natural disaster

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...

Amreli (Gujarat), March 29 A tremor of magnitude 3.1 struck the Amreli district of Gujarat on Sunday, with no reports of casualties or property damage, officials said.The tremor was recorded at 4:10 pm, with its epicenter located approximately 42 km south-southeast of Amreli in the Saurashtra...

Kabul, March 29 – At least 17 people were killed and 26 others were injured in rain-related accidents in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, the country’s National Disaster Management Authority announced on Sunday.Heavy rains triggered flash floods, along with landslides, thunder, and...

Kathmandu, March 29 A 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Sindhupalchowk district of Nepal on Saturday night, according to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre.There were no immediate reports of any damage or casualties.The epicenter of the earthquake, which occurred around...

Srinagar, March 28 Authorities in Kashmir issued an avalanche warning for two districts in the valley on Saturday, urging people to remain vigilant, officials said.A medium-level avalanche is expected to occur above 2,400 meters in Bandipora and Ganderbal within the next 24 hours, officials...

Srinagar, March 27 Seven people were killed and five others were injured after multiple avalanches hit the Srinagar-Leh national highway on Friday, officials said.The avalanches occurred in the afternoon, affecting the stretch between Zero Point and Minimarg, leaving several vehicles trapped...

Karachi, March 27 An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 struck several areas in the Sindh province of Pakistan on Friday, causing panic among residents.However, there have been no reports of any casualties or major damage.According to the meteorological office, the epicenter of the...

Kathmandu, March 26 A 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal's Sudurpashchim province on Thursday, according to authorities. There were no immediate reports of any damage caused by it.The earthquake struck at 8:32 am around the Murai area of the Darchula district, according to the National...

Itanagar, March 25 A severe hailstorm hit Banderdewa in Arunachal Pradesh, causing damage to houses, uprooting trees and electric poles, while the weather department has forecast thunderstorms and lightning strikes across the state until March 29.According to an official report, more than 20...

Kathmandu, March 23 An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 struck the Sudurpaschim province of Nepal on Monday afternoon.There have been no immediate reports of any loss of life or property damage.According to the Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre, the tremor was recorded at 1:14 pm. The...

Los Angeles, March 23 – Hollywood star Jason Momoa was forced to evacuate the area where his family was staying on Oahu after a massive storm hit Hawaii, causing the worst flooding the island has seen in 20 years.The “Aquaman” star took to Instagram to reveal that he and his family fled Oahu’s...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 22 Senior Congress leader V D Satheesan on Sunday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for urgent intervention in light of reports of the death of two people from Kerala and the disappearance of another in flash floods in Oman.In his letter, Satheesan expressed...

Oahu (Hawaii), March 22 – More than 5,500 people have been evacuated as the Hawaiian island of Oahu experienced its worst flooding in over 20 years, authorities said.Heavy rain and thunderstorms will continue to affect the US state of Hawaii on Saturday (local time), posing major risks to Oahu...

The Defence Geo-informatics Research Establishment (DGRE) in Chandigarh has issued an avalanche alert for the higher reaches of the Gangtok and Pakyong districts, with a potential risk over the next 24 hours.According to the advisory, there is a medium-level avalanche threat in areas above...

Gangtok, March 21 An avalanche alert has been issued for the high-altitude regions of Gangtok and Pakyong districts in Sikkim, officials said on Saturday.According to an advisory issued by the Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority, avalanches are likely to occur in areas located above...

In Hawaii, floodwaters from heavy rainfall flooded streets, pushed homes off their foundations, and submerged vehicles, prompting evacuation orders for thousands of residents in towns north of Honolulu. Officials warned of the possible failure of the 120-year-old Wahiawa dam.Emergency sirens...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, March 20 Two people have died and crops on an area of 11,500 hectares have been damaged due to unseasonal rains in six districts of Maharashtra's Marathwada since March 16, an official said on Friday.Quoting data from the divisional commissioner's office, he said...

Gangtok, March 20 Two consecutive earthquakes, one measuring 3.6 and the other 2.7 on the Richter scale, struck Gangtok, Sikkim, in the early hours of Friday, officials said.The 3.6 magnitude earthquake occurred at 4:26 am, approximately 10.7 km northwest of Gangtok, at a shallow depth of 5...

Guwahati, March 17 At least one person died and another was injured as a storm lashed large parts of Assam since Monday night, affecting around 8,000 people, according to an official report.The casualties were reported from the Baksa district.In a report on Tuesday, the Assam State Disaster...

Kathmandu, March 17 A 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck the northwestern province of Sudurpaschim in Nepal on Tuesday, according to officials. There were no immediate reports of any damage caused by the quake.The earthquake struck at 10:12 am in the Sitaula area of the Darchula district...