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Cyclone Dana: Crops on 1.75L acre in Odisha damaged, another 2.80L acre submerged, says Govt
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi during a review meeting on Friday...
Lloyd’s and UNCDC establish first of its kind disaster resilience vehicle for Small Island Developing States
Initially covering Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Samoa, the vehicle...
76 dead in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra so far this monsoon: Report
Officials had said on Saturday that at least 130 villages in three districts of the state, all in the Marathwada and Vidarbha regions, have been affected by heavy rains that caused floods in parts of these districts and at least 200 people were evacuated. Mumbai:...
Geologists allay fears over tremors, say Deccan Plateau is safe zone
Incidentally, the seismic activities became more visible soon after a major earthquake in Afghanistan, which killed several people and left many injured. But, the geologists in Karnataka were unanimous in saying there was no need to panic as the Deccan Plateau is a...
Flooding affects 7.2mn people in Bangladesh: UN
According to the statement, the Bangladeshi government has evacuated over 472,000 people to some 1,605 shelters Dhaka: An estimated 7.2 million people have been severely affected in Bangladesh following devastating flash floods which began in May with a second wave...
Australian flood: Insurers receive 8,415 claims for almost $100 million
There are 84 per cent property, 14 per cent motor and two per cent commercial claims Sydney: The Australian insurers have received 8,415 claims with an estimated insurance loss of $97.9 million, said the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) which earlier this week...
Assam floods damaged 30,000 to 40,000 houses, says CM Himanta
Later, talking to journalists, Sarma said since Assam's flood has been labelled ''severe'' by a central team, which made an assessment of the flood situation, he sought an advance fund from the NDRF to enable the state to help the people whose houses were damaged by...
Amarnath Cloudburst: Casualties rise to 10, Amit Shah takes stock of situation
According to the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) officials, the cloud burst occurred at the lower holy cave (Amarnath) at around 5.30 PM and the rescue teams rushed to the spot. Earlier, IGP Kashmir informed that as many as two people have died so far New Delhi:...
Heat stress rising in India, heat waves second biggest killer among natural forces
Data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) that also captures accidental deaths including those from climatic stress, shows that between 2015 and 2020, 2,137 people had reportedly died due to heat stroke in the states in the northwest. But the southern...
Gallagher Re & Africa Re team up to address protection gap in Africa
Antoine Bavandi, Global Head of Public Sector, Parametric & Climate Resilience Solutions at Gallagher Re, added: “We are thrilled to begin this journey with Africa Re and its partners. We will be putting to work our expertise in various domains to come up with the...
Australia floods worsen as thousands more flee Sydney homes
The Insurance Council of Australia, which declared the floods a 'significant event', urged affected people to apply for claims, even though the full extent of damage was unknown now Sydney: Torrential rains kept battering Australia's east coast on Tuesday,...
Maha: IMD issues orange alert for next 5 days in Konkan; NDRF teams deployed at Mahad and Chiplun
Meanwhile, after a break of a couple of days, heavy rains returned to Mumbai on Monday. According to civic officials, the island city recorded 21 mm of rainfall from 8 am to 6 pm, while the eastern and western suburbs received 17 mm and 25 mm of rainfall, respectively...