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 serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
The Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry has made arrangements to prevent possible outbreaks of epidemics after floods subside in the affected areas under the direction of Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, a Ministry spokesman said. He said the Ministry will launch a joint programme in co-ordination with all Provincial Health Officers …
At least 16 people were killed and about 200,000 were displaced in Sri Lanka due to torrential rains that has been lashing the country since last week. The National Disaster Management Centre said that the death toll had gone up to 16 with the deaths of four people in the …
Floods triggered by torrential rain have killed at least nine and forced thousands of people from their homes in Sri Lanka, with some taking shelter in schools and temples, officials said on Monday. Flooding, often fuelled by monsoon rains, and ensuing mass displacement are common in Sri Lanka. "Nine people …
The living condition of the people of Paschim Ratiadaha part-II village under Bisondoi gaon panchayat in the far western part of the Indo-Bangladesh border in Golokganj LAC of Dhuburi district are in a deplorable state as the villagers are yet to see the development even after six decades of India's …
Three lakh cubic meters of silt removed from Mutha Even if it rains heavily this year, the Pune Municipal Corporation has claimed that it was ready to tackle any flood situation. The PMC's confidence stems from the removal of three lakh cubic meter of silt from Mutha river
Tropical Storm Arthur, the first of the year in the Atlantic, weakened to a depression over Mexico on Sunday but still dumped torrential rain across the south of the country that threatened to create floods. Arthur, which had been forecast to move early Sunday into the Gulf of Mexico where …
This report demonstrates that climate change will continue to affect the lives and production systems o f the millions in India who reside in high-risk rural areas, with a mounting human toll that falls disproportionately upon the poor. Consequently there is an urgent need for action now to avoid higher …
This manual focuses on construction of hazard resistant masonry buildings as well as restoration and retrofitting of the existing masonry buildings .It has been observed that even RCC construction is also often done in a non-engineered manner. Hence, some basic but critical information is provided on RCC construction also. Since …
Up to 1.3 million people in China's Sichuan Province have been ordered to evacuate to higher grounds for fear of a major "quake lake' burst as a result of flooding and strong aftershocks. Tan Li, Party Secretary of Mianyang City and chief of Mianyang City Quake Control and Relief Headquarters, …
It is unfortunate that the Government of Assam has not yet been able to fully prepare itself to mitigate the sufferings of the people during floods and on most occasions, the concerned departments of the Government start the preparations to deal with the natural calamity only during the monsoon season. …
Chinese authorities had evacuated nearly 200,000 people by early Saturday and warned more than 1 million others to be ready to leave quickly as a lake formed by a devastating earthquake threatened to breach its dam. Hundreds of Chinese troops have been working around the clock to drain Tangjiashan lake …
The first wave of floods of the year has hit the State with 20 villages in Dhemaji district being submerged by waters from Arunachal Pradesh. The affected villages are Dihing, Bhokot, Bhokotkoibotta, No.1 Bokulbari, Morolusuk, Kalitagaon, Nagaon, Station Colony, Milangaon, among others. Continuous rainfall in Arunachal Pradesh last week resulted …
THE upcoming monsoon is going to be a testing time for the flood-control machinery of any municipal corporation and Mira-Bhayandar is no exception. While the administration of the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) boasts of making elaborate arrangements to tackle any eventually arising out of flood situation during monsoon, certain colonies …
Chinese soldiers prepared on Monday to explode earthquake debris blocking a river where quickly rising waters threatened to flood disaster victims. Two weeks after the magnitude 7.9 earthquake hit central Sichuan province, lakes formed by obstructed rivers clogged by landslides were adding new complications to recovery efforts already strained to …
A flash flood killed nine people and left 11 others missing in southwest China's Guizhou province, state media said Tuesday, as thunderstorms also threatened neighbouring quake-hit Sichuan. Torrential rain hit nine townships in the Guizhou county of Wangmo on Monday evening that caused the flood, Xinhua news agency quoted the …
The flood fright has always remained a cause of concern for the planners of various water-based projects. Now, the planners can architect their structures with greater precision to counter the flood threats. The National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee, has developed a package called "FLPACK' to estimate the flood for …
It is very unfortunate that the Government of Assam has not yet been able to rehabilitate all the persons rendered homeless by the devastating floods last year despite making tall promises during the floods. The Government was to pay rehabilitation grant of Rs 25,000 each to the families whose houses …
A glacier burst caused a second flooding in four days in Upper Hunza on Sunday, damaging orchards and villagers' property. The flooding suspended traffic on the Karakoram Highway. Last Thursday, the glacier's snout had blocked the regular flow of a river in Gulkhin village, causing a flood that disrupted life …
Due to the unabated erosion at the Matmara dyke in Dhakuakhana by the river Brahmaputra, about 80 families, who had been living there since 2007 had to leave their homes to other safe places. According to sources, a part of the Matmara dyke had already been submerged as the concrete …
Minister for Water Resource Bharat Chandra Narah has totally failed to solve the erosion and flood problems of Lakhimpur district as well as in the State because of his imprudent and reluctant attitude towards the long standing problems said Bandhuram Pawegam, president of Mishing Bane Khebang. Pawegam while addressing a …
