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Kishtwar cloudburst: Death count rises to 60, says Omar Abdullah; NDRF joins rescue ops in Chositi
India | August 15, 2025 12:11 ISTKishtwar cloudburst latest update: Disaster struck Chositi, the last motorable village on the route to the Machail Mata temple, at around 12.25 pm on Thursday, killing at least 60 people.
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Swiss village buried as glacier collapse triggers massive landslide, scary videos show devastation
World | May 29, 2025 23:42 ISTA catastrophic landslide triggered by the collapse of Switzerland's Birch Glacier has buried nearly 90% of the Alpine village of Blatten in Valais canton. The village had been evacuated earlier in May due to visible cracks in the glacier. One man remains missing, while no deaths have been reported.
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Parliamentary panel urges central govt to include heatwaves in disaster management plans | Details
India | March 19, 2025 13:59 ISTThe 31-member committee, headed by BJP's Rajya Sabha MP Radha Mohan Das Agrawal, also urged the ministry to study and plan for long-term disaster preparedness, considering climate change and the increasing frequency of disasters.
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Los Angeles wildfires update: Death count reaches 16, set to become costliest natural disaster in US
World | January 12, 2025 12:15 ISTThe Los Angeles wildfires have been estimated to be one of the costliest natural disasters to have occurred in the history of the United States. According to an estimate by AccuWeather, the damage and economic losses so far may range between USD 135 billion and USD 150 billion.
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Turkey-Syria earthquake: Death toll rises to 43,556, says Turkish Interior Minister
World | February 23, 2023 17:21 ISTTurkey's Interior Minister has revealed that the death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey this month has risen to 43,556, with over 600,000 apartments and 150,000 commercial premises damaged.
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Death toll due to floods in Iran reaches 69
World | August 01, 2022 12:11 ISTThe floods have caused an estimated $28.12 million in damages in 18 counties in Isfahan, affecting 4,000 hectares of farmlands, 50 hectares of gardens, 30 animal husbandry units, and 10 fish farming units, a provincial disaster management officer said.
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Death toll rises to 78 from mudslides after storm in Brazil
World | February 17, 2022 7:20 ISTThe city of Petropolis was slammed by a deluge on Tuesday, and Castro said almost 400 people were left homeless. Searchers picked through the wreckage throughout the day and 21 people were recovered alive.
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Germany defends preparation for floods as death toll goes up to 190
World | July 19, 2021 20:33 ISTGerman officials are defending their preparations for flooding in the face of the raging torrents that caught many people by surprise and left over 190 people dead in Western Europe, but concede that they will need to learn lessons from the disaster.
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Earthquake shakes part of east Indonesia, people warned off beach
World | June 16, 2021 14:09 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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System for natural disaster alerts launched for coastal Andhra
India | February 26, 2020 18:24 ISTAn Early Warning Dissemination System (EWDS) to send alerts about natural disasters to coastal Andhra Pradesh was launched here on Wednesday.
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Kedarnath natural disaster victim reunited with family
India | January 01, 2020 17:15 ISTAn elderly labourer who had gone missing in the 2013 Kedarnath natural disaster was reunited with his family on Wednesday, police said.
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Infant dead, five tourists injured in landslide in Kangra
India | July 21, 2019 10:36 ISTThe tourists were hit by rocks sliding from the hill when they were going on foot from Bhagsu Nag temple towards Bhagsu Nag waterfall, located about 11 km from Dharamshala on Saturday.
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Central announces assistance of Rs 7,214 cr for Puducherry, 6 states
India | January 29, 2019 16:14 ISTThe decision was taken by a high-level committee chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and will cater to the needs of those states that have faced floods, landslides, drought, cloudburst and cyclone.
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Haqikat Kya Hai: The changing face of disasters in India
Hakikat Kya Hai | September 04, 2018 21:07 ISTThe changing face of disasters in India and Why is India prone to so many disasters?
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Dust storm disrupts life in North India: Over 100 killed in UP, Rajasthan | Photos
India | May 03, 2018 16:41 ISTIn Uttar Pradesh, the high-intensity dust storm left 64 people dead and 47 injured. In Rajasthan, 33 were killed, taking the combined death toll to 97. About 100 people were injured in the state, officials said.
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Former BJP MLA tells farmers to chant 'Hanuman Chalisa' to avoid natural calamities
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Bihar: 26 killed in lightening & thunderstorm
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Scientists working to ascertain coconuts could help in construction of earthquake-proof buildings
World | July 07, 2016 18:42 ISTWashington: In what could potentially act as a major breakthrough for scientists working to protect buildings from earthquakes, researchers are using compression machines and an impact pendulum to investigate how coconuts disperse energy so as
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NDRF to step up efforts in flood hit areas of Tamil Nadu
India | December 03, 2015 12:15 ISTChennai: The Nation Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has said it will intensify its operations in the flood-affected areas of Tamil Nadu from today with more of its personnel being deployed on the ground. NDRF Director General O
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Evacuation of stranded pilgrims begins in Uttarakhand
India | June 26, 2015 15:05 ISTDehradun: The Uttarakhand government on Friday began rescue and evacuation measures for the stranded pilgrims hit by inclement weather during the annual Char Dham Yatra, officials said.The state has received heavy rainfall in the last
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