The Los Angeles wildfires have been estimated to be one of the costliest natural disasters to have occurred in the history of the United States. According to an estimate by AccuWeather, the damage and economic losses so far may range between USD 135 billion and USD 150 billion.
Turkey's Interior Minister has revealed that the death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey this month has risen to 43,556, with over 600,000 apartments and 150,000 commercial premises damaged.
The floods have caused an estimated $28.12 million in damages in 18 counties in Isfahan, affecting 4,000 hectares of farmlands, 50 hectares of gardens, 30 animal husbandry units, and 10 fish farming units, a provincial disaster management officer said.
The city of Petropolis was slammed by a deluge on Tuesday, and Castro said almost 400 people were left homeless. Searchers picked through the wreckage throughout the day and 21 people were recovered alive.
German officials are defending their preparations for flooding in the face of the raging torrents that caught many people by surprise and left over 190 people dead in Western Europe, but concede that they will need to learn lessons from the disaster.
Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said people along Japutih and Apiahu beaches in Central Maluku district should immediately leave the beach area.
An Early Warning Dissemination System (EWDS) to send alerts about natural disasters to coastal Andhra Pradesh was launched here on Wednesday.
An elderly labourer who had gone missing in the 2013 Kedarnath natural disaster was reunited with his family on Wednesday, police said.
The tourists were hit by rocks sliding from the hill when they were going on foot from Bhagsu Nag temple towards Bhagsu Nag waterfall, located about 11 km from Dharamshala on Saturday.
The decision was taken by a high-level committee chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and will cater to the needs of those states that have faced floods, landslides, drought, cloudburst and cyclone.
The changing face of disasters in India and Why is India prone to so many disasters?
In Uttar Pradesh, the high-intensity dust storm left 64 people dead and 47 injured. In Rajasthan, 33 were killed, taking the combined death toll to 97. About 100 people were injured in the state, officials said.
Washington: In what could potentially act as a major breakthrough for scientists working to protect buildings from earthquakes, researchers are using compression machines and an impact pendulum to investigate how coconuts disperse energy so as
Chennai: The Nation Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has said it will intensify its operations in the flood-affected areas of Tamil Nadu from today with more of its personnel being deployed on the ground. NDRF Director General O
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand government on Friday began rescue and evacuation measures for the stranded pilgrims hit by inclement weather during the annual Char Dham Yatra, officials said.The state has received heavy rainfall in the last
Kedarnath/Guptkashi: Rain symbolises doom for this tiny speck of Uttrakhand that saw nature's worst fury in the form of floods caused by a cloudburst two years ago, leaving thousands of people dead and causing widespread
While watching superhero movies, we often wish for one such savior to appear in real life to save us from disaster situations! Though, unfortunately that's not possible and man kind is forced to bear the
Hyderabad : Seven persons were killed and crops in 1.5 lakh hectares were damaged in Andhra Pradesh yesterday under the impact of cyclonic storm Helen, which has now weakened into a “deep depression”. The two
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