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Severed hand, charred bodies: Year after AI crash, forensic scientist recalls horrorA year after the AI-171 crash, forensic scientists worked tirelessly to identify victims. They sifted through biological samples and shatte...
Flash flood in J&K Reasi: What is flash flooding and why is it so dangerous?A cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district triggered flash floods, damaging houses and disrupting life in the Bathoi area. This inc...
Nine dead, dozens wounded as Russia launches major attack across UkraineTragedy unfolded as Russian air raids targeted significant Ukrainian urban centers such as Kyiv, Dnipro, and Kharkiv, resulting in at least...
China enters its flood season; heavy rain expected in the southChina has entered its flood season with heavy rains forecast for the south. Some northern areas and major river basins will experience belo...
How a chemical tank disaster struck at the heart of a Washington state mill townA chemical tank collapsed at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. in Longview, Washington. The incident killed eleven people. This disaster struck...
India will ensure zero casualty during heat waves: Amit ShahHome Minister Amit Shah revealed a plan to eliminate heat wave deaths in India in the coming years. The focus is on proactive disaster mana...
Amit Shah lays foundation stones for 6 NDRF centres; says, "NDMA, NDRF have put India on global map in field of disaster relief"Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented the President's Colour Award to the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in Ghaziabad. This hono...
Rain havoc in Bengaluru: CM Siddaramaiah orders suspension of official, Lokayukta takes up suo moto caseBengaluru faces heavy rains and flooding. Seven people died in a single incident, prompting Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to review preparedn...
Trump shooting scare renews 'staged' conspiracy theoryA flood of misinformation exploded online after US President Donald Trump escaped a weekend shooting scare, fueling renewed -- and unfounde...
Rain, storms kill 121 in Afghanistan and Pakistan in two weeksAcross the border in Pakistan, 44 people were killed following heavy rains in the last weeks, officials said. At least 32 people died in th...
Extreme weather in Afghanistan leaves 17 people dead, authorities sayAfghanistan faces a deadly weather crisis. Recent floods, landslides, and thunderstorms have claimed 17 lives and injured 26 people. The ex...
Flooding in Nepal's capital kills at least 32 peopleContinuous rainfall has led to severe flooding in Kathmandu, Nepal, resulting in at least 32 deaths and 12 missing persons. The government ...
117 dead in Assam floods till now this year; toll over 5 years 880: MHA informs Rajya SabhaReplying to a question in Rajya Sabha by MP Sushmita Dev, Minister of State of Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Thursday stated that, as per i...
At least 31 killed by heavy rains in South Korea; rescuers hunt for missing peopleThe five people were found from a bus that has been submerged at a flooded underpass in Cheongju on Saturday after rescue workers began und...
Bihar flood situation grim, death toll remains at 127One of the severely affected districts, Darbhanga has so far reported 12 casualties ever since Bihar was hit by flash floods earlier this m...
Floods continue to wreak havoc in Bihar, Assam; death toll mounts to 166In Bihar, 72.78 lakh people form 12 districts of the state have been hit by the calamity while in Assam 38.37 lakh people were affected in ...
Death toll in flood-hit Bihar climbs to 92; CM launches DBT scheme for assistanceSignificant number of casualties have also been reported from districts like Araria, Madhubani, Purnea, Sheohar and Darbhanga.
Floods affected over 1 billion people during 2015-17, caused damages worth Rs 85k croreArjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, said 4,902 people and 82,146 cattle wer...
Flood situation worsens in Assam, 5 die; 4,500 families homeless in TripuraAccording to a report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), two persons died in Dhemaji and one person each in Lakhimpu...
Centre has given all help to Assam to tackle floods: Jitendra SinghDr Jitendra Singh today said the Centre has given all possible help to the state government to tackle floods in Assam, thereby minimising c...