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California Storms

California Grapples With Flood Situation As Pacific Storm Brings More Rain

According to The National Weather Service, the storm, which came on the first full day of spring, was a Pacific low pressure system interacting with California's 12th atmospheric river since late December. So far, the...

23 March 2023

Turkey Floods

Turkey: Flood Due To Torrential Rain Inundates Two Earthquake-hit Provinces

Turkey's disaster management agency said more than a dozen professional divers were involved in the rescue efforts in each of the two provinces. At least 14 people have died so far including five Syrian nationals whose...

16 March 2023

California Storms

Evacuation Orders Issues To California Residents Over Atmospheric River

More than 9,000 California residents were under evacuation orders Friday as a new atmospheric river brought heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds, swelling rivers and creeks and flooding several major highways during...

11 March 2023

Malawi Cyclone Freddy

Cyclone Freddy Leaves A Trail Of Destruction In Malawi

The cyclone has barrelled through Mozambique and Malawi since late last week, killing hundreds and displacing thousands more

20 March 2023

California floods

Floods Wreck Havoc Across California

An atmospheric river storm broke through a levee along the Pájaro river inundating homes and businesses and leaving thousands of people without shelter in California.

13 March 2023

Malaysia Floods

Devastating Deluge Wrecks Havoc In Malaysia

Malaysian police have found the body of a young woman trapped in a car that was swept away by rushing waters, the fifth death of seasonal floods that have also forced more than 43,000 people to flee their homes.

07 March 2023

Cyclone Yaku

Cyclone Yaku's Torrential Rain Continues To Unleash Destruction In Peru

The cyclone that is present in the South Pacific off the coasts of Peru and Ecuador has affected some provinces in both countries, bringing rainfall, flooding and overflowing of rivers

16 March 2023

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Rescue efforts are underway in Malaysia

Flooding Forces 40,000 To Flee Homes In Southern Malaysia

Authorities have set up more than 200 relief shelters for people displaced by the floods, the national disaster management agency said

04 March 2023

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23 February 2023
Outlook's Latest Issue: Deliver Us From Greed

Outlook's Latest Issue: Deliver Us From Greed

Outlook’s latest issue, 'Deliver Us From Greed’, looks at how climate change, poor planning and mindless construction leads to catastrophic ‘natural’...


22 February 2023
Rumours, Jeans, Houses And The Memories Of 2014 Srinagar Floods

Rumours, Jeans, Houses And The Memories Of 2014 Srinagar Floods

In all tragedies that Kashmir faces, whether political or natural, ‘communication blackout’ is common. In September 2014, the first thing that drowned was...


21 February 2023
The Politics Of Humanitarian Assistance And How Disasters Get Entangled In Geopolitics

The Politics Of Humanitarian Assistance And How Disasters Get Entangled In Geopolitics

Politics is not forgotten even during a major humanitarian crisis, the politics within the country as well as that of major powers in an area of conflict.


21 February 2023
The Fifth Season

The Fifth Season

Maharashtra cadre IAS officer Ashutosh Salil writes on how recurring floods disrupting the lives of people in Bihar, year after year, led to the addition of an...


21 February 2023
A Memory-being Relives The Brief History Of Indian Disasters

A Memory-being Relives The Brief History Of Indian Disasters

Natural disasters are devastating but they are also emotionally draining. Time heals. In my 50 years of life, I have witnessed many natural disasters. Who am...


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21 February 2023
Kosi: 'The sorrow of Bihar'

Kosi: 'The sorrow of Bihar'

The people who live on the embankments of the Kosi river are relentlessly ravaged by the river and neglected by the state


20 February 2023
Writing Disaster

Writing Disaster

How does one write disaster? How does one turn the shards of memory into text?


18 February 2023
Emergency Declared In West Virginia Amid Severe Weather Conditions

Emergency Declared In West Virginia Amid Severe Weather Conditions

Several regions in West Virginia continues to face a slew of weather hazards in the central United States this week, including heavy snow, tornadoes, gusty...


10 February 2023
In Pictures: Northwest Syria's Small Town Al-Tloul Submerged In Water As Quake-hit Dam Collapses

In Pictures: Northwest Syria's Small Town Al-Tloul Submerged In Water As Quake-hit Dam Collapses

Adding to the devastating aftermaths of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Syria, collapse of a quake hit-dam in the small town of Al-Tloul forced many...


28 January 2023
2 Dead, 2 Missing As Rain Pounds New Zealand's Largest City

2 Dead, 2 Missing As Rain Pounds New Zealand's Largest City

Authorities declared a state of emergency for the Auckland region and the nation's new Prime Minister, Chris Hipkins, flew to the city on a military plane to...


11 January 2023
Floods Come And Go; Problems Remain The Same For Assamís Rural Women

Floods Come And Go; Problems Remain The Same For Assamís Rural Women

The mighty Brahmaputra and its 26 tributaries inundate vast tracts of land in 1200 odd villages of the district, and they remain under water for a large part...


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03 January 2023
Pakistan Appeals For Flood Aid Ahead Of Donors Conference

Pakistan Appeals For Flood Aid Ahead Of Donors Conference

The gathering in Geneva on Monday — jointly hosted by the United Nations and Pakistan — aims to raise funds for the victims of last summer's unprecedented...


31 December 2022
Cabinet Rejig, Rain Fury, New Districts--AP Saw It All In 2022

Cabinet Rejig, Rain Fury, New Districts--AP Saw It All In 2022

A rejig of the state Council of ministers, main political parties holding their conventions after quite a gap


01 November 2022
Incessant Rains Lash Tamil Nadu, Record Precipitation Inundates Chennai

Incessant Rains Lash Tamil Nadu, Record Precipitation Inundates Chennai

Chennai: There was widespread rainfall in Tamil Nadu and showers ranged between 1 CM to 9 CM, which includes Cauvery delta areas and coastal regions like...


12 October 2022
Assam Flood Situation Remains Grim, Nearly 40,000 People Affected

Assam Flood Situation Remains Grim, Nearly 40,000 People Affected

Assam Floods: In the last 24 hours, floods due to heavy rains in the state were reported from four districts comprising at least eight revenue circles of...


10 October 2022
Two Killed In Rain-Related Incidents In Uttar Pradesh

Two Killed In Rain-Related Incidents In Uttar Pradesh

Adityanath has also directed officials to remain in the field to oversee the relief work in the affected districts and conduct inspections in the waterlogged...


04 October 2022
UN Jointly Launches Appeal With Pakistan For Country’s Flood Victims

UN Jointly Launches Appeal With Pakistan For Country’s Flood Victims

United Nations appeal for flood ravaged Pakistan during a ceremony in Geneva on Monday, the global body revised up its humanitarian appeal for Pakistan...


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