2024 Disasters in Numbers
<p>In 2024, the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) recorded 393 natural hazard-related disasters. These events caused 16,753 fatalities and affected 167.2 million people. Economic losses totaled US$241.95
Earthquake
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Earthquake jolts Davao City, 2 hurt
An earthquake struck several areas in southern Mindanao on Thursday that injured two people in Davao City. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the 4.6-magnitude tremor was tectonic
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A 5.6-strong quake hits near Martinique; no damage reported
A magnitude-5.6 earthquake has struck off the west coast of the French Caribbean island of Martinique, but no damage has been reported. Authorities say the temblor occurred before dawn today at a depth
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Draft disaster management plan: ‘Earthquake will wreak more havoc in city than N-bomb’
The Delhi government’s draft disaster management plan warns that should a powerful earthquake strike the national capital, it would wreck more devastation than a nuclear bomb explosion. “Six minor earthquakes
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Quake shifts Mt Everest by 3cm
Peak Moved To The Southwest After Nepal Temblor: Chinese Study. A devastating earthquake that hit Nepal in April moved Mount Everest three centimetres (just over an inch) to the southwest, but did not
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Everest moved 3 cm but height not affected by Nepal quakes
Mt. Everest moved three centimetres during the recent devastating earthquakes in Nepal but contrary to earlier reports, the height of world’s tallest mountain has not been affected, Chinese official monitoring
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400 buildings in city are sitting ducks
For a city that is growing vertically, the killer earthquake in Nepal serves as a reminder of its preparedness to tackle such disasters. While the number of high-rises in the city keeps increasing, there
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Nepal quake: Death toll rises to 25 in Tibet; 117 injured
The death toll in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region due to Saturday's earthquake and its aftershocks, climbed to 25 today, even as rescuers continued to reach out to the affected people in the
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Guwahati, Srinagar have highest risk of earthquake
Guwahati and Srinagar are the two Indian cities at highest risk of being devastated by an earthquake, with 36 other cities in areas prone to earthquakes, according to government data. Guwahati and Srinagar
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Experts warn of heavy causalities even in moderate tremors
As Nepal reels under devastating earthquake, experts today warned that Indian cities like Delhi could suffer heavy casualties even in case of moderate tremors while pointing out the lapses in the building
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CSE: Better construction norms needed
Poor condition and quality of buildings in India contribute to the large number of deaths and destruction during earthquakes, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has pointed out. “Lack of regulations