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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Toll in Nepal earthquake rises to more than 4,000
India has evacuated 2500 stranded Indians, even as a fresh feeble tremor on Monday jolted the battered Himalayan nation. With rumours swirling around about another strong quake hitting Kathmandu, people
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‘Gurgaon buildings not quake-resistant’
In the wake of a massive earthquake in Nepal that left behind a trail of destruction, experts in Gurgaon are of the view that mandatory audit of buildings should be conducted and existing structures should
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‘Quakes don’t kill, buildings do’
Houses collapsed in Kyirong county. In this picture, volunteers help with rescue work at the site of a building that collapsed after the earthquake hit Kathmandu. AP Houses collapsed in Kyirong county.
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Earthquake measuring 4.6 hits eastern Romania
Authorities say a 4.6-magnitude earthquake has shaken eastern Romania, and was felt in the capital. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The National Earth Physics Institute director
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India to cooperate with Japan, Russia in disaster management
Home Minister Rajnath Singh has assured Japan and Russia of "bilateral cooperation in disaster management" during bilateral meetings at the 3rd UN World Conference on disaster risk reduction, an official
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Powerful earthquake strikes off El Salvador, one dead
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck late on Monday off the coast of El Salvador and Nicaragua and was felt across Central America, killing at least one person, but there were no immediate reports of major
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Northern California overdue for big quake, study says
SAN FRANCISCO – Three fault segments running beneath Northern California and its roughly 15 million people are overdue for a major earthquake, including one section that lies near the dams and canals that
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The lost Resort
For more than two hours on the morning of September 1, a motley group of city councillors, police officers and civil servants in Shimla listened with evident fascination as the former general officer commanding
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Quake strikes northeast of Tokyo, no reports of serious damage
An earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 5.6 shook buildings in eastern Japan, including the capital Tokyo, on Tuesday but there were no reports of serious damage. The earthquake was centred in Ibaraki
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M5.6 quake jolts Kanto region; no tsunami alert
Buildings in Tokyo shook Tuesday as a strong quake hit the Kanto region at 12:28 p.m., but there was no immediate risk of a tsunami and no damage was reported. Seismologists said the epicenter was located