; Dongaghat airlift given as 16 and as 18
PTI, carried by India Today and BusinessLine, said nearly 5,000 people were rescued in two days, including 16 airlifted at Dongaghat. A state public-relations post put that airlift at 18, by an Air Force Mi-17. The reports do not give one statewide death toll.
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Uttar Pradesh rain: state data puts deaths at 56 and injuries at 46
India Today and The Times of India both reported 56 dead and 46 injured. India Today tied the figures to 60 hours of rain and state government data. The Times of India cited the Relief Commissioner's office for 25–26 September. A line in the India Today report also referred to 10 deaths and 17 injuries on Saturday.
Odisha floods: Saturday's toll of evacuees was over 70,000; a later report said more than 75,000
The Hindu BusinessLine reported Saturday's position: over 70,000 people in 395 camps, 13 districts, and the Subarnarekha at 11.07 m at Jaleswar. The New Indian Express later reported more than 75,000 evacuated, and separate Balasore and Bhadrak figures. The numbers are not collapsed here.