Assam floods worsen, nearly 50,000 affected across four districts | India News

Assam floods worsen, nearly 50,000 affected across four districts The flood situation in Assam worsened on Wednesday, with nearly 48,500 people affected across four districts, according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).The latest flood bulletin said the deluge has impacted Biswanath, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh and Nalbari districts, while one person has died in this…

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Outback roads badly damaged by flooding could take year to fix

Damage to South Australia’s network of outback roads is isolating remote communities, preventing children from getting to school, and slowing the restocking process for pastoralists recovering from drought.  Large parts of the Birdsville Track remain underwater. (Supplied: Department of Infrastructure and Transport) There are 10,000 kilometres of outback roads in South Australia, and the transport…

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Queensland youth detention staff walk off job, children locked down for entire weekend

Children incarcerated at two south-east Queensland youth detention facilities were allegedly locked down for an entire weekend due to staff shortages that have prompted dozens of workers across the state to walk off the job. Brisbane, Cleveland and West Moreton Youth Detention Centres, and the Wacol Youth Remand Centre, have been subject to ongoing staffing…

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‘We’d love to have him back’: Sergio Gor on PM Modi’s US invitation, hints Trump likely to visit India next year | India News

PM Modi invited to US; Trump likely to visit India next year, says US envoy Sergio Gor NEW DELHI: US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Monday (local time) said that Washington would ‘love to have’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit the United States again. Speaking to ANI on the sidelines of the IX USISPF…

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