Natural Calamities
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Natural disasters that hit the world hard in 2022 | DETAILS
World | Dec 22, 2022, 01:42 PM ISTNatural calamities in 2022: The worst disasters of 2022 fell across the spectrum, from floods in India and Pakistan, to drought in Somalia and earthquakes in Indonesia.
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Yearender 2021: Natural calamities that hit the world hard | SEE PICS
World | Dec 30, 2021, 03:09 PM ISTAs coronavirus pandemic raged on for the second year, a number of countries around the world battled a wave of extreme weather events from wildfire in California to floods in Australia.
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Yearender: Natural disasters that shook India in 2021 | PICS
India | Dec 30, 2021, 01:47 PM ISTWith climate change becoming more and more evident, natural disasters like floods, cyclones, landslides and cloudbursts have also been making lives miserable and sometimes even threatening. Here, we bring you a glimpse of those natural calamities that shook the nation in 2021.
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Germany floods: 30 dead, several missing after record rain in Western Europe
World | Jul 15, 2021, 07:56 PM ISTAfter homes were severely damaged, or in some cases swept away, local residents started to clean up the debris and rebuild some normality.
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Earthquake shakes part of east Indonesia, people warned off beach
World | Jun 16, 2021, 02:09 PM ISTIndonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said people along Japutih and Apiahu beaches in Central Maluku district should immediately leave the beach area.
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California Wildfires: Fighters dig in ahead of high winds
World | Aug 24, 2020, 07:35 AM ISTThree massive wildfires chewed through parched Northern California landscape Sunday as firefighters raced to dig breaks and make other preparations ahead of a frightening weather system.
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Researchers invent telecommunication system to provide early warning on natural disasters
Science | Feb 05, 2020, 10:19 AM ISTAmateur drones can last for around 30 minutes when flying over a large area but Duong's system will last three to five times longer than this and is not as expensive as a professional drone.
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Watch a special story on natural calamities
Hakikat Kya Hai | Jul 30, 2018, 10:00 PM ISTWatch a special story on natural calamities
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Watch a special show on natural calamities across the Country
News | Jul 24, 2018, 11:20 PM ISTWatch a special show on natural calamities across the Country
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Rs 61,220-crore allocated for state disaster relief fund for 2015-20: Government
India | Apr 28, 2015, 06:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: An allocation of Rs 61,220 crore has been made in the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for the period 2015-20 for providing assistance to people affected by natural calamities, Lok Sabha was informed
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Four killed due to lightning
India | Jul 05, 2012, 07:18 PM ISTSheikhpura, Jul 5: Four persons were killed today after they were struck by lightning at different places in Bihar's Sheikhpura district, police said. Vidotama Devi (26) was struck by lightning while she was working in
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Landslides cut off road communication in Tirap district
India | Jul 04, 2012, 06:31 PM ISTItanagar, July 4: Landslides triggered by torrential rain has snapped surface communication in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh for the past several days, official sources said here today.Road communication between the district headquarters Khonsa and
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75,000 people left homeless after floods in Meghalaya
India | Jul 01, 2012, 10:42 PM ISTShillong, July 1: Around 75,000 people in the plain areas of Meghalaya's Garo Hills region were today left homeless as flood-swollen Brahmaputra and Jingiram rivers submerged hundreds of villages along their banks, officials said.“So far
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Assam flood situation turns worse
India | Jun 27, 2012, 04:48 PM ISTGuwahati, Jun 27: Incessant rainfall in Assam has led to worsening of the flood situation in the state today triggering fresh inundation and landslides in 23 districts that left 10 more dead, taking the toll