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Philippines President promises tents, aid for earthquake survivors as death toll reaches 72 in Cebu ProvincePresident Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visited earthquake-affected areas in the Philippines on Thursday, October 9, pledging urgent aid including t...- Earthquake of magnitude 3.1 strikes BhutanBhutan experienced a shallow 3.1 magnitude earthquake early Thursday morning, following two other seismic events on September 8. The nation...
- Afghanistan earthquake death toll passes 1,400A devastating 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan late Sunday night, resulting in a tragic loss of life. The death toll has...
- Potential Nankai Trough megaquake fatality estimate 300,000, Japan plans to keep it under 60,000, an 80% reductionJapan aims to reduce the projected death toll from a potential Nankai Trough megaquake by 80 per cent and cut structural damage by 50 per c...
- Earthquake Wake-Up Call: Buildings, not quakes, killA 4.0 earthquake hit Delhi on Monday with no reported damage, underscoring the importance of earthquake preparedness. Tips include taking c...
- Syrian children return to school amid deep economic crisisSince 2011, Syria has endured a bloody conflict that has claimed over half a million lives, displaced several million people and plunged th...
- India tells UN it is developing programmes to reduce risk of losses from all hazardsUnited Nations, India has told the UN General Assembly that it accords high importance to disaster risk reduction issues and is developing ...
- Need proactive approach, tech interventions to minimize damage from natural disasters: PM Modi"We have to be proactive rather than reactive. What was the situation in the country (earlier) for being proactive and what is the situatio...
- Delhi most vulnerable UT in India’s first disaster risk index, Maharashtra leads statesThe index factors in exposure of population, agriculture and livestock and environmental risk in drawing up the rankings.
- Are frequent tremors in Uttarakhand indicative of a big quake?Yes, according to a top disaster official, who adds that a major earthquake "is long overdue in the central seismic gap of the Himalayan fr...
- Quake in China's Sichuan province kills 19, injures 247The massive earthquake in Sichuan struck at 9:19 PM (local time) last night and the epicentre was monitored at a depth of 20 km, Xinhua rep...
- Government develops scientific tool to measure loss due to disastersIndia's estimated economic losses are pegged at around $10 billion annually on account of disasters -almost equal to what the country spend...
- Centre reviews plan to tackle natural disastersThe home secretary took stock of the status of preparedness for southwest monsoon with the participating central agencies, states and UTs.
- Afghanistan-Pakistan earthquake raises questions of India's preparedness for natural disastersSeismologists have been expecting a great earthquake for over 500 years now along the 400km faultline under the Himalayas, but are uncertai...
- Asian Development Bank promises $600 million to help Nepal 'build back better'ADB pledged $600 million to help Nepal "build back better" after the devastating April 25 earthquake, which had resulted in huge loss of li...
- India loses $9.8 billion every year due to disastersIndia loses $9.8 bn every year due to multi-hazard disasters as its 58.6% land is prone to earthquake and 8.5% area is vulnerable to cyclon...
- India emerges as a leading nation in disaster responseGovt today said that India has emerged as a leading nation in disaster response, after having very swiftly directed its rescue efforts in q...
- Is this the 'Big Himalayan Quake' we feared?As the dust settles on the debris and the bodies counted, the big question facing geophysicists is whether this is the Big One or is there ...
- Delhi drill good example for others to follow: UN officialA top UN official has lauded efforts by authorities in New Delhi for carrying out a mock drill to assess their preparedness in the event of...
- World Bank to provide $900 mn to flood-hit PakistanThe World Bank has agreed to provide $ 900 million financial aid to Pakistan which has been hit by devastating floods affecting 14 million ...
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