Flood

"Ichijo Komuten," Japanese housing construction corporation, claims to have designed a floating house that would assist flood-prone countries handle their problems. The structure of the house is peculiar because it is waterproof, and as the water level rises, it begins to float. The company said, “Electric things have been installed upwards, so that water does not reach there. The house can float at a height of up to 5 meters."

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma visited Dima Hasao district to review the flood and landslide situation, on May 24. Dima Hasao district has been badly affected by landslides, due to which, centre had earlier sanctioned Rs 180 crore for development works in the rail network which was disrupted. Reportedly, 12 villages in the district have reported landslides, over 80 houses have been affected and three persons lost their lives.

In the flood-affected areas of Assam, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is continuing to provide assist with its airlift rescue teams. The IAF is also providing relief materials to the people in the region. The two Mi-17 helicopters deployed by the IAF, helped evacuate about 119 stranded persons at Ditokchera railway station. Furthermore, about 24,747 stranded persons have been rescued with the help of the Indian Army. 

Heavy-Tropical-Storm Kompasu swamped vast-areas of Luzon's most populated island on October 11. Authorities reported that nine people died and 11 went missing after torrential rains in the Philippines inundated communities and caused landslides. Four were killed in landslides in the landlocked mountainous-region of Benguet. One perished in coastal-region of Cagayan, while seven are missing. The storm exacerbated the southwest-monsoon, causing… read-more

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee will conduct an aerial survey of Ghatal in Paschim Medinipur district that is affected due to an "unnatural" flood on August 10. A day before, Banerjee also surveyed the areas of Udaynarayanpur and Jhargram districts and blamed the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) for releasing ''excessive water'' from its dams. Reportedly, around 23 people have died so far and many people have had to abandon their homes.