Disaster
- 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…
- Featured News
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 News
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…
- Technology
Average Twitter users more active during disasters: Study
NEW YORK: Despite the importance placed on celebrity social media influencers with millions of followers, during natural disasters average Twitter users become more active disseminators of information, finds a study. The study,…
- 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)…
