Page 27 - Natural Disasters

Cyclone Jawad: Over 54 thousand people evacuated from 3 districts in Andhra

As Cyclone Jawad is likely hit to north Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, the state government has evacuated over 54,008 people from three districts.

Prime Minister Modi chairs meeting with top officials on cyclone situation

Modi was being briefed on the possible cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal that could affect north Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts

India needs national disaster pool to hedge natural disaster risks: Report

India ranks third, after the US and China in the number of natural disasters since 1900

Moderate quake jolts eastern Turkey; several homes damaged

Turkey sits on top of major fault lines and earthquakes are frequent

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 jolts Gujarat's Dwarka

Earlier in the day, an earthquake of magnitude 3.7 on the Richter scale hit Assam's Tezpur

State scan: Repeated disasters in Uttarakhand have a human touch

Over the years, thousands of people in Dehradun and other cities and towns in the plains have encroached upon the riverbeds

Earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on Richter hits Andaman and Nicobar Islands

The National Center for Seismology (NCS) informed that the earthquake took place at a depth of 80 kilometres and 90 kilometres South-South-East of Diglipur.

Earthquake of 4.3 magnitude on Richter hits Himachal Pradesh's Manali

The National Center for Seismology (NCS) informed that the earthquake took place at a depth of 10 kilometres and 108 kilometres North-North-West of Manali.

Hurricane Ida aftermath delivers deadly lesson on climate change

New York City and its suburbs, which rebuilt power grids, subways and tunnels after 2012's Hurricane Sandy flooded lower Manhattan, again saw similar scenes

Death toll from remnants of Hurricane Ida mounts to 46 in United States

Officials said many people were unaccounted for.

Biden approves emergency in Mississippi as hurricane Ida approaches

Hurricane Ida is expected to strike the Louisiana coast west of New Orleans as a Category 4 storm on Sunday.

Himachal landslide: 3 more bodies found, death toll climbs to 28

With the recovery of three more bodies on Tuesday, the death toll in the landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district climbed to 28, a senior official said.

Hopes for quake survivors dwindle as tropical storm Grace lashes Haiti

The latest disaster comes just over a month after Haiti was plunged into political turmoil by the assassination of President Jovenel Moise on July 7.

ISRO's Earth Observation satellite scheduled for launch on Thursday

ISRO's Earth Observation satellite (EOS-03), scheduled for launch on Thursday morning, will help in quick monitoring of natural disasters, Union minister Jitendra Singh said

Himachal Pradesh: 10 dead, 13 rescued as landslide hits Kinnaur

Earlier, a police officer in Bhawanagar said around 25 to 30 were trapped under the rubble.

4 dead, over 50 feared buried in massive landslide in Himachal's Kinnaur

The landslide occurred at around 11.50 am in Chaura village in Kinnaur, the officials said.

Kinnaur: Himachal CM says over 50 trapped in landslide; rescue ops underway

9 people rescued so far; NDRF, ITBP, CISF, police teams present at the spot

Maharashtra: 73 bodies recovered, 47 people missing following landslides

The Krishna river in Sangli and Panchganga in Kolhapur are in flood though the rains were reported to have subsided on Saturday.

Global supply chains buckle as virus variant and disasters strike

Events have conspired to drive global supply chains towards breaking point, threatening the fragile flow of raw materials, parts and consumer goods

World Bank board approves $125 million support program to Kerala

This is to help the state's preparedness against natural disasters, climate change impacts, disease outbreaks and pandemics.