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Europe asks airlines to steer clear of Russia Airspace after Azeri plane crash
In 2024, commercial aviation suffered its deadliest year since 2018...
Los Angeles fire to cause about $20 billion of insured losses, unlikely to trigger major losses for cat bonds
The fires sweeping across Los Angeles are now on track to cause...
Los Angeles wildfire economic loss estimates top $50 bln
J.P. Morgan believes that insured losses originating from the wildfire could be around $10 billion, "We expect a majority of the losses to be related to homeowners' coverage and a significantly lesser amount to commercial," it said U.S. private forecaster AccuWeather...
Global natural disasters cause $ 320 bn of economic losses, $140 bn of insurance claims in 2024 : Munich Re
Weather catastrophes were responsible for 93% of overall losses and 97% of insured losses. Around 11,000 people lost their lives as a result of natural disasters in 2024 – significantly fewer than the average. Non-peak perils are increasingly fuelling the trend of...
Powerful Tibet earthquake near Nepal kills at least 96
The quake hit at 9:05 a.m. (0105 GMT), with its epicentre located in Tingri, a rural Chinese county known as the northern gateway to the Everest region, at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre. The U.S. Geological Service put...
UPSDMA holds training to tackle nuclear chemical disasters at Maha Kumbh
Jointly organised by the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India and the UPSDMA, Lucknow, the training focused on modern techniques of disaster management, quick assessment of chemical disasters, safe rescue operations and health assistance management along...
2 dead and 19 injured in Southern California plane crash
The people who died were believed to have been on the plane, while those injured were inside the building. The deceased victims will be identified after officials have contacted the next of kin, the Fullerton Police Department said in a statement FULLERTON, Calif: Two...
Wayanad landslide declared as ‘disaster of severe nature’
``Keeping in view the intensity and magnitude of the Meppadi landslide disaster in Wayanad district, it has been considered by the Inter-Ministerial Central Team as a disaster of severe nature for all practical purposes," a communication to the Kerala government from...
Spectee expands crisis management system to the Philippines following success in Japan
This system, designed to monitor and manage disasters like earthquakes, floods, typhoons, and criminal accidents, gathers real-time visual and textual information from social media platforms (SNS) and official sources Tokyo: Spectee, a Japanese crisis management...
European Central Bank plans insurance for climate risks
One part of the plan is a voluntary public-private reinsurance mechanism that would pool private risks across the EU to help backstop weather-related losses. The second pillar would be to create a mandatory European Union fund to pay reconstruction costs when...
Centre sanctions Rs 1,480 crore to Uttarakhand for disaster management
Earlier, a high-level committee, headed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, had approved Rs 1,000 crore for various disaster mitigation and capacity-building projects in 15 states. Dehradun: The Centre has sanctioned Rs 1,480 crore to Uttarakhand for disaster...
Give utilisation certificate for SDRF funds spent before seeking more money Kerala HC to govt
The court was hearing a plea initiated by it for prevention and management of natural disasters in the state in the wake of the landslides that devastated three villages in Wayanad district and claimed over 200 lives Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday directed...