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 …
On 13 September 2012, the Okhimath region in Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand was revisited by cloudburstinduced landslides which killed 66 people and damaged land and property.(Correspondence)
Chandy seeks a balance between development, eco-protection Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said here on Friday that the government would enforce the restrictions on quarrying and on construction of buildings under the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms. Replying to a submission moved by V.D. Satheesan in the Assembly, he stressed the …
A two-acre stretch of land, on the Nikoloya hill in Rattota, Matale was lost through a fresh landslide yesterday. Landslide Division head of the National Building and Research Organisation, Chaminda Moremada said more sites were prone to landslides in the region. He urged the public to refrain from making sight …
Colombo: Floods and landslides caused by torrential rains with gale force winds in Sri Lanka have left 15 people dead, 13 missing, and over 85,000 affected, the Disaster Management Center said today. As of Wednesday, 89,118 people belonging to 24,431families have been affected by the floods and landslides. A total …
Three more deaths from floods and and earth slips were reported yesterday, bringing the death toll to 23 while the number missing rose to 15 and injured to 34. The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said relief for those affected is being provided and rescue operations were being conducted by the …
Torrential rains continued to lash Sri Lanka unabated raising the death toll from floods and landslides to 25 and leaving over 18,000 people homeless in most parts of the country. The latest figures from the Disaster Management Center reported that 13 people are still missing and 33 people have been …
The Rohtang-Solang and Palchan areas in Manali are prone to landslides and a heavy influx of tourists and vehicles had ruined the aesthetic value of the region. These are the findings of a report of the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur, on the environmental vulnerability assessment of the …
To promote engagement in disaster and climate risk management practices, this report informs readers about the elements that are driving increases in disaster risk in South Asia Region (SAR). The report first examines the regional rise in disaster events and losses, the nature of the hazards, the drivers of current …
Following the recent heavy rains, the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has identified 300 new landslide-prone areas in many parts of the country, including the Gampaha and Colombo districts. Landslide Studies and Services Division Head R. M. S. Bandara told The Island yesterday (22) that eleven locations had been identified …
The rapid urbanisation of Guwahati and the consequent boom in population and construction activities since the last couple of decades has pushed the city's fragile eco-system comprising its forested hills to the brink. Guwahati has 18 hills right within its municipal area. Apart from adding to the natural beauty of …
Revenue Minister Adoor Prakash on Sunday said that a renewed representation demanding a compensation worth Rs 150 crore for the victims of monsoon disasters would be submitted to the Central Government. He was addressing reporters at the Government Guest House, Ernakulam, after conducting talks with the Central committee that came …
Water-related disasters and extreme weather events are occurring with increasing frequency in Central Asia and in the countries that surround it. Floods, landslides/mudflows, droughts and earthquakes, which frequently affect the region, cause enormous economic and social damage and often lead to massive loss of human life. Extreme weather events, such …
Tropical Storm Son-Tinh has left at least six people dead and nine missing in the Philippines, the civil defence chief said on Friday. The fatalities include one person hit by a tree toppled by strong winds and another who was crushed in a landslide spawned by heavy rains, said the …
PANJIM: The Church in Goa through a Press statement issued through the Council for Social Justice and Peace (CSJP), on Tuesday made its most unambiguous statement yet on the rampant illegalities in the mining sector that have led to the suspension of all mining activity and came out in support …
More research is needed to understand how ecosystems can help reduce disaster risks around the world, according to a report launched in Brussels, Belgium, today. The World Risk Report 2012 says that human development activities have "massively raised the hazard potential". It cites the destruction of coral reefs and mangrove …
This new report shows how environmental degradation reduces the capacity of societies to deal with disaster risk in many countries around the world. It examines who is at risk from natural disasters, what contributes to this risk and what can be done about it. World Risk Report 2012, which shows …
The Uttarakhand government has sought a relief package of Rs 800 crore in the wake of a series of natural disasters caused by heavy rains that has wreaked havoc in the hill state. “We have already sent an official memorandum to the Centre for a relief package of Rs 800 …
Gangtok, Sept. 25: The death toll in the flash flood in North Sikkim climbed to 11 with the recovery of four more bodies from Rangma near Chungthang this afternoon. Twenty people went missing when a flash flood triggered by incessant rain struck Rangma and the nearby Pegong in North Sikkim …
ITANAGAR: Five more deaths reported from remote Anjaw district bordering China took the toll to nine while another four persons still remained traceless in the wake of devastating floods that left over two lakh people affected spread over six districts. Four persons were missing from worst affected Lohit district, official …
ITANAGAR, Sept 24 – Unusual landslides have threatened the existence of the world famous Tawang Monastery in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, bordering China. Unprecedented heavy rainfall continues to trigger 4-5 metre landslides around the monastery for the past several days causing concern for the district administration, official sources said …
