Landslide devastates Manipur – at least 20 dead in Chandel

Landslides have devastated Manipur and at least 20 people have died in the wake of the landslides that had been triggered by heavy rain over the past three days at Zopmul in Chandel district.
This has been reported in telegraphindia.com dated 1 August 2015.

The Centre has directed the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to move forces to Manipur to undertake rescue and relief operations. Home minister Rajnath Singh has talked with Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh to assure him of all central assistance to deal with the situation that has resulted from the massive landslides.
Union minister of state for home, Kiren Rijiju, is expected to visit Manipur to take stock of the situation. Massive landslides have also taken place along Phungyar road under Ukhrul district and, all the rivers including the Nambul, Thoubal and Imphal are flowing above the danger level. In Imphal West, the Uripok Kangchup road was reported to be under water at Samushang and Lamphel.
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Monsoon mayhem leaves at least 25 dead in Gujarat – tourists stranded in Mt Abu

It is monsoon mayhem in Gujarat where heavy rains accompanied by gusts of wind has left at least 25 dead – the worst hit is believed to be Banaskantha district where incessant rain has resulted in a flood-like situation, especially in towns bordering Rajasthan.
This is the considered to be the epicenter of a deep depression that is bringing rainfall in Gujarat.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 29 July 2015.

In Banashkantha district, reports of eight deaths have been received - two from Kankrej, and one each from Vav, Tharad, Suigam, Dhanera, Bhabhar and Lakhani. In addition, six people are also missing.
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have already moved to Suigam, Tharad, Lakhani and Dhanera towns and nearly 1,000 people have been shifted to safer locations in the district. It seems around 400 villages are without electricity because of uprooting of 1,005 poles.
Communication links have gone down in Banaskantha and Patan districts since many electricity poles have been were uprooted due to strong winds and in Mount Abu, tourists are stranded - the road leading to the hill station had to be shut down due to landslides.
This is an example of the vagaries of nature – just one week ago, north Gujarat was the most rain-deficient region with just 19% of AAR (Average Annual Rainfall) and, within 48 hours the region has received nearly 70% of AAR.
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Believe it or not, cyclone Nilofar has decided not to invade India

It is difficult to believe but, it seems even mother Nature has taken a liking for India and has ensured that Cyclone Nilofar, that was expected to strike the Gujarat coast, has decided to stay away from India zeenews.com.
As indicated by the Meteorological Department, the cyclone that was scheduled to hit the coast of Gujarat on November 1, has weakened and turned into a depression – its impact will only be restricted to a moderate rainfall. The cyclone has weakened after moving in the northeast direction and has become a low pressure area.
Places in Saurashtra and Kutch are experiencing moderate rainfall and the wind speed is expected to be around 35-45 kilometers per hour along the north Gujarat coast.
It may be recalled that as a precautionary measure, people from around 40 villages had already been evacuated and nine teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) had been deployed to tackle any untoward incident. This had been done based on the experience of cyclone Hudhud that had struck the coast of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha - crores of rupees worth of property was lost due to this natural calamity.