Natural Calamity
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Philippines rattled by 6.7 magnitude earthquake; houses damaged, power supply affected | Watch
World | Sep 30, 2025, 11:50 PM ISTThe Philippines sits on the Pacific 'Ring of Fire,' a region known for frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions due to intense tectonic activity. In addition to seismic events, the country also faces an average of 20 typhoons each year.
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Mizoram: Heavy rains and hailstorm cause extensive damage to over 450 houses
Mizoram | Apr 25, 2024, 02:31 PM ISTWeeks after a massive devastation in a thunderstorm causing damage to over 2500 homes, Mizoram faces another hit by heavy rainfall accompanied by a hailstorm.
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What is a national calamity and how is it different from a natural disaster? Know here
Explainers | Aug 21, 2023, 02:53 PM ISTHimachal Pradesh weather: Continuous rains wreaked massive havoc in HP, claiming the lives of over 74 people in the last few days, the government led by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday (August 19) declared the whole state as a 'natural calamity'-affected area.
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Himachal Pradesh declared as 'natural calamity affected area' by state government
News | Aug 19, 2023, 01:24 PM ISTThe government of Himachal Pradesh has declared the entire state as a 'natural calamity affected area' on Friday due to the massive damaged caused by incessant rainfall causing floods, landslides and cloudbursts.
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Joshimath sinking UPDATE: Uttarakhand CM Dhami to lead rehabilitation ops, experts begin survey
India | Jan 06, 2023, 02:08 PM ISTJoshimath sinking updates: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami today (January 6) said that in the wake of the land subsidence at Joshimath in Chamoli district, he would hold a high-level meeting in Dehradun this evening.
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Ramban tunnel collapse: All 10 bodies found, say officials
India | May 21, 2022, 08:54 PM ISTThe officials identified three bodies and said that they all hailed from West Bengal.
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Forest fire a serious issue, pray for rain: SC
India | Jun 18, 2019, 06:41 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on June 24 a plea seeking urgent steps to protect forests, wildlife, and birds from wildfires in Uttarakhand.
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Compensation for natural calamities: Government approves grant of over Rs 1,600 crore to four states
India | Feb 28, 2019, 10:54 PM ISTThe Centre on Thursday approved over Rs 1,600 crore assistance to four states -- Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh and Manipur -- as compensation for the natural calamities faced by them last year.
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Haqikat Kya Hai: The changing face of disasters in India
Hakikat Kya Hai | Sep 04, 2018, 09:07 PM ISTThe changing face of disasters in India and Why is India prone to so many disasters?
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Kerala witnessed natural calamity of this magnitude after 50 years
News | Aug 13, 2018, 07:06 AM ISTKerala witnessed natural calamity of this magnitude after 50 years
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Death toll from Indonesian mudslide rises to 51
World | Dec 15, 2014, 07:07 PM ISTBanjarnegara, Indonesia: The death toll from a mudslide that flattened much of a village in central Indonesia rose to 51 on Monday before rain forced rescuers to halt their search for dozens of missing people,
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Treat 'Hudhud' as national calamity: Naidu tells PM
India | Oct 12, 2014, 09:03 PM ISTHyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today asked the Centre to declare the very severe cyclone storm ‘Hudhud' that hit the state's coast as a national calamity and also sought an ad hoc
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Finance Ministry releases advance installment of Rs 856.29 crore to J&K
India | Sep 13, 2014, 09:20 AM ISTNew Delhi: Finance Ministry said it has released in advance the installment worth Rs 856.29 crore in October to Jammu and Kashmir to help the state government deal with the unprecedented situation of flood and
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Heavy rains in Madhya Pradesh, six dead
India | Sep 08, 2014, 06:02 PM ISTKhandwa (MP): At least six persons have died due to heavy rains in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh, a senior official said here today.The administration has sounded a high alert in the district and declared
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Avoid construction of houses on river beds, says Hamid Ansari
India | Sep 04, 2014, 11:27 AM ISTDehradun: Attributing the magnitude of last year's calamity in Uttarakhand to indiscriminate construction on glacial bed, Vice President Hamid Ansari advised foresters to keep in mind the interest of posterity and that of the society
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A year after tragedy, Uttarakhand people remember a braveheart
India | Jul 02, 2014, 01:54 PM ISTGopeshwar: It is a little over a year since a natural calamity of catastrophic proportions hit Uttarakhand but people in the affected areas are still singing paeans to the bravery of Darshan Lal who saved
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Uttarakhand: Missing to be presumed dead by July 15: Bahuguna
India | Jul 04, 2013, 08:46 PM ISTDehradun, July 4: Pegging the number of pilgrims missing after the recent natural calamity in Uttarakhand at more than 3000, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna today said if they don't surface till July 15 they will