2024 Disasters in Numbers
<p>In 2024, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded 393 natural hazard-related disasters. These events caused 16,753 fatalities and affected 167.2 million people. Economic losses totaled US$241.95
Storms
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Sunday squall claimed 100 trees
New delhi : The fierce winds on Sunday afternoon hit some areas of Central Delhi including Rashtrapati Bhawan, Teen Murti, Rajaji Marg, Talkatora, Shanker Road and Pusa Institute harder than the rest of the city. More than 100 trees were either broken or uprooted in these areas.
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Storm Death Toll In Philippines Jumps To 36
The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by a typhoon in the northern Philippines has more than doubled to 36, with 12 people still missing, the government said on Sunday.
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Rs 15-crore mango lost to storm - Traders fear five-fold rise in price
The storm that lashed different parts of Malda district yesterday has destroyed mango worth over Rs 15 crore, spoiling completely a season that had already been hit by rainless months.
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Hailstorm, rain wreak havoc
Chikkaballapur, DH News Service: Aruru, Chikkapailagurki, Pillagundahalli, Shettigere and surrounding villages are the worst hit as grapes, paddy, vegetables and other crops were damaged due to heavy rain and hailstorm. A sudden hailstorm and thundershowers on Sundaynight wrecked havoc in many villages in Chikkaballapur taluk, causing damage to the assets worth lakhs of rupees.
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Rainstorm creates havoc
Rainstorm on Friday afternoon wrecked havoc in Arahalli village at Kolar taluk, causing damage of property to the tune of Rs 15 lakh. Several houses, sericulture sheds and trees were damaged following heavy rains with storm that lashed the village for nearly three hours.
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Horticultural crops destroyed in hailstorm
Chikkaballapur: The farmers in Chikkaballapur taluk are facing crop damages to the tune of crores of rupees, due to hailstorm for the last two days. Several vineyards and vegetables have been completely destroyed in the taluk.
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Mizoram lashed by storm
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Bangladesh Ports Reopen After Storm Crosses Coast
Bangladesh authorities reopened ports on Saturday and hundreds of thousands of people headed home after a cyclonic storm crossed the coast causing less damage than feared, officials said.
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Mangroves protected villages and reduced death toll during Indian super cyclone
Protection against coastal disasters has been identified as an important service of mangrove ecosystems. Empirical studies on this service have been criticized, however, for using small samples and inadequately controlling for confounding factors. We used data on several hundred villages to test the impact of mangroves on human deaths during a 1999 super cyclone that struck Orissa, India.
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Cyclonic storm hits coastal belt: All preparations to face eventuality: Evacuations from 11 dists
Cyclone Bijli hit the Cox'sbazar and Chittagong coasts with a maximum windspeed of 90 kilometres an hour at 7:30 PM last night. The cyclone was crossing the costal areas when the report filed late last night.