Page 28 - Natural Disasters
Torrential rains batter Sri Lanka; six people die, five others missing
Weather officials said above 10 centimetres of rains is expected on Sunday.
 "Torrential rains batter Sri Lanka; six people die, five others missing")
Meet Alapan Bandyopadhyay, a 'good boy' in the Centre's bad books
Bandyopadhyay was recently in the midst of a political storm. At the heart of the controversy is a review meeting by PM Modi for which Bandyopadhyay and CM Mamata Banerjee arrived late
 "Meet Alapan Bandyopadhyay, a 'good boy' in the Centre's bad books")
Mamata meets PM Modi, submits report on damages caused by cyclone 'Yaas'
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday met Prime Minister Naredra Modi at Kalaikunda in Paschim Medinipur district, and submitted a preliminary report on the damages caused by cyclone 'Yaas' in the state, a senior official said.
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CM Mamata conducts aerial survey of cyclone-hit areas in West Bengal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday conducted an aerial survey of cyclone-hit areas in North 24 Parganas district, officials said
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Will hold review meeting on cyclone devastation with PM Modi, says Mamata
Modi is slated to visit Bengal on Friday
India faced 117 cyclones from 1970-2019, over 40,000 lives lost: Study
The mortality rate due to tropical cyclones has come down significantly over the past 10 years: Study
 "India faced 117 cyclones from 1970-2019, over 40,000 lives lost: Study")
800,000 affected due to cyclone in J'khand, rescue operations underway
Cyclone Yaas barrelled through the state early on Thursday
 "800,000 affected due to cyclone in J'khand, rescue operations underway")
Will Cyclone Yaas be more severe than Tauktae? All the key updates & highlights
A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal has intensified into cyclonic storm 'Yaas' and is likely to cross the Odisha-West Bengal coasts on May 26 after turning into a very severe cyclonic storm, according to the India Meteorological Department. Watch this video for all the key updates and highlights
 "Will Cyclone Yaas be more severe than Tauktae? All the key updates & highlights")
Quake rattles Nepal, dozens of houses flattened; injuries reported
A 5.8-magnitute earthquake struck Nepal's central Lamjung district on Wednesday, injuring at least six persons and damaging dozens of houses, officials said
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Of world's 100 cities at greatest environmental risk, India has 43: Report
1.5 billion people live in 414 cities that are at high risk from pollution, water shortages, extreme heat, and the impacts of climate change.
 "Of world's 100 cities at greatest environmental risk, India has 43: Report")
In second term as Kerala CM, Pinarayi Vijayan stares at a Rs 3-trn debt
The state has negotiated a series of crises in the form of natural disasters to the Covid pandemic with a great amount of resilience since 2017
 "In second term as Kerala CM, Pinarayi Vijayan stares at a Rs 3-trn debt")
Thousands of houses still submerged in Indonesia's East Jawa province
Thousands of houses still remain submerged by floods in Indonesia's East Java province, but the waters have been receding and a number of evacuees returned home
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Sandstorm causes severe air pollution, traffic disruptions in Beijing
A strong sandstorm in the Chinese capital led to major traffic disruptions in the city on Monday morning
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Coalition on resilient infra to meet amid Covid challenge in disaster mgmt
CDRI has 22 member countries and 6 international organisations of which four are multilateral agencies and two private sector networks
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Warning centre cancels Hawaii tsunami watch after huge Pacific quake
The US Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre cancelled a tsunami watch Thursday for Hawaii that was issued after a huge earthquake occurred in a remote area between New Zealand and Tonga
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Alert level raised after explosion at remote volcano on Alaska Peninsula
A small explosion was recorded Thursday at a remote volcano on the Alaska Peninsula, prompting officials to raise the alert level
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U'khand disaster: 136 missing people 'presumed dead', says official
The flash flood in Chamoli district happened over two weeks ago
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Thousands being evacuated amid floods in Indonesia's West Java
Thousands of residents are being evacuated on the outskirts of Indonesia's capital amid flooding
Uttarakhand floods: One more body recovered, death toll now at 62
One more body has been recovered from a flood-hit area in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district
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U'khand floods: Rescue efforts hampered by water accumulation inside tunnel
Rescuers continued efforts on the 11th day to find survivors of the February 7 glacial disaster