At least 4 dead, 1 missing in southern Switzerland floods
At least four people have died and one is missing in the flooding in southern Switzerland, reported CNN, citing local police and Swiss state media. Three people, however, have been…
Haridwar: SDRF pulls out 4 submerged vehicles from River Ganga
In a relief and rescue operation, a team of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) pulled out the four submerged vehicles from the Ganga river after they were swept away…
Cyclone ‘Remal’ triggered rains, forced 746 people take shelter in 15 relief camps: Tripura Minister
Tripura Transport and Tourism Minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Tuesday said that heavy rains triggered by cyclone ‘Remal’ have forced a total 746 people from 246 families to take shelter in…
WHO chief addresses World Health Assembly, mentions Global Traditional Medicine Centre established in India
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday mentioned the Global Traditional Medicine Centre established in India, and the first global summit on traditional medicine, organised by the…
Bangladesh: 10 people dead, over 150,000 houses damaged due to cyclone Remal
As many as 10 people were killed as cyclonic storm Remal made landfall in Bangladesh’s coastal area on Sunday night, Dhaka Tribune reported, citing State Minister for Disaster Management and…
Severe cyclonic storm ‘Remal’ makes landfall on Bangladesh coast
Amid heavy rains and gusty winds, severe Cyclone ‘Remal’ started crossing the coasts of Bangladesh and West Bengal on Sunday night, Dhaka Tribune reported, citing the meteorological department. Around 8…
Iran: Memorial ceremonies for Raisi, Amirabdollahian to be held tomorrow
The memorial ceremonies for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian will take place in the cities of Tabriz and Qom on Tuesday, Al Jazeera reported citing the…
J-K: Fire breaks out in Bali-Tirshi block of Udhampur forest range, dousing efforts underway
A major fire broke out in the Bali-Tirshi block of Udhampur Forest Range in the early hours of Wednesday, the Forest Department officials said. The reason for the fire at…
Hoarding collapses in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar: Death toll now goes up to 14, 74 people rescued alive
The death toll after a big hoarding collapsed in Maharashtra’s Ghatkopar area has risen to 14 on Tuesday. According to the National Disaster Rescue Force, 74 people have been rescued…
President Murmu, VP Dhankar condole loss of lives in Mumbai hoarding collapse
President Droupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar have condoled the deaths of eight people and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured in a hoarding collapse incident in…
Two killed as heavy rains lashes Uttarakhand; Badrinath-Rishikesh highway closed
Two persons were killed and six people sustained injuries as heavy rains created havoc near Peepal Kothi on the hilly areas of Uttarakhand and the Badrinath Highway. Seventeen more people…
At least 56 killed due to torrential rains in Brazil
At least 56 people were killed due to torrential rains, followed by floods and mudslides in Brazil, forcing thousands of people out of their homes, reported Al Jazeera citing the…
Brazil’s Southern region grapples with deadly rains, mudslides; 37 killed
In what authorities are describing as the worst disaster in its history, Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul is reeling from the devastating effects of heavy rains and…
Taiwan earthquake: 9 dead, over 1,000 injured; rescue operations underway
The most powerful earthquake to hit Taiwan in nearly a quarter-century has led to nine fatalities with 143 individuals still trapped in the rubbles and over 1,000 injured, the island…
7.4 magnitude earthquake off Taiwan’s east coast triggers tsunami warnings in Japan
A powerful earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter Scale rocked Taiwan’s eastern shores on Wednesday, as confirmed by the US Geological Survey (USGS). “Notable quake, preliminary info: M 6.5 –…