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 …
A landslide triggered by continuous rainfall buried three houses at Deupur VDC-9 on Monday morning. The landslip also blocked the Pokhara-Baglung Highway and damaged the 33-KV power transmission line of the Modikhola Hydroelectricity Project with a generation capacity of 14.8 Kilowatts However, no loss of life has been reported so …
Many major rivers on the rise; landslides halt Char Dham Yatra Incessant rain continued its killing spree in North and Eastern India on Tuesday claiming 29 more lives even as the threat of floods looms large over the national Capital with the Yamuna on the rise. Twelve people died in …
Overnight rains, which lashed Jammu and its adjoining districts, wreaked havoc, especially in the Jammu city where 2 persons were killed and three others injured in separate house collapse incidents on Thursday. Landslides near Manda park and Circular road area totally blocked Jammu Srinagar National-Highway. The power supply also remained …
Kohima is facing a total blackout threat as one of the pylons of the main transmission line to this capital town of Kohima from Dimapur collapsed yesterday and another was partially damaged. According to the Power department sources here today, one pylon on the 132 KV transmission line, connecting Kohima …
The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, connecting the state with the rest of the country, was closed to traffic today due to a landslide, triggered by heavy rain in Ramban district.The highway was closed after the landslide at Digdol and falling of boulders at Panthal in Ramban district in the morning, the …
Floods in North Korea triggered by torrential rain late last month killed 30 people and destroyed more than 6,750 houses, state media said on Friday. More than 15,800 people were left homeless by the floods which also inundated more than 48,000 hectares (120,000 acres) of farmland, "seriously affecting this year's …
ITANAGAR Following incessant rains and damage of several water supply pipelines across the capital, the Public Health Engineering and Water Supply department has expressed fear that the residents in the State capital might face severe drinking water crisis in the next few weeks. Official sources informed this daily that water …
Rain claimed four lives in Uttar Pradesh and forced officials to issue an alert in Uttarakhand as the monsoon remained fairly active in North India on Wednesday. Delhiites had a much comfortable day with the maximum temperature settling at 34.7 degrees, nearly 4 notches lower than Tuesday's. The minimum was …
A landslide triggered by heavy rain buried three children of a family to death at Tewang VDC-1 in Rolpa district on Wednesday morning. Three siblings died and their parents sustained serious injuries when the landslide buried a house belonging to Balaram Thapa Chhetri, police said. The deceased have been identified …
The Changunarayan Temple, which is enlisted in the World Heritage Sites List, is at high risk after landslides occurred on the east and west sides of the temple on Wednesday following incessant rains, RSS reports. According to the priest at the Temple, Chakradharanand Rajopadhyaya, the landslide has reached near Chandra …
Livestock and Rural Development Minister Arumugam Thondaman will inaugurate the landslide prevention project in the Nuwara Eliya district today (02). The project is being launched to prevent landslides in the 42nd mile post area on the Nuwara Eliya - Gampola road. The total cost of the project has been estimated …
A landslide hit the Talis village in Ghanche district in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) on Saturday. The village has around 500 houses and a population of 5,000. As a result of the landslide, 80 houses were completely damaged, whereas 50 houses were partially damaged, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) reported on …
This new report by the Disaster Management Division, Ministry of Home Affairs has detailed information on various types of disasters, institutional framework and policy guidelines in disaster management. It also presents the roadmap in tackling disasters. India’s geo-climatic conditions as well as its high degree of socio-economic vulnerability, makes it …
South Korean city planners and developers were blamed yesterday for allegedly causing "man-made" disasters that killed at least 59 people and left thousands homeless after record rainfall this week. Among the dead were 16 killed when mudslides hit southern parts of Seoul on Wednesday and 13 who perished in a …
Monsoon active in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand At least seven persons died in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand as the monsoon remained active on Wednesday bringing moderate showers at many places in North India. Lightening, landslips Five persons, including two women, were killed and four injured after lightning struck …
Mudslides set off by torrential rain crushed mountainside houses and tourist dwellings in South Korea on Wednesday, killing at least 39 people, the police said. Streets in Seoul, South Korea, were flooded on Wednesday. At a resort village in Chuncheon, 60 miles east of Seoul, university students running a volunteer …
At least 25 people were killed and as many as 31 others went missing as a slow-moving tropical storm dumped enormous amounts of rain across the Philippines' main island, authorities said Wednesday. Nock-ten, named after a Laotian bird, was expected to cause more damage in the mountainous northern areas of …
Three women were killed by avalanche in Donga Shamlai area of Battagram while a former union council nazim was killed when his vehicle plunged into a deep ravine near Ghanool on Tuesday. Sources said that three women were trapped in a house when avalanche hit their village during heavy rain …
Heavy rain sent landslides barreling through the South Korean capital and a northern town Wednesday, killing 17 and leaving at least three missing, officials said. Eight of the 12 killed in the early morning landslide in Chuncheon, about 68 miles (110 kilometers) northeast of Seoul, were college students who had …
Rainfall activity picked up in parts of North India on Thursday, including the Capital, even as three persons died in the region in various rain-related mishaps. The weatherman has predicted light to moderate showers over the next 24 hours at several places in the region. Though rain brought down the …
