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Monsoon floods close schools and offices in IT centers in southern India


Monsoon floods close schools and offices in IT centers in southern India

CHENNAI, India (AP) — Schools, colleges and government offices were closed Wednesday in parts of southern India as heavy monsoon rains triggered severe flooding. The worst-hit cities included Chennai and Bengaluru, the country's industrial and information technology hubs. Power outages and flight cancellations caused disruption, and thousands of residents braced for more rain in the […]

IMD issues a very heavy rain warning for Gujarat, parts of Maharashtra, Bengal for the weekend. Check the details


IMD issues a very heavy rain warning for Gujarat, parts of Maharashtra, Bengal for the weekend. Check the details

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on September 27 issued a warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall in several states over the weekend, including Gujarat, sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh, Konkan and central Goa -Maharashtra and Uttarakhand. IMD also said that the withdrawal of monsoon has already started in some parts […]