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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Tropical Storm Nana Fades But New Systems Develop
The 14th tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season faded rapidly on Monday but two new tropical systems developed in the Caribbean, threatening Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and also Central America.
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Tropical Storm Nana Forms in Atlantic
Tropical Storm Nana, the 14th of the Atlantic hurricane season, formed on Sunday in the Atlantic Ocean east of the Caribbean islands, the US National Hurricane Center said.
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Cyclones in Bangladesh
Cyclones in Bangladesh are large areas of low atmospheric pressure, characterized by inward-spiraling winds, which occur in the Indian Ocean. These pressure systems are known as typhoons in the Pacific Ocean, and hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean. Every year these storms create chaos and destruction all over the world, but some areas are more prevalent than others.
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Storm wreaks havoc in bird haven,1500 dead
Some of the injured birds at the Kulik sanctuary in North Dinajpur dry their wings in the sun. Picture by Nantu Dey Sept. 29: Over 1,500 birds were killed in a storm that ripped through north Bengal last evening and the rain that came with it.
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News 360 - Brief
nsg India gets into nuclear family On September 6, the 45-member nuclear suppliers group (nsg) lifted its 16-year-old embargo on nuclear commerce with India. The tough negotiations in Vienna went down to the wire after China, which had sounded positive in the run-up to the nsg meeting took a different line. Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland and Ireland also acted
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Heavy hailstorm, rains destroy crop in Anantnag; Kashmir in grip of cold wave
A heavy hailstorm ripped through the paddy crops in Budgam, Pulwama and Kupwara as heavy rains destroyed the crop in Anantanag this evening.
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460,000 evacuated in China
Beijing, More than 4,60,000 people have been evacuated from eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang and Fujian due to fears of approaching tropical storm
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Storm toll soars to 136
Port-au-Prince The death toll in Haiti from tropical storm Hanna rose to 136, officials said, as the country
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Fires, Wind Kill 13 in SAfrica; Storms Hit Cape Town
Runaway bush fires and wind in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province have killed 13 people, disaster officials said on Monday, at the same time the Western and Eastern Cape were hit by rain, floods and gale-force winds. Liz Diedericks, a spokeswoman for KwaZulu Natal's provincial disaster management, said the fires were fanned by hot, dry and windy conditions as the region remained on alert during its fire season. "Ten people died as a direct result of the runaway veld fires over the weekend," she said.
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Mayor orders the evacuation of New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS: City officials ordered everyone to leave New Orleans beginning Sunday morning