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Oxford resident evacuated due to heavy flooding
Wednesday, July 25, 2007 justsamachar.com
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Foreign Affairs
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Britain faced it's worst ever flood in 60 years as the river Thames broke it's banks, resulting in hundreds of homes in the university city of Oxford being evacuated. The people living along the Thames have been warned that the water level could rise in the light of heavy rains.
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Ensure no flooding from next year onwards :HC to Maha Govt
Thursday, July 05, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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The Municipal Corporations in Maharashtra and the state government have been directed by the Bombay High Court to take steps to avoid incidents of water-logging from next monsoon. This move comes as a wake up call to the Municipal Corporation, to ensure that heavy rains in the state's capital, do not bring the city down to it's knees.
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Floodwaters recede in Gujarat, Maharashtra
Wednesday, July 04, 2007 justsamachar.com
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Most of the affected areas of Gujarat and Maharashtra which were flooded due to heavy rains can heave a sigh of relief as the floodwaters have receded but heavy rainfall has been predicted across these states.The state government has asked both the army and navy to remain on standby.
The death-toll due to flooding is 52 in Maharashtra and 84 in Gujarat.
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The rain Gods descent upon Kolkata
Tuesday, July 03, 2007 sify.com
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Cities
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The city of Kolkata was flooded on account of torrential overnight rain, hitting road and rail traffic and severely disrupting normal life on Tuesday. The metropolis recorded 112 mm of rain since Monday night with many arterial roads under knee deep to waist deep water.
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Monsoon Fury: 52 dead in Maharashtra
Monday, July 02, 2007 sify.com
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Cities , Politics
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Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil said that, 52 people have lost their lives and 9000 have been evacuated and relocated to relief camps on account of the torrential rains that lashed the state over the weekend. The Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh is touring the US and his deputy Patil has been officiating in his absence.
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Heavy rains: Railway services affected
Monday, July 02, 2007 sify.com
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The Central Railway's services were affected on account of incessant rains, which resulted in flooding of railway tracks.According to Railway officials, at least 17 outstation trains from the city, including the inter-city trains, had to be cancelled and many rescheduled. Even the Western Railway faced problems with many trains being cancelled or running behind schedule.
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Heavy rainfall over the weekend: Mumbai
Monday, July 02, 2007 sify.com
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Cities
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Heavy rain in Mumbai disrupted rail, road and air traffic as several low lying areas were waterlogged. Many areas of Mumbai witnessed flooding on account of heavy rainfall accompanied by gusty winds.
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Heavy rains lash Maharashtra
Monday, June 25, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Mumbai city and its surrounding areas faced the onslaught of the monsoons with heavy rains lashing the city for almost 24 hours beginning Saturday evening. Warnings were issued to fishermen not to venture into the sea. The city of Mumbai witnessed widespread flooding with the water receding only late Sunday afternoon.
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750 huts razed for widening Mithi
Monday, June 18, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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As part of the Mithi River Development Project, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday undertook a demolition drive in Kurla (W) where around 750 hutments on the bank of the river were pulled down. Mithi River is being widened to 100 metre on the downstream of airport to Kurla side and roads of 12 metre width are being constructed on either side.
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Mumbaikars fear another deluge
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 www.ibnlive.com
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Cities , Environment
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With only a few days to go before the monsoons arrive in Maharashtra, residents of Kurla and Kalina in Mumbai are an uneasy lot because two years after the Mithi river overflowed its banks only 8 per cent of the work required to prevent a repeat has been completed.
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