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 …
Heavy showers continued to lash various parts of Uttarakhand, where a number of houses were damaged in Chamoli following a cloudburst while many other settlements in Uttarkashi district are sinking under rain effect, forcing occupants to move to safer places. A tragedy was averted on Wednesday in Haridwar district when …
Expressing “deep concern” over the recent tragedy caused by floods and landslides in Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court today directed the Centre and the state government not to clear any hydroelectric power project in the hilly state. “We direct the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) as well as the …
A landslide swept away part of a village in northeastern Nepal, killing at least six people, an official said Tuesday. The landslide was triggered by heavy rainfall that struck Khimti village overnight while people were sleeping. At least half a dozen houses were swept away, police official Dipendra Jayswal said. …
Deeply concerned about the recent tragedy in Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered fresh environment impact assessment of 24 hydro-electric projects on Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers and scrutiny of the disaster management plan. A bench of Justices K S Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra ordered the ministry of environment and …
Seven persons have been killed and one person has gone missing in landslides at different places in Khimti VDC of Ramechhap district, Monday night. Three persons of a same family were killed when their rented house was swept away in a landslide in Ward No. 2 of Khimti. The deceased …
Gadgil Report Included District In Highly Sensitive Areas “Idukki is a classic case where conservation of green zones and large perennial tree growth that can stop soil erosion, mitigating the risks of landslides,’’ said Madhav Gagdil, the architect of Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP). The WGEEP report had in …
Families to be given plots at Khaniara village, Rs 3 lakh as compensation Minister for Housing and Urban Development Sudhir Sharma today announced a compensation package for the 23 families of the Terra Lines area who were evacuated from their houses after a landslide a few days ago. The minister, …
Three houses and eight makeshift shops were buried by landslide at Bairagithati, Ward No. 5 of Bhalakcha VDC last night. The landslide was triggered by incessant rain, said the District Police Office. The landslide buried the houses of Mohan Oli, Narayan Oli and Deu Ram Oli and eight shops in …
As much as 388.3 sq. km of land in Idukki district, comprising 8.9 per cent of the total area, is highly susceptible to landslips while 873.7 sq. km (20 per cent) is susceptible to a lesser degree. Devikulam taluk has the largest area highly prone to landslips (177.8 sq.km), followed …
The Arunachal Pradesh government today sounded a red alert following report of a massive landslide that blocked the flow of Polo river at Polosang a week ago, on the upper riches of the Himalayas and reversing the flow of the water towards China after creating a huge lake that could …
Property worth Rs 1 crore damaged in Baijnath A couple and a child were killed due to a landslide in the Jaisinghpur area of Kangra district, while property worth more than Rs 1 crore was damaged in a cloudburst at Baijnath today. Heavy rain that lashed the region caused flash …
Over 6,000 persons are feared to have been killed in the devastating floods, cloudbursts and landslides in Uttarakhand in June, government said today. “The scale and magnitude of the extreme event was such that more than 580 persons are confirmed to have lost their lives. Besides, another 5,474 persons are …
Incessant rain since Sunday evening claimed 14 lives in landslides in Idukki district while water logging at the runway forced the Kochi International Airport to suspend operations till Tuesday afternoon. In central Kerala, several people were reported missing from areas that were inundated after several dams in Idukki hills overflowed. …
Increasing human activities are augmenting the risk of natural disasters in the ecologically sensitive region of Kedarnath, which was washed away by the floods triggered by a cloudburst in June, a latest study claims. A team of scientists from the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology has warned that a rise …
Four members of a family were killed, while five others, including SDM of Almora district, were feared dead in rain-related incidents as heavy showers lashed Uttarakhand on Wednesday, causing fresh landslips, damaging roads and sweeping away a number of homes. Almora SDM Ajay Arora slipped off the makeshift bridge and …
Observing that extreme rainfall events in the Karakorams, which hitherto were not known in this area, have started occurring with alarming frequency, a research paper has stated that this phenomenon was giving rise to the occurrence of land/snow slides in the higher reaches. The area includes the Siachen glacier and …
A tropical storm with the potential to trigger serious flooding and mudslides was bearing down on Hawaii on Monday and authorities there cautioned residents and tourists to stay inside and off the roads. Tropical Storm Flossie was expected to strike the Big Island and Maui on Monday evening, with waves …
Floods and mudslides have killed 22 people and left 3 missing in Tianshui, Gansu province, since July 24. The disasters caused by heavy rain over last week hit more than 32 sq km around the city's Niangniangba township, and the landslide area was about 10 percent of the total area …
At least eight persons died and 13 others went missing in landslides and flood s in different parts of the country on Monday. Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall claimed three lives in Khanichhap and Pipaldanda in Palpa district. Deputy Superintendent of Police Sthaneshwor Regmi said 14-year-old Prem Kumari Darlami and …
Nearly 90 persons were killed and over 500 injured when two powerful shallow earthquakes today jolted a remote mountainous province in north-western China near Tibet, damaging more than 20,000 homes and triggering landslides. The quakes with magnitudes of 6.6 and 5.6 on the Richter scale struck Minxian and Zhangxian counties …
