Meghana Sastry

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Location: Bangalore, India

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Biography: Meghana Sastry is a photojournalist from Bangalore, the silicon valley of India . She holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Mass Communication. With a passion for storytelling, she is a well known for her tenacity and photo stories coupled with... MORE

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07.10.2019/Karnataka/Bangalore/Rains have been hitting hard since last night and all the tourists are being evacuated from Virarapuramgadde in Hampi, popularly known as the Hampi Island. The Thungabadra river level rose last night and no boats have been allowed since then. The only other connectivity is by road which is also flooding as the Thungabadra Dam has been opened to avoid massive floods. People are wading, driving or riding through it./Express Photo Meghana Sastry

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07.10.2019/Karnataka/Bangalore/Rains have been hitting hard since last night and all the tourists are being evacuated from Virarapuramgadde in Hampi, popularly known as the Hampi Island. The Thungabadra river level rose last night and no boats have been allowed since then. The only other connectivity is by road which is also flooding as the Thungabadra Dam has been opened to avoid massive floods. People are wading, driving or riding through it./Express Photo Meghana Sastry

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07.10.2019/Karnataka/Bangalore/Rains have been hitting hard since last night and all the tourists are being evacuated from Virarapuramgadde in Hampi, popularly known as the Hampi Island. The Thungabadra river level rose last night and no boats have been allowed since then. The only other connectivity is by road which is also flooding as the Thungabadra Dam has been opened to avoid massive floods. People are wading, driving or riding through it./Express Photo Meghana Sastry

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07.10.2019/Karnataka/Bangalore/Rains have been hitting hard since last night and all the tourists are being evacuated from Virarapuramgadde in Hampi, popularly known as the Hampi Island. The Thungabadra river level rose last night and no boats have been allowed since then. The only other connectivity is by road which is also flooding as the Thungabadra Dam has been opened to avoid massive floods. People are wading, driving or riding through it./Express Photo Meghana Sastry

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07.10.2019/Karnataka/Bangalore/Rains have been hitting hard since last night and all the tourists are being evacuated from Virarapuramgadde in Hampi, popularly known as the Hampi Island. The Thungabadra river level rose last night and no boats have been allowed since then. The only other connectivity is by road which is also flooding as the Thungabadra Dam has been opened to avoid massive floods. People are wading, driving or riding through it./Express Photo Meghana Sastry

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6 of 16 © 2024 Meghana Sastry

07.10.2019/Karnataka/Bangalore/Rains have been hitting hard since last night and all the tourists are being evacuated from Virarapuramgadde in Hampi, popularly known as the Hampi Island. The Thungabadra river level rose last night and no boats have been allowed since then. The only other connectivity is by road which is also flooding as the Thungabadra Dam has been opened to avoid massive floods. People are wading, driving or riding through it./Express Photo Meghana Sastry

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7 of 16 © 2024 Meghana Sastry

07.10.2019/Karnataka/Bangalore/Rains have been hitting hard since last night and all the tourists are being evacuated from Virarapuramgadde in Hampi, popularly known as the Hampi Island. The Thungabadra river level rose last night and no boats have been allowed since then. The only other connectivity is by road which is also flooding as the Thungabadra Dam has been opened to avoid massive floods. People are wading, driving or riding through it./Express Photo Meghana Sastry

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8 of 16 © 2024 Meghana Sastry

07.10.2019/Karnataka/Bangalore/Rains have been hitting hard since last night and all the tourists are being evacuated from Virarapuramgadde in Hampi, popularly known as the Hampi Island. The Thungabadra river level rose last night and no boats have been allowed since then. The only other connectivity is by road which is also flooding as the Thungabadra Dam has been opened to avoid massive floods. People are wading, driving or riding through it./Express Photo Meghana Sastry

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9 of 16 © 2024 Meghana Sastry

07.10.2019/Karnataka/Bangalore/Rains have been hitting hard since last night and all the tourists are being evacuated from Virarapuramgadde in Hampi, popularly known as the Hampi Island. The Thungabadra river level rose last night and no boats have been allowed since then. The only other connectivity is by road which is also flooding as the Thungabadra Dam has been opened to avoid massive floods. People are wading, driving or riding through it./Express Photo Meghana Sastry

07.10.2019/Karnataka/Bangalore/...t./Express Photo Meghana Sastry

10 of 16 © 2024 Meghana Sastry

07.10.2019/Karnataka/Bangalore/Rains have been hitting hard since last night and all the tourists are being evacuated from Virarapuramgadde in Hampi, popularly known as the Hampi Island. The Thungabadra river level rose last night and no boats have been allowed since then. The only other connectivity is by road which is also flooding as the Thungabadra Dam has been opened to avoid massive floods. People are wading, driving or riding through it./Express Photo Meghana Sastry

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07.10.2019/Karnataka/Bangalore/Rains have been hitting hard since last night and all the tourists are being evacuated from Virarapuramgadde in Hampi, popularly known as the Hampi Island. The Thungabadra river level rose last night and no boats have been allowed since then. The only other connectivity is by road which is also flooding as the Thungabadra Dam has been opened to avoid massive floods. People are wading, driving or riding through it./Express Photo Meghana Sastry

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07.10.2019/Karnataka/Bangalore/Rains have been hitting hard since last night and all the tourists are being evacuated from Virarapuramgadde in Hampi, popularly known as the Hampi Island. The Thungabadra river level rose last night and no boats have been allowed since then. The only other connectivity is by road which is also flooding as the Thungabadra Dam has been opened to avoid massive floods. People are wading, driving or riding through it./Express Photo Meghana Sastry

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13 of 16 © 2024 Meghana Sastry

07.10.2019/Karnataka/Bangalore/Rains have been hitting hard since last night and all the tourists are being evacuated from Virarapuramgadde in Hampi, popularly known as the Hampi Island. The Thungabadra river level rose last night and no boats have been allowed since then. The only other connectivity is by road which is also flooding as the Thungabadra Dam has been opened to avoid massive floods. People are wading, driving or riding through it./Express Photo Meghana Sastry

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14 of 16 © 2024 Meghana Sastry

07.10.2019/Karnataka/Bangalore/Rains have been hitting hard since last night and all the tourists are being evacuated from Virarapuramgadde in Hampi, popularly known as the Hampi Island. The Thungabadra river level rose last night and no boats have been allowed since then. The only other connectivity is by road which is also flooding as the Thungabadra Dam has been opened to avoid massive floods. People are wading, driving or riding through it./Express Photo Meghana Sastry

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15 of 16 © 2024 Meghana Sastry

07.10.2019/Karnataka/Bangalore/Rains have been hitting hard since last night and all the tourists are being evacuated from Virarapuramgadde in Hampi, popularly known as the Hampi Island. The Thungabadra river level rose last night and no boats have been allowed since then. The only other connectivity is by road which is also flooding as the Thungabadra Dam has been opened to avoid massive floods. People are wading, driving or riding through it./Express Photo Meghana Sastry

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07.10.2019/Karnataka/Bangalore/Rains have been hitting hard since last night and all the tourists are being evacuated from Virarapuramgadde in Hampi, popularly known as the Hampi Island. The Thungabadra river level rose last night and no boats have been allowed since then. The only other connectivity is by road which is also flooding as the Thungabadra Dam has been opened to avoid massive floods. People are wading, driving or riding through it./Express Photo Meghana Sastry

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Hampi floods

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Updated Jun 2020

Topics Climate Change, Combat, Documentary, Editorial, Environment, Media, Photography, Photojournalism, Reporting, Travel, Water

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