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
Natural Disasters
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Floods in Anuradhapura
The Disaster Management Centre at Anuradhapura has given flood warnings to residents near Kala Oya tank in Anuradhapura.
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Ecological effects of sands-play in recent flood of Bihar
The prominent rivers of Bihar all originating from Nepal and entering into Bihar, are adversely affected sands-play resulting from flood.
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Flood relief works in full swing, says Stalin
SPOT ASSESSMENT: Local Administration Minister, M.K. Stalin, inspecting rain-affected areas at Desigapuram in Virudhunagar district on Sunday.
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Rain kills five in south
Incessant rain claimed five lives and caused an extensive damage to standing crops, mostly paddy, over thousands of hectares in the southern districts on Sunday.
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Floods kill eight, many affected
At least eight persons were killed and over 170, 000 affected countrywide from heavy floods caused from torrential rains.
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Eight killed and thousands of people affected in Sri Lanka floods
At least eight people were killed and nearly 200,000 people have been affected due to torrential rain resulting from the north-east monsoon in the country.
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Still in troubled waters
At the time of destructive floods, the distress of affected people attracts attention but, unfortunately, as soon as the flood waters recede they are forgotten.
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It rains after 100 years in Australia, deluges
It is finally raining in eastern Australia to end the country's worst drought in 100 years. Though the downpour has brought respite for some, torrential rains have caused devastating floods in