State of the Climate in Asia 2024
<p>The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing
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Balkans brace for fresh floods as thousands left homeless
The Balkans braced for more misery as the death toll from the worst floods in a century rose to 47 and rising waters forced thousands more to flee their homes. Muddy waters from the Sava River have submerged houses, churches, mosques and roads in Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia after record rainfall wreaked havoc across the central European region.
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Serbia floods threaten country's biggest power plant
Soldiers and energy workers have stacked thousands of sandbags to protect Serbia's biggest power plant from flood waters, which are expected to keep rising after the heaviest rains in the Balkans in more
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Floods affect over 1 million in Balkans, destruction "terrifying"
Bosnia said on Monday that more than a quarter of its 4 million people had been affected by the worst floods to hit the Balkans in living memory, comparing the "terrifying" destruction to that of the country's
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Uttarakhand flood: Compensation eludes families of 300 victims
Families of around 300 Nepali migrants, who were killed or had gone missing in floods and landslides in Uttarakhand in India 10 months ago, have been deprived of compensation due to lack of victim’s identification.
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Rivers in spate threaten Tezu in Arunachal
ITANAGAR: Incessant rain in the last couple of days has flooded several rivers in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh threatening Tezu, the district headquarters, and its adjoining villages. A source
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Floods, landslides disrupt power supply in eastern Arunachal
Incessant rain over the past couple of days has triggered floods and landslides, disrupting power supply and surface communication in eastern districts of Arunachal Pradesh. Remote Anjaw district bordering
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Power firms encroach on thousands of acres
Govt has neither legalised encroachments nor recovered lease money The state government has failed to take steps to either legalise encroachments by power companies or recover lease money and other
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Two dead in central, south China rainstorms
Heavy rainstorms have killed two people and forced the relocation of more than 54,000 residents after rainstorms hit China's Hunan Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local authorities said
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Landslide kills 3
Three members of a family, including a minor girl, were killed in a landslide at Borolekha in Moulvibazar Friday night. The deceased were identified as Rajesh Bauri, 35, and his wife Monjuri Bauri, 27,
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Draft State plan for disaster management by year-end
Collectors asked to prepare operational plans By next year, the administrative machinery in the State may be better prepared to handle crisis response and calamity relief operations. The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) has initiated steps to complete the draft State plan for disaster management by this year end.