Delhi suffers extreme weather whiplash as heat waves give way to record rain and deadly flash floods
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Nepal landslides sweep 2 buses into a river, 65 passengers missing
KATHMANDU — Landslides in Nepal swept two buses with at least 65 passengers on board into a river on Friday (July 12), while landslides elsewhere in the mountainous country killed at least 10 people, police said.
11 dead in Indian capital after heavy rain, flight operations stutter
NEW DELHI – The death toll from this week’s sudden heavy rain has climbed to 11 in New Delhi, including four citizens who drowned in submerged underpasses, The Times of India reported, while flight operations stuttered in the Indian capital.
Some of India’s new infrastructure projects are crumbling, laying bare Modi’s ‘electoral gimmick’
Officials at Delhi’s airport cancelled operations at Terminal 1 after an outdoor metal canopy collapsed during torrential rainfall on Friday. Multiple cars were crushed outside the airport, which was recently renovated, killing one person and injuring eight, according to the authorities. The area recorded its heaviest one-day June rainfall in 88 years that day.
How India’s capital went from extreme heat to heavy floods
The residents of Delhi, who endured one of the worst heatwaves in history earlier this month, now face severe waterlogging with record-breaking rainfall in just 24 hours, surpassing the city’s average for the entire month of June.
One dead after roof collapses at Delhi airport in heavy rains
Airport authority temporarily suspends all departures from affected Terminal 1 to clear debris.
BJP leader threatens to ‘slaughter 200,000 Muslims’ over cow incident
Video from India shows Karnell Singh, a leader from the ruling Hindu nationalist BJP, threatening to ‘slaughter 200,000 Muslims’ after a cow’s head was found near a Hindu temple in Delhi.