Tag: damage

Inter-ministerial Central team to visit flood-hit Assam to assess damage

The situation in Assam, where the pre-monsoon floods have affected large parts of the state since May 13, continued to improve for the fourth day on Wednesday, but still around 5.80 lakh people in 18 districts are affected.

May 25, 2022

Damaged ship escorted to Kochi by Indian Navy’s ‘INS Shardul’ for repairs

INS Shardul reached the area on the morning of 17 December. An expert team of officers and sailors of INS Shardul along with Officer-in-Charge Naval Detachment Androth Lieutenant Commander Bishnu C Panda embarked MV Kavaratti and undertook a detailed assessment of the damage.

December 19, 2021

Fire breaks out in Anantnag area of Kashmir

A fire broke out in Reshi Bazaar locality in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag town in the wee hours on Monday, damaging several residential houses and shops, police said. The blaze erupted at around 3:30 am and quickly spread to adjacent shops and residential houses, they said. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the...

November 20, 2017

Medium-intensity earthquake in Kashmir Valley

An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale shook Kashmir Valley today. There was, however, no damage caused by the tremor. The epicentre of the earthquake, which was recorded at 5.44 am, was in Symbol area of Bandipora, an official of the MET department said. Police said there were no reports of any damage due to...

September 23, 2017

Hurricane Irma climbs Florida coast, dangerous storm surges feared

Powerful winds from Hurricane Irma battered Florida with forecasters warning of dangerous storm surges that will lead to massive flooding across the US state, media reports said. The massive storm, which had menaced Florida for days and triggered evacuation orders covering 5.6 million people, made two official landfalls on Sunday, reports The Washington Post. The...

September 11, 2017

Indian missions in touch with diaspora over Irma damage

With Hurricane Irma leaving a trail of destruction in its wake, India has asked its missions in Venezuela, the US and in the Netherlands and France whose territories in the Caribbean have been hit hard to remain in constant touch with the Indian diaspora there. “Our Missions in Venezuela, Netherlands, France & US are constantly...

September 9, 2017

7.3 magnitude earthquake hits Guatemala after Mexico

A powerful earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale hit Guatemala on Friday, just hours after an 8.0 magnitude temblor jolted Mexico, according to weather officials. The quake in Guatemala was confirmed preliminary information released by the National Institute for Seismology, Vulcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology, reports Efe news. The Mexican quake struck off the Pacific...

September 8, 2017

Hurricane Harvey to be costliest natural disaster in US: Report

Hurricane Harvey, which has wreaked havoc in Texas and Louisiana in southeast US, is likely to be the most expensive weather disaster in US history, according to a report. The total losses from Harvey would reach $190 billion or one per cent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), countering the expected growth in the...

September 6, 2017