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 billion. The year 2024 was marked by extreme temperature events in Asia that caused thousands of deaths, severe droughts in Africa affecting over 25 …
New Delhi: Manu Vohra, who had spent the better part of a hot and humid Monday driving around town meeting clients, was about to enter his office at Preet Vihar around 4.15 pm when a sudden shower caught him off guard.
Raktima Bose KOLKATA:Enraged over inadequate supply of relief material, victims of the powerful storm that hit four blocks of the Uttar Dinajpur district of West Bengal little after midnight on Tuesday staged a demonstration before a Sub-Divisional Office and also blocked a State highway for hours before the police dispersed …
Manish Basu The crop damage caused by tornado that devastated parts of West Bengal and Bihar on Wednesday may amount to Rs 20-25 crore, according to initial estimates. The storm ripped through nearly one lakh homes in West Bengal's North Dinajpur and Jalpaiguri districts and East Bihar killing over 100 …
Malda: A hailstorm wreaked havoc in four blocks of Malda district last night, destroying ripening mangoes and damaging the boro crop. The hailstorm left Sabera Bibi, 30, dead in a lightning strike at Mandi village near Vaisnabnagar. Her husband suffered severe burn injuries and was admitted to the Malda District …
Shoumojit Banerjee PATNA: More than 80,000 homes were destroyed by the tropical storm that ripped through five districts of Bihar, and the death toll rose to 82. According to the latest reports, five more bodies were recovered in the affected districts. A third of the victims were children, including 17 …
KOLKATA: The death toll in the tropical storm that ripped through North Dinajpur district of West Bengal on Tuesday night has risen to 42. Chief Secretary Ashok Mohan Chakrabarti told reporters here on Thursday that while 41 bodies were recovered from the debris, one person died of injuries at hospital. …
The police barracks in Karnajora, Raiganj, whose roof was blown away and walls flattened by the storm. Picture by Nantu Dey Raiganj, April 15: Inadequate relief in the storm-ravaged belt of north Bengal has forced desperate villagers to barge into a panchayat office and carry away tarpaulin sheets. The villagers …
A day after a devastating thunderstorm killed four people and damaged up to 500 houses in Assam, the state government Thursday pledged all support to those affected. "We have taken all possible measures to provide relief and other financial assistance to people hit by the storm. We have provided building …
Shoumojit Banerjee A sudden, violent tropical storm mauled east Bihar late on Tuesday night, killing 77 people, besides rendering thousands homeless. Government sources said the Nor'wester, which also ripped through the North Dinajpur district in West Bengal killing 39 people there, severely hit Purnia, Araria, Katihar, Kishanganj and Supaul districts …
A Freak storm preceded by hurricane-force winds killed nearly a hundred people in four blocks of North Dinajpur district in West Bengal and Araria, Purnea and Kishanganj districts of Bihar around midnight on Tuesday. While 31 people were killed and more than 50 injured in West Bengal, the toll was …
Rains continued for the third day in the City, bringing down 36 trees and disrupting power supply in several parts of Bangalore. Gusty winds brought down trees, snapping powerlines and sending both BBMP and Bescom scrambling to clear the roads and restore power supply. Late Wednesday night, a BMTC bus …
At least four people were killed and more than 20 injured in a thunderstorm that lashed several parts of Assam Wednesday, devastating homes and agriculture and uprooting trees, electric and telephone poles, officials said. A government spokesperson said Kamrup, Nalbari, Dhubri, and Nagaon districts were worst hit by the thunderstorm, …
Agartala/Aizawl, April 1: At least seven people were killed and nearly 16,000 houses destroyed as pre-monsoon rains accompanied by strong winds and hailstorms continued to create havoc in Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur and southern Assam, officials said here today. According to officials, between Sunday and Wednesday night, a cyclonic rainstorm accompanied …
3000 houses roofless, 2 hurt, bushes bear brunt Alipurduar, April 1: A hailstorm that lasted for 20 minutes last night wreaked havoc in the brew belt in Kalchini block, damaging at least 3,000 houses and rendering families homeless. Two persons, one of them five-year-old Sanjeev Rai from Dalsinghpara, were hit …
