Tag: Natural Disaster
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4 dead as super typhoon Noru hits Philippines
At least four people were killed and one other person remained unaccounted for after super typhoon Noru hit the Philippines.
September 26, 2022 -
Angelina Jolie visits Pakistan to support people affected by floods
According to the authorities, the death toll has reached 1,559, including 551 children and 318 women and viral diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, diarrhoea, and skin infections have wreaked havoc across provinces as the water starts to recede.
September 21, 2022 -
UN General Secretary says Pakistan needs massive financial support for rehabilitation and recovery from floods
The remarks of the UN Secretary-General came after he attended a briefing at the National Flood Response Coordination Centre (NFRCC) alongside Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the Dawn reported.
September 10, 2022 -
Divided in a national emergency
Under the terms of the IMF deal all provincial governments were required to generate a fiscal surplus, which they had committed to do, in writing.
September 6, 2022 -
To aid or not to aid flood-hit Pakistan
The Pakistan government, former Prime Minister Imran Khan, as also army chief General Bajwa have independently appealed for aid.
September 6, 2022 -
Flood protection calls for a comprehensive approach
Should we build embankments so close to rivers that they do not have the space needed to deposit silt and replenish ponds or recharge groundwater?
September 1, 2022 -
As Pakistan drowns in despair
This year’s still unfolding disaster is a warning about what lies ahead, as the Himalayan glaciers melt and extreme weather events become the norm.
September 1, 2022 -
Pakistan’s greatest ever natural disaster
Couple that with the expected mass migration to urban centres and you can easily see what the near future will hold.
August 30, 2022 -
Catastrophic floods continue to ravage Pakistan
As millions of Pakistan people ravaged by extreme rain-induced flooding awaited relief on Friday, Quetta and Swat came under the spotlight.
August 26, 2022 -
WMO warns of extreme weather events, natural disasters
We will see a growing amount of natural disasters and a growing amount of this kind of weather extremes and also more human losses than before, said Petteri Taalas, chief of WMO
July 20, 2021 -
Jakarta floods took life of 2 and injured other 20
Hundreds of rescuers have been taking part in the search and rescue operation, including soldiers, police, and those from the Jakarta search and rescue office, among others, he said.
September 22, 2020 -
25 dead in Tennesse after tornado rip through the state
"TAKE COVER NOW! THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM!!!" the National Weather Service tweeted as one tornado tore through an area west of Nashville.
March 4, 2020 -
Earthquake of 6.1 magnitude hits Indonesia
With no warning of Tsunami the quake rocked at 2.06pm with an epicenter at 56 km of Tuban and with the depth at 656 km under sea bed.
September 20, 2019 -
Typhoon Faxai: 80,000 houses still without power in Japan
Typhoon Faxai powered into the Tokyo region in the early hours of Monday last week, packing record winds that brought down power lines, disrupted Rugby World Cup preparations and prompted the government to order tens of thousands of people to leave their homes.
September 16, 2019 -
Typhoon Faxai leaves a million without power in Japan
The power outage forced a Sony Corporation unit to suspend operations of a plant in Kisarazu where the company produces PlayStation 4.
September 9, 2019 -
Karnataka: Kodagu reeling under nature’s fury; 3,000 people shifted
CM conducted an aerial survey to gauge the situation. Visited relief centres and the state government has announced a relief of Rs 2 lakh for those who have lost their homes and Rs 5 lakh to the families of the deceased.
August 20, 2018 -
Heat wave in Japan leaves 65 dead, 22,000 hospitalised
Japan's weather agency has declared the heatwave sweeping the country a natural disaster, with at least 65 deaths recorded in the past week.
July 24, 2018