After wreaking havoc in the Kutch-Saurashtra region of Gujarat, Biparjoy, which is now a ‘deep depression’, moves towards Rajasthan. With several areas of Jalore and Barmer districts witnessing heavy rain today, IMD has put a red alert in these two districts.

India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for the ‘extremely severe' cyclonic storm Biparjoy which is presently approaching the Gujarat coast. The storm is likely to make landfall between Pakistan’s commercial hub of Karachi and the Gujarat coast on June15.

So far, five dead bodies of flood victims have been recovered while 23 army personnel remain missing in the deluge. The experts have attributed the disaster to global warming amidst an adversely changing climate. Details here.

A cloudburst has resulted in severe flooding in north Sikkim and 23 personnel from the Indian Army are missing. CM Prem Singh Tamang has assessed the flood situation and rescue operations are underway. More details here.

In a review meeting, the CM expressed his displeasure and directed the principal secretary to do something about the bad roads

During May-June this year, the northeastern region of Bangladesh was hit by heavy monsoon rains and flash floods. Millions were affected, and many of them are still displaced with no source of livelihood. Both debt and hunger are on the rise.