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SC notice to Centre others on plea raising issue concerning disaster preparedness
The petioners said that the Ministry of Power and others be...
High-rise Fire: Hong Kong catastrophe shows how difficult it is to evacuate in emergency
Evacuations of high-rises don’t happen every day, but occur often...
Mpox emergency may add to economic, fiscal challenges in some African sovereigns: Fitch
In most of African countries , the number of confirmed mpox cases is very low, often in the single digits. However, there could be underreporting in some countries and the emergency declaration highlights the potential for case numbers to rise sharply, bringing the...
Japan issues emergency warning as powerful Typhoon Shanshan nears
The meteorological agency issued an emergency warning saying the typhoon could bring flooding, landslides and wind strong enough to knock down some houses Southwestern Japan braced on Wednesday for what officials say could be one of the strongest storms to ever hit...
Multi-disciplinary team to assess GLOF risks in Sikkim
Relief Commissioner Namratha Thapa said to mitigate the risk of glacial lake outburst floods in future, the government has established a technical committee tasked with reviewing the current status of glacial lakes in the state Gangtok: A multi-disciplinary team will...
APAC: Climate change response held back by insufficient data
“The deadly heat waves and catastrophic floods we’ve seen in recent months show us what’s at stake. We need high-quality data and robust statistical capacity to avoid policy blind spots and make sure our strategies for tackling the climate crisis are well-informed....
Malawian govt receives $11.2 million insurance pay out for Niño-linked drought
Malawi had a drought insurance policy through the bank and the African Risk Capacity Group, an agency of the African Union. The funds will support food assistance to around 235,000 households in some of Malawi’s hardest-hit regions and also help with direct relief...
Divers retrieve bodies from Mike Lynch Yacht sunk off Sicily
Six people were likely trapped inside the Bayesian when it was hit by a tornado near Porticello, Sicily, and were unable to escape, according to authorities Italian divers on Wednesday retrieved four bodies from a sunken yacht off Sicily, where British tech...
India to spend $300 million to mitigate floods, conserve water in big cities
S. Vatsa, one of the three members of the National Disaster Management Authority, said of the Rs 2500 crore ($298 million), Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata would each receive Rs 500 crore, while Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Pune will get 250 billion rupees each. No...
Istanbul: With earthquake risk city’s business now getting ahead on contingency planning
The impact would, of course, be huge. Insurers estimate a $300 billion hit to the economy, equivalent to 27% of gross domestic product, according to a senior person in the industry. That would be three times the estimate from last year’s disaster. About $25-$30...
Hurricane Debby: Moody’s estimates insured losses for will not exceed $1.5 billion
Jeff Waters, director, North Atlantic Hurricane Models at Moody’s, said, “Hurricane Debby should not be a major event for the (re)insurance market. Debby made landfall just 10 to 15 miles (16 to 24 kilometers) from last year’s Hurricane Idalia’s Florida landfall as a...
Severe typhoon set to disrupt flight, train services in Japan
Disruptions from tropical storms this time of year have become an annual occurrence in Japan and other countries in the region. They’re also more severe, causing factories to halt production and companies telling employees to stay at home. The latest typhoon,...