Come October and November, Delhi’s air turns into a toxic chamber. Visibility drops, schools are forced to shut, and doctors report a surge in respiratory illnesses. A few years ago, even the Chief Justice of India admitted that his own disabled children were suffering because of the poisonous air.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) Tropical Storm Melissa lumbered through the Caribbean Sea on Thursday, bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding.
When it did not stop raining even on the eve of Navratri in Mumbai, well into the third week of September, worry was writ large for many in the city. When it poured incessantly and voluminously to flood Kolkata on Mahalaya and after, the city struggled to stay afloat.