Agartala, Aug 30 (IANS) The Tripura Disaster Management Authority (TDMA) amid the visit of an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) to take stock of the damages and losses caused by the recent week-long floods and landslides has declared the entire state as a "Natural Calamity Affected Area".
Vadodara, Aug 29 (IANS) Even as the death toll in the Gujarat floods touched 28 on Thursday, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel highlighted the ongoing crisis caused by heavy rains and the assurance of help given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Agartala, Aug 25 (IANS) The overall flood situation in Tripura further improved on Sunday with the water receding in many places even as 1.17 lakh people are still sheltered in 525 relief camps in various districts, an official said.
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Pagnau, a remote village in Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, was completely destroyed as heavy rains lashed the area in the early hours of Saturday.
Visakhapatnam, Aug 23 (IANS) Two industrial accidents in Anakapalli District in Visakhapatnam within 48 hours have brought the focus on the need for stringent safety measures to prevent disasters in the industrial hub of Andhra Pradesh.
Kabul, Aug 22 (IANS) Ten people have been killed due to flash floods across Afghanistan recently, an official from the country's national disaster authority said.
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 20 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said the July 30 landslides that struck four villages in Wayanad wiped out every member of 17 families, totalling 65 people.
Islamabad, Aug 18 (IANS) Torrential rains and flash floods starting in July have killed 187 people and injured 333 others in different parts of Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has reported.
Moscow, Aug 18 (IANS) Russia's Shiveluch volcano in the Kamchatka region erupted after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck off the eastern coast of the country, local media reported on Sunday.
Kottayam, Aug 17 (IANS) In a passionate speech on the loss of lives due to the Wayanad landslide, Supreme Court judge Justice B.R. Gavai on Saturday emphasised the need to have sustainable development instead of mindless destruction of the environment.
