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Global insured cat losses to exceed $102 billion: Aon
The report highlights that insured losses from primary perils...
Spain searches for bodies after unprecedented flooding claims at least 158 lives
Human-caused climate change has doubled the likelihood of a storm...
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...
COVID-19 Pandemic: Risk lessons in a complex, inter-connected world
Today’s interconnected world is an evolving system, and disastrous events are often the results of systemic failures. The new UN report shows that It’s time to develop a deeper understanding of systemic risks, how they trigger other hazards and shocks, often in...
Populous Chinese province kicks off disaster insurance trials
The cities are encouraged to boost insurance coverage as much as their financial resources allow, the Henan government said China’s third-most populous province Henan will launch pilot programs for catastrophe insurance in six cities that were the hardest hit by...
At flooded cancer hospital in northeast India, chemotherapy given on the road outside
Located in the Barak valley in Assam state, the 150-bed Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre has been inundated by for days, and the situation has become so dire that its administrators have requested life-jackets and an inflatable raft to transport patients and...
Govt implementing disaster mitigation project to reduce sufferings in cyclone-hit states: Shah
Amit Shah,Union Home Minister ''In order to reduce the sufferings caused to the coastal community by cyclones and other calamities, the Modi government is implementing the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project in eight coastal states with a total outlay of Rs 4,903...