disaster relief

Kabul, April 10 – At least 148 people have been killed and 216 others injured in Afghanistan over the past two weeks due to heavy rains, flash floods, landslides, earthquakes, and lightning that have struck several parts of the country, local media reported on Friday, citing updates released by...

Shimla, April 7 Heavy rainfall over the past 24 hours has triggered a massive landslide on the border of the Chamba and Lahaul and Spiti districts of Himachal, cutting off the tribal Pangi valley from the rest of the state.The local meteorological station issued orange and yellow warnings of...

Patna, April 7 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Tuesday that disaster-affected people have the first right over the state treasury.Chairing a meeting of the Bihar State Disaster Management Authority (BSDMA) in the state capital, the CM urged all concerned agencies to work efficiently...

Kabul, April 7 – Three women were killed and two children were injured when a wall collapsed in Khost province, Afghanistan, due to heavy rainfall and flash floods, according to local media reports.According to the spokesperson for the local governor, Mustaghfar Gurbaz, the incident occurred...

Kabul, April 6 – At least nine people were killed and nine others injured after the roofs of several houses collapsed in eastern Afghanistan following heavy rains and floods that swept across several parts of the country, local media reported on Monday.The deaths were reported in Afghanistan's...

New Delhi, April 6 India has said it dispatched a fresh consignment of relief materials to Afghanistan to support those affected by the recent floods and an earthquake.External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Sunday that India is committed to extending humanitarian...

India has recently sent humanitarian aid and disaster relief supplies to Afghanistan, which is grappling with the devastating effects of floods and earthquakes. The Ministry of External Affairs announced on social media that the relief supplies include kitchen sets, health kits, plastic...

Lucknow, April 5 – Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has taken cognizance of the fire incident in the Sitapur district that claimed three lives and has directed officials to expedite relief, rescue, and rehabilitation measures.The incident occurred on April 4 in the village of...

New Delhi, April 5 India announced on Sunday that it had dispatched a new shipment of relief supplies to Afghanistan to assist those affected by recent floods and an earthquake.External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that India is committed to providing humanitarian...

Kabul, April 5 – According to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, more than 31,000 people were affected by flash floods in Afghanistan in 2025, as reported by local media on Sunday.In a statement, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme emphasized the need for...

Visakhapatnam, April 3 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is set to commission the indigenously built advanced stealth frigate, Taragiri, here on Friday, highlighting the strategic importance of India's eastern coastline.The commissioning ceremony will be held in the presence of senior naval...

Kabul, April 2 – One person was killed and 13 others were injured after flash floods swept through several areas in the Herat province of Afghanistan, local media reported on Thursday, citing an official statement.Pajhwok Afghan News, an Afghan news outlet, quoted provincial governor spokesman...

Peshawar, March 31 At least nine people were killed and three others were injured on Tuesday in a landslide during mining operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, officials said.The incident occurred in the Rustam area of Mardan district.According to Rescue 1122 authorities, a...

New Delhi, March 31 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed his condolences over the loss of lives in a stampede in Nalanda, Bihar, and announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for those injured.At least eight women were killed in the...

March 30th, Aizawl: The Indian Red Cross Society (Mizoram Branch) held a meeting chaired by its new Chairperson, Ms. K. Lalrinzuali, Secretary of the Health & Family Welfare Department, at the SAD Conference Hall in MINECO, Aizawl, today.During the session, the committee reviewed the...

Islamabad, March 30 – At least 17 people, including 14 children, were killed and 56 others were injured after heavy rains caused roofs and walls to collapse in several areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, since March 25, according to a report by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority...

Peshawar, March 30 Nine people, including eight children, have died and 47 others have been injured due to heavy rainfall across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwestern Pakistan since last week, authorities said on Monday.Most of the casualties occurred due to the collapse of roofs and...

The Indian Naval ship Trikand arrived in Maputo, Mozambique, as part of its operational deployment in the South West Indian Ocean region. The Defence Ministry stated that the visit aims to further strengthen maritime cooperation and bilateral relations between India and Mozambique. The ministry...

Jammu, March 27 The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday said that 1,876 fire incidents have been reported across the Union Territory over the past three years, and that financial assistance of nearly Rs 18 crore has been disbursed to affected victims.In response to a question from National...

Bhubaneswar, March 26 A total of 4,953 people have lost their lives in various natural disasters in Odisha over the past two years, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari told the state Assembly on Thursday.The state government is providing Rs 50,000 to the families of those...