Disaster
- World
China intensifies disaster relief as heavy rainfall continues
Beijing: China has intensified its efforts at flood control and disaster relief in response to heavy downpours that have triggered severe floods in parts of the country, an official said on Friday.…
- World
Biden declares New Mexico wildfires ‘a major disaster’
Washington: US President Joe Biden declared the raging wildfires lasting for weeks in the state of New Mexico “a major disaster”, unlocking millions of dollars in relief for affected individuals and local…
- World
2nd-wettest March on record caused Aus flood crisis
Sydney: Rainfall that resulted in last month’s flood crisis across the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) was more than double the average, making it the second-wettest March on record, the…
- India
Deeply shocked: Mamata on Uttarakhand disaster
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said she was deeply shocked over the disaster that struck Uttarakhand after a glacier broke off, leading to a massive flood. Over 150 labourers…
- Featured News
Disasters, displacement and citizenship rights—the lingering fears
Amir Ullah Khan and Riaz F Shaikh The Citizenship issue becomes even more critical for those who live in areas that see frequent floods and earthquakes. The population that somehow survives here…
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36 years on, 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy survivors continue to suffer
By Pervez Bari Bhopal: Thirty-six years have passed since the 1984 December Bhopal gas tragedy, the world’s worst industrial disaster, but the survivors continue to suffer in silence with none to hear their…
- Hyderabad
Two-Wheeler Disaster Rescue Force launched
Hyderabad: MAUD & IT Minister K. Tarakarama Rao and GHMC Mayor Dr Bonthu Rammohan today inaugurated Emergency Two-Wheeler Disaster Rescue Force (DRF) of Enforcement, Vigilance & Disaster Management of the GHMC. Viswajit Kampati, IPS,…
- World
17 missing in SW China landslide
Beijing: More than a dozen workers remained missing Friday after a landslide in southwest China buried a section of railway that was under repair, according to state media. The 17 missing people…
- World
One dies, hundreds evacuate after 7.3 quake in Indonesia
Jakarta:At least one person has been found dead and hundreds were evacuated after a major 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit the remote Maluku islands in eastern Indonesia on Sunday, an official said. The shallow…
- News
$19 bn disaster aid bill blocked for 3rd time in US House
Washington: The United States House of Representative on Thursday failed to pass a multibillion-dollar disaster relief bill, for the third time in less than a week, once again thwarting Democrats’ efforts to…
- World
At least 17 dead, thousands displaced after severe Indonesia floods
Jakarta: At least 17 people are dead and nine missing after days of heavy rain-triggered floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, authorities said Sunday. Some 12,000 people have been…
- India
Navy’s ROV maps rat hole access at Meghalaya mine disaster site
Shillong: As part of the ongoing efforts to rescue the trapped miners from a flooded coal mine in Ksan near Lytein River in East Jaintia Hills, Indian Navy’s Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)…
