However, there was no report of any major damage or casualty so far...
Category:
Disaster & Management
Latest
‘Severe’ solar storm arrives at Earth
This storm could impact ongoing recovery efforts for hurricanes...
Hurricane Milton leaves at least 10 dead, millions without power in Florida
More than 3 million homes and businesses in Florida were without...
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...
EU releases 2 million euros to support flood victims in Bangladesh, India
The floods this year are considered worse than those experienced in 1998 and 2004 New Delhi; The European Commission has released 2 million euros in funding for emergency relief assistance to those affected by the current floods in India and Bangladesh. The support...
Strong earthquake kills at least 280 in Afghanistan
Most of the confirmed deaths were in the eastern Afghan province of Paktika, where 255 people had been killed and more than 200 injured, said interior ministry official Salahuddin Ayubi. In Khost province, 25 people had been killed and 90 taken to hospital, said a...
Assam flood situation critical, CM reviews state of affairs
The state has been reeling under devastating floods for the past one week with 127 revenue circles and 5,137 villages affected in 33 districts, according to a bulletin of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) With the flood situation in Assam remaining...
5 million people in India were internally displaced due to climate change and disasters in 2021
The annual Global Trends Report by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) highlighted that globally 100 million people were forced to flee their homes last year due to violence, human rights abuses, food insecurity, the climate crisis, war in Ukraine and other emergencies from...
Odisha CM directs state admin to be prepared for natural disasters
Naveen Patnaik chief minister,,Odisha Citing the huge number of natural calamities between June and October, the chief minister said that the period is important and there is a need to strengthen preparations as many natural calamities such as floods, storms and...
Assam floods: 54 deaths reported so far, over 18 lakh people affected
The flood waters have submerged 43338.39 hectares of cropland in the flood-hit districts As many as nine more persons died in Assam due to the flood, taking the overall death toll to 54, according to Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) on Friday. As many...