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LIVE updates: Flood-like situation in Gujarat, Odisha after heavy rainfall
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Last Updated at August 16, 2020 22:01 IST
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Flood-like situation in Gujarat's Surat after heavy rainfall | Photo: @ANI
At least 18 people have been killed and 21 others reported missing after a massive landslide hit Nepal's Sindhupalchowk district, authorities said on Sunday, adding that a search and rescue operation was ongoing in the affected area. The landslide, which occurred on Friday in the district's Jugal Rural Municipality, also damaged 37 houses in Lidi village.
Krishna District Administration said that over 100,000 cusecs are expected in the Prakasam barrage and appealed people living in low-lying areas of the district to be alert about the possibility of flooding caused by heavy rains. The heavy rains have caused the Krishna river to overflow at Keesara.
The death toll due to the floods in Assam rose to 112 on Friday while more than 5.6 million people have been affected by the deluge so far. The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) had informed that a total of 56,89,584 have been affected across 30 districts of the state.
Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday announced his retirement in an Instagram post. Dhoni posted a video montage with pictures at different points of his career along with a caption: "Thanks a lot for ur love and support throughout. From 1929 hrs consider me as Retired."
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