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 …
Aurangabad: Farmers are lamenting the damage to their mango crops in various regions of Maharashtra due to hailstones and early rainfall. Every year Aurangabad district exports around 70 tons of Kesar Mangoes to USA. But earlier this week, due to hailstorms and unexpected rainfall, the mangoes have been damaged, and …
The hailstorm that lashed Sikkim on April 27 has caused extensive damage to crops, especially kharif, affecting about 3,000 families, Horticulture and Cash Crops Development department said today. The department held two consecutive meetings on April 29 and 30 to review the progress of various schemes and modify strategies for …
Coastal areas of Orissa State in the northeastern part of the Indian peninsula are potentially vulnerable to accelerated erosion hazard. Along the 480-km coastline, most of the coastal areas, including tourist resorts, hotels, fishing villages, and towns, are already threatened by recurring storm flood events and severe coastal erosion. The …
Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) today called on the Government of India to announce financial aid and relief to the affected people of the recent thunderstorms that left a trail of destruction in the State. Making a Special Mention in the Rajya Sabha, Biren Baishya said that thunderstorms in Assam in …
Figure set to touch a record 900 tonnes; less rain, no hailstorm the reason, say experts Cherry production in the state is likely to touch an all-time high in the current season and the estimates project that it will be double the quantity produced last year. Due to favourable weather …
A thunderstorm recording a speed in excess of 100 kmp ravaged parts of the State last night, leaving a trail of destruction besides human casualties, including in the capital city. In Guwahati, one Rumi Begum was killed at Kahilipara and several others sustained injuries in the devastating thundershower. The thunderstorm …
A thunderstorm followed by heavy rain wreaked havoc in Assam late Saturday night, claiming six lives and injuring at least 50 across the state. Officials said Nagaon district with three deaths was the worst-hit. Three others, one each in Guwahati, Goalpara and Dhubri districts, died in the storm, that damaged …
Bangalore West was in a shambles after heavy rain and gusts left in their wake large-scale uprooting of trees and electricity poles and damage of vehicles on Wednesday evening. Unmindful of the danger posed by this twisted electricity pole, people walk underneath it at 3rd block Rajaji Nagar in Bangalore …
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 …
