The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
The death toll from adverse weather conditions rose to 21 yesterday while more than 22,449 people, in the Matara, Gampaha, Galle, Kegalle, Ratnapura and Kalutara districts were displaced. One person was missing and eight people had been injured, according to Disaster Management Centre (DMC). Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Aamaraweera said …
Provincial Disaster Management Authority, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (PDMA-KP) and Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) in Bangkok have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that sets forth a framework for a collaborative alliance between the two parties. The cooperation would be based on the Road Map for Disaster Risk Management 2014-2019, a comprehensive …
Over 7,000 people were affected and 15 people have died in Sri Lanka as heavy rains caused flooding and landslides in several areas in the island, the Disaster Management Center (DMC) said. The western and southern regions experienced heavy rains with more than 100 millimeters within about an hour on …
Sri Lanka Red Cross said it has mobilized Branch Disaster Response Teams (BDRT) and First Aid teams to assist and aid the people affected by the flash floods due to heavy rains lashed the country in the last 24 hours. According to Red Cross over 3000 people are affected in …
Torrential rains continued to lash most parts of Sri Lanka Monday causing floods and submerging roads in low-lying areas. The Disaster Management Centre said that several low lying areas in the country are inundated due to the heavy rainfall and Kalutara district is the most affected with flash floods due …
Despite the fact that there is a complete ban on mining and quarrying in the Neugal river and other tributaries of the Beas, large-scale illegal mining and quarrying is going on unchecked in Palampur. Illegal mining is not only creating environmental imbalances, but also causing huge loss to the state …
Landslides triggered by incessant rain over the past two days has snapped water supply in Arunachal Pradesh Capital besides affecting surface communication. Drinking water supply to Itanagar and its adjoining areas have been disrupted following damage caused to the 450 mm diameter main supply line connecting Poma Water Treatment Plant …
Drinking water supply to Itanagar and its adjoining areas has been disrupted since Monday night Landslides triggered by incessant rain over the past three days have snapped water supply in Arunachal Pradesh's capital and disrupted surface communication in the land locked state. Drinking water supply to Itanagar and its adjoining …
Serbia on Tuesday declared three days of national mourning and reported another death in the worst rainfall to hit the Balkan region in living memory, even as the rising River Sava threatened more havoc. Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said the death toll in the town of Obrenovac, southwest of Belgrade, …
Mountaineering tourism in Nepal faces a threat from global warming as melting glaciers feed the risk of more deadly disasters such as the avalanche on Mount Everest that killed 16 people last month, scientists said on Tuesday. More than 2,000 foreign mountaineers flock to the Himalayan nation sandwiched between India …
The Balkans braced for more misery as the death toll from the worst floods in a century rose to 47 and rising waters forced thousands more to flee their homes. Muddy waters from the Sava River have submerged houses, churches, mosques and roads in Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia after record …
Soldiers and energy workers have stacked thousands of sandbags to protect Serbia's biggest power plant from flood waters, which are expected to keep rising after the heaviest rains in the Balkans in more than a century killed dozens of people. On Monday, Bosnian state radio reported that the swollen Sava …
Bosnia said on Monday that more than a quarter of its 4 million people had been affected by the worst floods to hit the Balkans in living memory, comparing the "terrifying" destruction to that of the country's 1992-95 war. The extent of the devastation became apparent in Serbia too, as …
Families of around 300 Nepali migrants, who were killed or had gone missing in floods and landslides in Uttarakhand in India 10 months ago, have been deprived of compensation due to lack of victim’s identification. According to Nepali Embassy in New Delhi, out of more than 500 Nepalis, who were …
ITANAGAR: Incessant rain in the last couple of days has flooded several rivers in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh threatening Tezu, the district headquarters, and its adjoining villages. A source said on Sunday, the Tezu Nallah, Shukha Nallah and Dening Nallah rivers in the district are in spate because of …
Incessant rain over the past couple of days has triggered floods and landslides, disrupting power supply and surface communication in eastern districts of Arunachal Pradesh. Remote Anjaw district bordering China has been cut off from the rest of the state for the past five days following landslides, flash floods and …
Govt has neither legalised encroachments nor recovered lease money The state government has failed to take steps to either legalise encroachments by power companies or recover lease money and other liabilities from these firms. Several companies executing power projects in the state have encroached upon thousands of acres of government …
Heavy rainstorms have killed two people and forced the relocation of more than 54,000 residents after rainstorms hit China's Hunan Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local authorities said Sunday. Heavy rains started to batter Hunan on Thursday, disrupting traffic, power, telecommunications and raising water levels in major rivers and …
Three members of a family, including a minor girl, were killed in a landslide at Borolekha in Moulvibazar Friday night. The deceased were identified as Rajesh Bauri, 35, and his wife Monjuri Bauri, 27, and their one-year-old girl Seema Bauri. Rajesh and Manju, both tea garden workers, used to live …
Collectors asked to prepare operational plans By next year, the administrative machinery in the State may be better prepared to handle crisis response and calamity relief operations. The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) has initiated steps to complete the draft State plan for disaster management by this year end. District …
