Residents dispute Chennai Corporation’s claim of no encroachments near Ramapuram Lake
Residents in Ramapuram raise concerns about encroachments near the lake, urging Greater Chennai Corporation to take immediate action.
Does development cause flooding? It depends on where you live, Volusia official says
Volusia County has seen four storms that dumped over 11 inches of rain in 24 hours. That last happened in the 1920s.
Mother charged with abandonment after leaving newborn baby in a stormwater drain
A 32-year-old woman was arrested today and charged with child abandonment after she dumped her newborn baby girl in a ...
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Newborn saved from Verulam stormwater drain
A case of child abandonment is being investigated after a newborn was found in a stormwater drain in Verulam. Private ...
Police arrest woman for dumping newborn in stormwater drain in KZN
A 31-year-old woman has been arrested for child abandonment after her newborn was discovered in a stormwater drain in Verulam.
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Mother arrested for dumping newborn baby in Durban
On Wick Street in the Verulam CBD, a Reaction Officer on Bike Patrol saw the girl dangling on the edge of a manhole that led ...
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Baby rescued from stormwater drain, mother arrested in KZN
A baby, found inside a plastic bin bag in a stormwater drain, was rescued by reaction officers and taken to hospital.
The heartbreaking reality of abandoned newborns in South Africa
Tragedy strikes in Verulam as a newborn is abandoned, highlighting the urgent need for community support and compassion ...
GMDA gets proposal to prevent waterlogging on metro route by lowering green belts
Civic agencies are reviewing a proposal to lower green belts by 300mm along the metro route to prevent water logging and ...
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Person rescued from storm drain in Birmingham
A person was pulled from a storm drain during a rescue operation in Birmingham Friday. The Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service ...
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Environment authorities write to BMRDA for extending buffer zone rules about stormwater drains
During the recent meeting of the SEIAA, Chairman B Guruprasad raised the matter of BDA limits having nala SWD buffer zone for ...
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Key Biscayne’s manager has ties to a billionaire who promoted new stormwater systems for coastal communities
Share articleSometime in December, a relatively sleepy website of a nonprofit dubbed Flood Defenders made some deletions. Flood Defenders had a tiny budget, according to tax filings, but the site once ...