Page 6 - Natural Calamities

Heavy rain causes landslide, inundates major roads in Odisha districts

Malkangiri and Kalahandi districts had been inundated and damaged due to overnight downpour even as the IMD forecast heavy to very rainfall in nine southern Odisha districts in next 48 hours

Cloud burst in Himachal's Kullu district, at least 4 feared washed away

Four to six people have been missing following the cloud burst at Chojh village in Challal panchayat at around 6 am

4.7-magnitude quake jolts J&K; no causality, damage reported so far

Disaster management officials said the temblor struck at 1.05 p.m., and the epicentre was in the Tajikistan border region

Bonn climate change conference next week to set tone for COP27 in Egypt

At the June sessions, discussions will take place on a range of important topics including greenhouse gas emission reductions, adapting to climate impacts

Forest fire rages uncontained for over 10 days in eastern Afghan province

The reason the firefighters were unable to douse the fire was the lack of advanced equipment

Rescue underway after earthquake hits China's Sichuan; 4 killed, 41 injured

Four people have been confirmed dead and 41 others injured after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Lushan County in Ya'an at 5 p.m. on Wednesday

Death toll rises to 126 from heavy rains in Brazil; 9,302 people affected

A total of 31 municipalities in Pernambuco have declared a state of emergency due to the rains, while 51 towns suffered some type of damage

Mexico's first 2022 hurricane Aghata gaining power, to strike tourist towns

Agatha could make landfall as a Category 3 hurricane Monday afternoon or evening in the area near Puerto Escondido and Puerto Angel in the southern state of Oaxaca

Assam floods: 3 dead, nearly 25,000 people in 94 villages affected

The Army, para-military forces, SDRF, Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday had rescued 2,150 people from flood-hit areas of Cachar district

The promise and pain of insuring natural disasters at the state level

While claims and compensation for victims are settled expeditiously, the pressures on revenues prevent many states from making top-up contribution to the SDRF and NDRF

South Africa's flood death toll rises to 395, over 40,000 people affected

A total of 395 people have been killed by flood in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province, a government official said.

Shah led high-level committee approves Rs 1,887 cr to 5 calamity-hit states

The high-level committee under the chairmanship of the Union Home minister has approved the additional central assistance under the NDRF to five states

Compensate for damage due to natural calamity

The National Commission observed that the melting of snow caused discharge of water in the river, causing the tank's collapse. This was a peril under the policy

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 hits Ladakh; no reports of any damage

An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 hit Ladakh on Monday, but there were no reports of any damage, officials said. The quake struck at 6:10 am in Leh area of the Union Territory, the officials said. They said its epicenter was at a latitude of 34.49 degrees north and longitude of 78.43 degrees east at a depth of 18 km. There have been no reports of any loss of life or damage to any property so far due to the tremors, the officials said.

Assam rocked by 4.2-magnitude quake, fifth tremor to hit region in 24 hours

A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck Assam in the early hours of Saturday, the fifth such tremor to hit the northeastern region during the past 24 hours, officials said.

Nepal: Flood warning for people living along River Tamakoshi floodplains

Dolakha administration of Nepal on Saturday issued a flood warning for people living along the floodplains of River Tamakoshi.

3 overnight quakes, including one over 4 magnitude hit Northeast

Three earthquakes, including one having over 4 magnitude, hit the Northeastern region in the early hours of Friday

After 6.4 magnitude earthquake on Wed, six more hit Assam on Thursday

After the earthquake of 6.4 magnitude on the Richter scale on Wednesday, Assam's Sonitpur was struck by six tremors on Thursday

Earthquake of 6.4 magnitude hits Assam, widespread damage feared

A massive earthquake of 6.4 magnitude hit Assam on Wednesday morning, causing widespread damage in the Northeast state, officials said

Uttarakhand glacier burst: 8 killed, 384 rescued; rescue operation underway

384 persons have been rescued so far while six of them are critical and currently under medical treatment, a day after a glacier burst incident took place in Sumna, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand