Five of family go missing in Himachal after cloudburst
Shimla, Aug 10 (IANS) Five members of a family in Himachal Pradesh went missing after a cloudburst in Sirmaur district on Thursday, officials said. The rescue operation is underway.
Shimla, Aug 10 (IANS) Five members of a family in Himachal Pradesh went missing after a cloudburst in Sirmaur district on Thursday, officials said. The rescue operation is underway.
Honolulu, Aug 10 (IANS) At least six people were killed by devastating hurricane-driven wildfires in Hawaii's Maui Island, which also led to the destruction of the historic town of Lahaina, authorities said.
Geneva, Aug 5 (IANS) The summer of 2023 is "a summer of extremes" due to the scorching heat, wildfires and floods that have resulted in major damage to people's health and the environment, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said.
Dehradun, Aug 4 (IANS) At least 19 people went missing in Uttarakhand's Gauri Kund town -- a key halting point for pilgrims moving towards Kedarnath, following a landslide in the area that also affected some business establishments, an official said on Friday.
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) In a significant development, a Delhi court on Wednesday ordered the de-sealing of the Uphaar cinema hall, situated in Green Park Extension, where 59 cinema-goers had lost in a fire tragedy in 1997.
Chandigarh, Aug 2 (IANS) To mitigate the hardships of people due to floods, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday launched an expanded version of the e-kshatipurti portal.
Bhubaneswar, Aug 2 (IANS) Heavy rainfall caused due to deep depression over Gangetic West Bengal has lashed several parts of Odisha.
San Francisco, Aug 2 (IANS) A massive fire is raging across the US states of California and Nevada, with authorities saying that it is generating extreme fire behaviour, spawning “fire whirls” and creating dangerous conditions for firefighters.
San Francisco, July 31 (IANS) As extreme heat is still scorching the western US, some insect species are thriving in the hot temperatures, destroying crops and causing havoc on people's lives.
Athens, July 28 (IANS) Wildfires raging across Greece has forced the evacuation of an Air Force base at the seaside town of Nea Anchialos, as well as 12 settlements in the area, state media reported.