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 …
Three teams of NDRF have been deployed in Alappuzha, Ernakulam and Kozhikode while assistance has been sought from the Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, NDRF and the Military Intelligence. IDUKKI: If Kerala was at the receiving end of angry rains on Thursday, triggering landslides and flash floods snuffing out 26 …
A massive landslide damaged eight houses at Kand village, about 20 km from Dharamsala, on Wednesday night. The villagers have been given shelter at the Mahila Mandal Bhawan and the village community hall. The landslide has brought down a significant portion of the hill and washed away a road and …
Eight were killed after a landslide hit a village in northern Thailand, media reported on Sunday. The last missing victim of a mudslide in northern province of Nan was recovered Saturday evening, bringing the death toll to eight as another avalanche of mud is feared. The victims included two male …
Torrential rains continued to batter parts of north India today, with worst-hit Uttar Pradesh recording 12 rain-related deaths and waters of the Yamuna flowing above the danger mark in the national capital. Seventy people have died and 77 suffered injuries in rain-related incidents in UP since Thursday, officials said today. …
Heavy monsoon rains triggered landslides and flooding in southeastern Bangladesh on Wednesday, killing five children and forcing a thousand people to relocate, including in the Rohingya refugee camps. The children were killed in landslides near Cox’s Bazar and Ramu, said Kazi Abdur Rahman, a senior Bangladesh government official in the …
Vegetable prices in Japan are spiking as much as 65 percent in the grip of a gruelling heat wave, which drove temperatures on Wednesday to records in some areas hit by flooding and landslides, hampering clean-up and recovery efforts. As many as 65 people died in the week to July …
Heavy rain threw normal life out of gear in several parts of the state, triggering landslides, uprooting trees and disrupting power supply. About six roads in the interior areas of Sirmaur were blocked due to landslides and a car was washed away on the Dadahu-Koti-Deman road. Hundreds of vehicles and …
Cloudburst at two places in Chamoli district led to extensive damage to property and blockade of 32 internal roads early on Monday. The cloudburst that occurred in Kundi (Ghat Tehsil) village and Ratgaon (Tharali tehsil) between 1.30 am and 2.30 am extensively damaged more than a dozen houses and vehicles. …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: An interim report submitted by a team of scientists to study landslides in Kozhikode revealed that the landslides were man-made though intense rains added to the woes. The scientists also recommend Japanese model offshore barriers to protect seawalls along Kerala coast to check coastal erosion and flash floods, while …
While the Uttarakhand government is keen to encourage tourists, it needs to figure out how many people the hills can withstand at once The Chardham yatra to Yamunotri, Gangotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath is considered one of the holiest pilgrimages for Hindus. However, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) …
A landslide destroyed nearly 300 homes, killing at least 10 people, as it swept through an Afghan village where residents were using only basic digging tools to search for survivors, officials said. Two helicopters with a rescue team and emergency aid flew to the northeastern province of Panjshir where disaster …
Bageshwar: Heavy rainfall followed by landslide wreaked havoc in Bageshwar. Several parked vehicles were buried under rubble near Saryu river on Tuesday. Following heavy rainfall of 277 mm in Kapkot tehsil on Monday, the water level of Saryu river increased causing considerable damage in the area. Bageshwar district administration have …
Tripura flood situation grim Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Thursday sought the Army’s assistance in rescue operations in the flood-hit State as incessant rains continued for the third day leading to floods and landslides – forcing some 50,000 people to take shelter in relief camps and claiming four …
The aim of this study is to investigate the differences in the mappable characteristics of earthquake-triggered and rainfall triggered landslides in terms of their frequency-area relationships, spatial distributions and relation with causal factors, and to evaluate whether separate susceptibility maps generated for specific landslide size and triggering mechanism are better …
KOCHI: Heavy rains continue to wreak havoc causing damage to 28 houses in the district on Monday. Officialswiththedisaster managementsaid47houseshadbeen partially damaged over the past two days. According to control room officials, 11 houses have been partially damaged due to tree falls in Kanayannur taluk alone. In Thrikkakkara North village, two …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The monsoon brought winds gusting up to a maximum speed of 81kmph on Saturday triggering widespread tree fall and power failure in various parts of the state. As many as 13 people, including an eight-year-old girl, lost their lives on Saturday and Sunday, according to the state disaster management …
Landslides caused by heavy rain killed at least 32 people in southern Ethiopia over the weekend, the government said on Monday. The Government Communication Affairs Office (GCAO) said nine people died in the Gamo Gofa zone, with 17 injured. The state-affiliated Fana Broadcast Corporate on Sunday reported that 23 people …
Twenty-three people were killed in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in central Ethiopia, local media reported on Sunday. The landslide, in the central Oromia region, occurred on Saturday after several hours of downpour, Fana Broadcasting Corporte said. Six others were injured in the landslide. Seasonal rains are arriving in …
MUSCAT, Oman - The powerful Cyclone Mekunu hit the southern region of the Gulf Arab country of Oman and the neighboring Yemen on Saturday, leaving at least five people dead and dozens missing. According to local officials, the cyclone lashed southern Oman on Saturday and was more powerful than any …
Heavy monsoon rains in Sri Lanka have killed five people, prompting authorities to warn against landslides and floods in low-lying areas after spill gates had to be opened across the Indian Ocean island. Lightning killed three people, a landslide a fourth, and the fifth death was the result of a …
