More than 25 people were feared to have been buried alive in a massive landslide triggered by melting snow in the higher reaches of the hills at Nehru Kund near the famous tourist resort of Manali in Himachal Pradesh late on Monday evening.
At least six persons were killed and eight injured when a huge rock rolled down from the Nehru Kund hill on the Manali-Rohtang highway, about 5 km from here, this evening. The death toll could be higher as the debris brought down by the slide was spread over a large …
The Democratic Left Alliance on Sunday called on the government to take immediate and effective steps to contain the runaway prices of essential commodities and warned that otherwise the country would face a full-blown famine. The central steering committee of the alliance at a meeting said that when many people …
Under the aegis of NDRF, 128 Battalion Army camp at Katamur located near Changchari, a day-long awareness camp on disaster management awareness and human rights was arranged recently for the benefit of general public of various circles. During the camp, demonstrations on how to offer medical treatment to the confined …
With the torrential rain taking its toll affecting several districts including Mannar, Anuradhapura, Badulla and Ratnapura causing heavy floods, the Disaster Management Centre issued landslide warnings in several other areas including the central hills. The Disaster Management Centre quoting the National Building Research Bureau (NBRO) said landslide threat looms in …
The Disaster Management Centre yesterday announced that some areas in the Trincomalee and Anuradhapura districts were inundated following torrential rain, but no flood victims were reported so far. The Centre said that in the Anuradhapura district, the water level of the Rajanganaya, Kalawewa and Nachchaduwa tanks had risen due to …
Natural and man-made disasters killed 20,000 people in 2007 and cost the world economy more than 70 billion dollars (45 billion euros), reinsurer Swiss Re said Tuesday. The world was hit by 142 natural catastrophes and 192 man-made disasters in 2007, the company said in a report, with most deaths …
Most residents in the south-western coastal islands are still reeling from the horrific suffering caused by Sidr, the super-cyclone that ravaged the southern and coastal districts of the country in mid-November. Life has come almost to a standstill for the time being in the affected areas. Even four months after …
Mild tremors continued to rattle Saurashtra and Kutch region on Monday, a day after a tremor measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale shook many parts of the state. However, no damage to life or property was reported from any place. Mild after shocks were experienced in Kutch, Junagadh, Jamnagar and …
Parts of north Gujarat, Saurashtra and Kutch here on Sunday afternoon received mild tremors with people in Saurashtra rushing out of their homes. The epicentre of the tremors has been recorded near Rapar town in Kutch. The quake measured 4.3 on the Richter scale. The tremors were felt around 5 …
- The death toll from Cyclone Ivan in Madagascar has risen to 93 people, while the total number of homeless is 332,391, a statement from the National Office for Disaster and Risk Management said. The European Union has donated 6.8 million euros ($10.5 million) towards the estimated $36.5 million needed …
WORLD Bank on Tuesday launched a new catastrophe loan facility and revised an existing contingency credit line designed to help increase its business with middle-income countries. The World Bank board on Tuesday approved the Catastrophe Risk Deferred Drawdown Option that will give middle-income countries access to emergency funds in the …
Congress general secretary Ashok Gehlot has challenged Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje's allegation of the Centre discriminating against the State. The Central allocation to Rajasthan during the past four years had been more than at any time in the past, he said. "The State never had it so good,' Mr. Gehlot …
An avalanche killed five people in the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan, the emergencies ministry said on Friday. The avalanche hit the men when they were collecting brushwood in Kyrgyzstan's eastern Issyk-Kul region near its border with China, the ministry said in a statement. Avalanches and mudslides are frequent occurences …
An earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale hit some parts of the district this noon. However, no loss of life or property was reported. This is the first earthquake since the past one year. "Several residents rushed out of their houses at around 1.13 pm, when the quake was …
The Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) has upped the ante for securing permanent protection of Majuli. The youth body has started a mass signature campaign in the river island since Wednesday, demanding the direct intervention of the Prime Minister in the matter. It has also rued the "neglect' of …
Over 600 acres of land in the Kakinada suburbs have disappeared in the last four decades because of sea erosion. Residents of villages such as Uppada, Komaragiri, Subbam Peta and surrounding areas in the Kothapally mandal are deeply worried at the continuing erosion of the coastline. Successive governments have taken …
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the World Bank signed an agreement to work together to help developing nations manage water resources, combat drought, and measure changes in climate. Future projects are expected to take place initially in the Latin American region, notably in Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru, …
The Government has allocated Rs. 5 million from February 20 to Kalutara, Polonnaruwa and Matara districts to face natural disaster situations and to carry out relief assistance to victims, said Resettlement and Disaster Relief Services Minister Rishad Badiudeen. Accordingly Rs. 152,000 was allocated to Athuraliya Divisional Secretariat Division in Matara …
The state government has decided to strengthen the civil defence system to tackle man-made and natural disasters. It is proposing to give two acres of land at the existing AP Fire Services Academy in Vattinagulapally to set up the Civil Defence Training Institute. The Centre will provide funds for construction …
